diff --git a/box.js b/box.js
index 224e433e7..0f68493a5 100755
--- a/box.js
+++ b/box.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-const fs = require('fs'),
+const constants = require('./src/constants.js'),
+    fs = require('fs'),
     ldap = require('./src/ldap.js'),
     oidc = require('./src/oidc.js'),
     paths = require('./src/paths.js'),
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ const fs = require('fs'),
 let logFd;
 
 async function setupLogging() {
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') return;
+    if (constants.TEST) return;
 
     logFd = fs.openSync(paths.BOX_LOG_FILE, 'a');
     // we used to write using a stream before but it caches internally and there is no way to flush it when things crash
diff --git a/src/dns/bunny.js b/src/dns/bunny.js
index 603df6a8e..e2ec49862 100644
--- a/src/dns/bunny.js
+++ b/src/dns/bunny.js
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ async function verifyDomainConfig(domainObject) {
         accessKey: domainConfig.accessKey,
     };
 
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
+    if (constants.TEST) return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
 
     const [error, nameservers] = await safe(dig.resolve(zoneName, 'NS', { timeout: 5000 }));
     if (error && error.code === 'ENOTFOUND') throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'Unable to resolve nameservers for this domain');
diff --git a/src/dns/cloudflare.js b/src/dns/cloudflare.js
index 18b1edc9d..b1b95bc87 100644
--- a/src/dns/cloudflare.js
+++ b/src/dns/cloudflare.js
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ async function verifyDomainConfig(domainObject) {
         defaultProxyStatus: domainConfig.defaultProxyStatus
     };
 
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') return sanitizedConfig; // this shouldn't be here
+    if (constants.TEST) return sanitizedConfig; // this shouldn't be here
 
     const [error, nameservers] = await safe(dig.resolve(zoneName, 'NS', { timeout: 5000 }));
     if (error && error.code === 'ENOTFOUND') throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'Unable to resolve nameservers for this domain');
diff --git a/src/dns/digitalocean.js b/src/dns/digitalocean.js
index 2324f870f..8a35e9fdf 100644
--- a/src/dns/digitalocean.js
+++ b/src/dns/digitalocean.js
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ async function verifyDomainConfig(domainObject) {
         token: domainConfig.token
     };
 
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
+    if (constants.TEST) return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
 
     const [error, nameservers] = await safe(dig.resolve(zoneName, 'NS', { timeout: 5000 }));
     if (error && error.code === 'ENOTFOUND') throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'Unable to resolve nameservers for this domain');
diff --git a/src/dns/gandi.js b/src/dns/gandi.js
index 196d8384c..db09d206a 100644
--- a/src/dns/gandi.js
+++ b/src/dns/gandi.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ async function verifyDomainConfig(domainObject) {
 
     const ip = '127.0.0.1';
 
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
+    if (constants.TEST) return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
 
     const [error, nameservers] = await safe(dig.resolve(zoneName, 'NS', { timeout: 5000 }));
     if (error && error.code === 'ENOTFOUND') throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'Unable to resolve nameservers for this domain');
diff --git a/src/dns/gcdns.js b/src/dns/gcdns.js
index 560cda3da..81768e011 100644
--- a/src/dns/gcdns.js
+++ b/src/dns/gcdns.js
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ async function verifyDomainConfig(domainObject) {
 
     const ip = '127.0.0.1';
 
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
+    if (constants.TEST) return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
 
     const [error, nameservers] = await safe(dig.resolve(zoneName, 'NS', { timeout: 5000 }));
     if (error && error.code === 'ENOTFOUND') throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'Unable to resolve nameservers for this domain');
diff --git a/src/dns/godaddy.js b/src/dns/godaddy.js
index 0fb39a835..bc27104a0 100644
--- a/src/dns/godaddy.js
+++ b/src/dns/godaddy.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ async function verifyDomainConfig(domainObject) {
         apiSecret: domainConfig.apiSecret
     };
 
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
+    if (constants.TEST) return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
 
     const [error, nameservers] = await safe(dig.resolve(zoneName, 'NS', { timeout: 5000 }));
     if (error && error.code === 'ENOTFOUND') throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'Unable to resolve nameservers for this domain');
diff --git a/src/dns/hetzner.js b/src/dns/hetzner.js
index 7fe03289b..206ec8f6f 100644
--- a/src/dns/hetzner.js
+++ b/src/dns/hetzner.js
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ async function verifyDomainConfig(domainObject) {
         token: domainConfig.token
     };
 
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
+    if (constants.TEST) return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
 
     const [error, nameservers] = await safe(dig.resolve(zoneName, 'NS', { timeout: 5000 }));
     if (error && error.code === 'ENOTFOUND') throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'Unable to resolve nameservers for this domain');
diff --git a/src/dns/linode.js b/src/dns/linode.js
index 79bc6ee1c..f1e501f15 100644
--- a/src/dns/linode.js
+++ b/src/dns/linode.js
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ async function verifyDomainConfig(domainObject) {
         token: domainConfig.token
     };
 
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
+    if (constants.TEST) return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
 
     const [error, nameservers] = await safe(dig.resolve(zoneName, 'NS', { timeout: 5000 }));
     if (error && error.code === 'ENOTFOUND') throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'Unable to resolve nameservers for this domain');
diff --git a/src/dns/namecheap.js b/src/dns/namecheap.js
index 7458cb997..fb3008f25 100644
--- a/src/dns/namecheap.js
+++ b/src/dns/namecheap.js
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ async function verifyDomainConfig(domainObject) {
         token: domainConfig.token
     };
 
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
+    if (constants.TEST) return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
 
     const [error, nameservers] = await safe(dig.resolve(zoneName, 'NS', { timeout: 5000 }));
     if (error && error.code === 'ENOTFOUND') throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'Unable to resolve nameservers for this domain');
diff --git a/src/dns/namecom.js b/src/dns/namecom.js
index a98ae556b..acada72fc 100644
--- a/src/dns/namecom.js
+++ b/src/dns/namecom.js
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ async function verifyDomainConfig(domainObject) {
 
     const ip = '127.0.0.1';
 
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
+    if (constants.TEST) return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
 
     const [error, nameservers] = await safe(dig.resolve(zoneName, 'NS', { timeout: 5000 }));
     if (error && error.code === 'ENOTFOUND') throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'Unable to resolve nameservers for this domain');
diff --git a/src/dns/netcup.js b/src/dns/netcup.js
index 196a0cfb8..bd6434a19 100644
--- a/src/dns/netcup.js
+++ b/src/dns/netcup.js
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ async function verifyDomainConfig(domainObject) {
         apiPassword: domainConfig.apiPassword,
     };
 
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
+    if (constants.TEST) return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
 
     const [error, nameservers] = await safe(dig.resolve(zoneName, 'NS', { timeout: 5000 }));
     if (error && error.code === 'ENOTFOUND') throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'Unable to resolve nameservers for this domain');
diff --git a/src/dns/porkbun.js b/src/dns/porkbun.js
index e94e8b24f..8853befcb 100644
--- a/src/dns/porkbun.js
+++ b/src/dns/porkbun.js
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ async function verifyDomainConfig(domainObject) {
         apikey: domainConfig.apikey
     };
 
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
+    if (constants.TEST) return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
 
     const [error, nameservers] = await safe(dig.resolve(zoneName, 'NS', { timeout: 5000 }));
     if (error && error.code === 'ENOTFOUND') throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'Unable to resolve nameservers for this domain');
diff --git a/src/dns/route53.js b/src/dns/route53.js
index f2a9df8aa..6b6fcd0c5 100644
--- a/src/dns/route53.js
+++ b/src/dns/route53.js
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ async function verifyDomainConfig(domainObject) {
 
     const ip = '127.0.0.1';
 
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
+    if (constants.TEST) return credentials; // this shouldn't be here
 
     const [error, nameservers] = await safe(dig.resolve(zoneName, 'NS', { timeout: 5000 }));
     if (error && error.code === 'ENOTFOUND') throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'Unable to resolve nameservers for this domain');
diff --git a/src/dns/vultr.js b/src/dns/vultr.js
index 47eede19c..1d1202cac 100644
--- a/src/dns/vultr.js
+++ b/src/dns/vultr.js
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ async function verifyDomainConfig(domainObject) {
         token: domainConfig.token
     };
 
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') credentials; // this shouldn't be here
+    if (constants.TEST) credentials; // this shouldn't be here
 
     const [error, nameservers] = await safe(dig.resolve(zoneName, 'NS', { timeout: 5000 }));
     if (error && error.code === 'ENOTFOUND') throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'Unable to resolve nameservers for this domain');
diff --git a/src/mail.js b/src/mail.js
index 35b92b4f7..50800faeb 100644
--- a/src/mail.js
+++ b/src/mail.js
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ async function upsertDnsRecords(domain, mailFqdn) {
     const mailDomain = await getDomain(domain);
     if (!mailDomain) throw new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, 'mail domain not found');
 
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') return;
+    if (constants.TEST) return;
 
     const publicKey = mailDomain.dkimKey.publicKey.split('\n').slice(1, -2).join(''); // remove header, footer and new lines
 
diff --git a/src/mailer.js b/src/mailer.js
index 0b7595499..621dc64b1 100644
--- a/src/mailer.js
+++ b/src/mailer.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
 const assert = require('assert'),
     BoxError = require('./boxerror.js'),
     branding = require('./branding.js'),
+    constants = require('./constants.js'),
     dashboard = require('./dashboard.js'),
     debug = require('debug')('box:mailer'),
     ejs = require('ejs'),
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ async function getMailConfig() {
 async function sendMail(mailOptions) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof mailOptions, 'object');
 
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') {
+    if (constants.TEST) {
         exports._mailQueue.push(mailOptions);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/mailserver.js b/src/mailserver.js
index cd29d6778..f126d0274 100644
--- a/src/mailserver.js
+++ b/src/mailserver.js
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ async function configureMail(mailFqdn, mailDomain, serviceConfig) {
 }
 
 async function restart() {
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test' && !process.env.TEST_CREATE_INFRA) return;
+    if (constants.TEST && !process.env.TEST_CREATE_INFRA) return;
 
     const mailConfig = await services.getServiceConfig('mail');
     const { domain, fqdn } = await getLocation();
diff --git a/src/network/generic.js b/src/network/generic.js
index e423dc7d9..c4a6b7d5c 100644
--- a/src/network/generic.js
+++ b/src/network/generic.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
 
 const assert = require('assert'),
     BoxError = require('../boxerror.js'),
+    constants = require('../constants.js'),
     debug = require('debug')('box:network/generic'),
     safe = require('safetydance'),
     superagent = require('superagent');
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ const gCache = { ipv4: {}, ipv6: {} }; // each has { timestamp, value, request }
 async function getIPv4(config) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof config, 'object');
 
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') return '127.0.0.1';
+    if (constants.TEST) return '127.0.0.1';
 
     if (gCache.ipv4.value && (Date.now() - gCache.ipv4.timestamp <= 5 * 60 * 1000)) return gCache.ipv4.value;
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ async function getIPv4(config) {
 async function getIPv6(config) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof config, 'object');
 
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test') return '::1';
+    if (constants.TEST) return '::1';
 
     if (gCache.ipv6.value && (Date.now() - gCache.ipv6.timestamp <= 5 * 60 * 1000)) return gCache.ipv6.value;
 
diff --git a/src/platform.js b/src/platform.js
index a915e549e..808ca65fd 100644
--- a/src/platform.js
+++ b/src/platform.js
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ async function onInfraReady(infraChanged) {
 async function startInfra(restoreOptions) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof restoreOptions, 'object');
 
-    if (process.env.BOX_ENV === 'test' && !process.env.TEST_CREATE_INFRA) return;
+    if (constants.TEST && !process.env.TEST_CREATE_INFRA) return;
 
     debug('startInfra: checking infrastructure');
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ async function onActivated(restoreOptions) {
 
     // disable responding to api calls via IP to not leak domain info. this is carefully placed as the last item, so it buys
     // the UI some time to query the dashboard domain in the restore code path
-    await timers.setTimeout(30000);
+    if (!constants.TEST) await timers.setTimeout(30000);
     await reverseProxy.writeDefaultConfig({ activated :true });
 }