diff --git a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee
index 17acd2ee3c..b4af2c1208 100644
--- a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee
+++ b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.coffee
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ module.exports = settings =
 	# --------
 	security:
 		sessionSecret: sessionSecret
-		bcryptRounds: 12 # number of rounds used to hash user passwords (raised to power 2)
+		bcryptRounds: if process.env['NODE_ENV'] == 'test' then 1 else 12 # number of rounds used to hash user passwords (raised to power 2)
 
 	httpAuthUsers: httpAuthUsers