diff --git a/packages/db/src/core/integration/index.ts b/packages/db/src/core/integration/index.ts
index e383fc184f..bcaf59bb25 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/core/integration/index.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/core/integration/index.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function astroDBIntegration(): AstroIntegration {
 				}
 
 				let dbPlugin: VitePlugin;
-				if (studio && command === 'build') {
+				if (studio && command === 'build' && process.env.ASTRO_DB_TEST_ENV !== '1') {
 					appToken = await getManagedAppTokenOrExit();
 					connectedToRemote = true;
 					dbPlugin = vitePluginDb({
diff --git a/packages/db/test/basics.test.js b/packages/db/test/basics.test.js
index b1b49591c4..2c79c0b9cd 100644
--- a/packages/db/test/basics.test.js
+++ b/packages/db/test/basics.test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ import { load as cheerioLoad } from 'cheerio';
 import { loadFixture } from '../../astro/test/test-utils.js';
 import testAdapter from '../../astro/test/test-adapter.js';
 
+// TODO(fks): Rename this to something more generic/generally useful
+// like `ASTRO_MONOREPO_TEST_ENV` if @astrojs/db is merged into astro.
+process.env.ASTRO_DB_TEST_ENV = '1';
+
 describe('astro:db', () => {
 	let fixture;
 	before(async () => {