diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9e8bec69d..b85937e28 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -54,3 +54,8 @@
 !/tmp
 !/tmp/pids
 !/tmp/pids/.keep
+
+# exclude the figaro ENV setting helper file - run 'bundle exec figaro install' for creating your own
+# see: https://github.com/laserlemon/figaro
+# Ignore application configuration
+/config/application.yml
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 11b2c490d..5c3793a04 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ group :development, :test do
 
   # changelog generation
   gem 'github_changelog_generator'
+
+  # Setting ENV for testing purposes
+  gem 'figaro'
 end
 
 gem 'puma', group: :puma
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index faac04b1b..2d4f2c7b0 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ GEM
     faraday-http-cache (1.3.1)
       faraday (~> 0.8)
     ffi (1.9.14)
+    figaro (1.1.1)
+      thor (~> 0.14)
     formatador (0.2.5)
     github_changelog_generator (1.14.1)
       activesupport
@@ -411,6 +413,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   email_verifier
   eventmachine
   execjs
+  figaro
   github_changelog_generator
   guard
   guard-livereload
@@ -463,4 +466,4 @@ RUBY VERSION
    ruby 2.3.1p112
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   1.13.6
+   1.13.7