diff --git a/test/create-test-db.js b/test/create-test-db.js
index d4d8571b..6886d2c8 100644
--- a/test/create-test-db.js
+++ b/test/create-test-db.js
@@ -18,30 +18,38 @@ test('creating schema', (t) => {
     if (err) return t.end(err);
     t.pass('schema and test data successfully created');
 
-    if (process.env.GCP_JSON_KEY && process.env.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID && process.env.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY) {
+    const sql = [];
+    if (process.env.GCP_JSON_KEY) {
       const google_credential = encrypt(process.env.GCP_JSON_KEY);
+      t.pass('adding google credentials');
+      sql.push(`UPDATE speech_credentials SET credential='${google_credential}' WHERE vendor='google';`);
+    }
+    if (process.env.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID && process.env.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY) {
       const aws_credential = encrypt(JSON.stringify({
         access_key_id: process.env.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
         secret_access_key: process.env.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
         aws_region: process.env.AWS_REGION
       }));
+      t.pass('adding aws credentials');
+      sql.push(`UPDATE speech_credentials SET credential='${aws_credential}' WHERE vendor='aws';`);
+    }
+    if (process.env.MICROSOFT_REGION && process.env.MICROSOFT_API_KEY) {
       const microsoft_credential = encrypt(JSON.stringify({
-        region: process.env.MICROSOFT_REGION || 'useast',
-        api_key: process.env.MICROSOFT_API_KEY || '1234567890'
+        region: process.env.MICROSOFT_REGION,
+        api_key: process.env.MICROSOFT_API_KEY
       }));
-      const cmd = `
-UPDATE speech_credentials SET credential='${google_credential}' WHERE vendor='google';
-UPDATE speech_credentials SET credential='${aws_credential}' WHERE vendor='aws';
-UPDATE speech_credentials SET credential='${microsoft_credential}' WHERE vendor='microsoft';
-`;
+      t.pass('adding microsoft credentials');
+      sql.push(`UPDATE speech_credentials SET credential='${microsoft_credential}' WHERE vendor='microsoft';`);
+    }
+    if (sql.length > 0) {
       const path = `${__dirname}/.creds.sql`;
-      fs.writeFileSync(path, cmd);
+      const cmd = sql.join('\n');
+      fs.writeFileSync(path, sql.join('\n'));
       exec(`mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -u root --protocol=tcp --port=3360  -D jambones_test < ${path}`, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
         console.log(stdout);
         console.log(stderr);
         if (err) return t.end(err);
         fs.unlinkSync(path)
-        fs.writeFileSync(`${__dirname}/credentials/gcp.json`, process.env.GCP_JSON_KEY);
         t.pass('set account-level speech credentials');
         t.end();
       });
diff --git a/test/remove-test-db.js b/test/remove-test-db.js
index 8edc0bda..b7c312c5 100644
--- a/test/remove-test-db.js
+++ b/test/remove-test-db.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ test('dropping jambones_test database', (t) => {
   exec(`mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -u root --protocol=tcp --port=3360 < ${__dirname}/db/remove_test_db.sql`, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
     if (err) return t.end(err);
     t.pass('database successfully dropped');
-    fs.unlinkSync(`${__dirname}/credentials/gcp.json`);
     t.end();
   });
 });