diff --git a/.github/workflows/webviz.yml b/.github/workflows/webviz.yml
index 7fc978f65..a18c1176d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/webviz.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/webviz.yml
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 🤖 Run tests
         working-directory: ./backend
+        env:
+          WEBVIZ_CLIENT_SECRET: 0
+          WEBVIZ_SMDA_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY: 0
+          WEBVIZ_SMDA_RESOURCE_SCOPE: 0
         run: |
           pytest ./tests/unit
 
diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index 0fa36ebf5..79ef5ff27 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -54,4 +54,10 @@ max-branches = 14
 
 [tool.mypy]
 ignore_missing_imports = true
-disallow_untyped_defs = true
\ No newline at end of file
+disallow_untyped_defs = true
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+pythonpath = ["."]
+filterwarnings = "ignore::DeprecationWarning:pkg_resources"
+
+
diff --git a/backend/src/backend/auth/auth_helper.py b/backend/src/backend/auth/auth_helper.py
index 5b1315094..0dfc61c9a 100644
--- a/backend/src/backend/auth/auth_helper.py
+++ b/backend/src/backend/auth/auth_helper.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 from src.services.utils.authenticated_user import AuthenticatedUser
 from src.services.utils.perf_timer import PerfTimer
-from src.backend import config
+from src import config
 
 
 class AuthHelper:
diff --git a/backend/src/backend/shared_middleware.py b/backend/src/backend/shared_middleware.py
index a36cf975a..32a2bd3e3 100644
--- a/backend/src/backend/shared_middleware.py
+++ b/backend/src/backend/shared_middleware.py
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 from starsessions import SessionMiddleware
 from starsessions.stores.redis import RedisStore
 
-from src.backend import config
-from src.backend.auth.enforce_logged_in_middleware import (
-    EnforceLoggedInMiddleware,
-)
+from src import config
+from src.backend.auth.enforce_logged_in_middleware import EnforceLoggedInMiddleware
 
 
 def add_shared_middlewares(app: FastAPI) -> None:
diff --git a/backend/src/backend/config.py b/backend/src/config.py
similarity index 83%
rename from backend/src/backend/config.py
rename to backend/src/config.py
index f5fd29cc2..894e9159c 100644
--- a/backend/src/backend/config.py
+++ b/backend/src/config.py
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 GRAPH_SCOPES = ["User.Read"]
 
 RESOURCE_SCOPES_DICT = {
-    # "sumo": [f"api://{sumo_app_reg['prod']['RESOURCE_ID']}/access_as_user"],
-    # Note that when switching back to prod, SUMO env in create_sumo_client_instance() must also be changed
     "sumo": [f"api://{sumo_app_reg[SUMO_ENV]['RESOURCE_ID']}/access_as_user"],
     "smda": [SMDA_RESOURCE_SCOPE],
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/services/smda_access/queries/_get_request.py b/backend/src/services/smda_access/queries/_get_request.py
index 6dd332132..5b8ad5af1 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/smda_access/queries/_get_request.py
+++ b/backend/src/services/smda_access/queries/_get_request.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import requests
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
-from src.backend import config
+from src import config
 from src.services.utils.perf_timer import PerfTimer
 
 load_dotenv()
diff --git a/backend/src/services/sumo_access/_helpers.py b/backend/src/services/sumo_access/_helpers.py
index fa0cd8442..87d1198e7 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/sumo_access/_helpers.py
+++ b/backend/src/services/sumo_access/_helpers.py
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-import os
-
 from sumo.wrapper import SumoClient
 
-
-SUMO_ENV = os.getenv("WEBVIZ_SUMO_ENV", "dev")
+from src import config
 
 
 def create_sumo_client_instance(access_token: str) -> SumoClient:
-    sumo_client = SumoClient(env=SUMO_ENV, token=access_token, interactive=False)
+    sumo_client = SumoClient(env=config.SUMO_ENV, token=access_token, interactive=False)
     return sumo_client