diff --git a/tasks/gulp-tests.js b/tasks/gulp-tests.js
index 8264f91321..1fb2242e5f 100644
--- a/tasks/gulp-tests.js
+++ b/tasks/gulp-tests.js
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ gulp.task('test:e2e:safe', ['test:prepare', 'test:prepare:server'], (cb) => {
 });
 
 gulp.task('test:api-v2', ['test:prepare:server'], (done) => {
+  process.env.API_VERSION = 'v2';
   awaitPort(TEST_SERVER_PORT).then(() => {
     runMochaTests('./test/api/v2/**/*.js', server, done)
   });
@@ -329,15 +330,16 @@ gulp.task('test:api-v3', ['test:api-v3:unit', 'test:api-v3:integration']);
 
 gulp.task('test:api-v3:watch', ['test:api-v3:unit:watch', 'test:api-v3:integration:watch']);
 
-gulp.task('test:api-v3:unit', ['test:prepare:server'], (done) => {
+gulp.task('test:api-v3:unit', (done) => {
   runMochaTests('./test/api/v3/unit/**/*.js', null, done)
 });
 
-gulp.task('test:api-v3:unit:watch', ['test:prepare:server'], () => {
+gulp.task('test:api-v3:unit:watch', () => {
   gulp.watch(['website/src/**', 'test/api/v3/unit/**'], ['test:api-v3:unit']);
 });
 
 gulp.task('test:api-v3:integration', ['test:prepare:server'], (done) => {
+  process.env.API_VERSION = 'v3';
   awaitPort(TEST_SERVER_PORT).then(() => {
     runMochaTests('./test/api/v3/unit/**/*.js', server, done)
   });
diff --git a/test/helpers/api-integration.helper.js b/test/helpers/api-integration.helper.js
index b2b0ac99c6..1ddaa75b0d 100644
--- a/test/helpers/api-integration.helper.js
+++ b/test/helpers/api-integration.helper.js
@@ -208,9 +208,10 @@ export function resetHabiticaDB() {
 }
 
 function _requestMaker(user, method, additionalSets) {
+  const API_V = process.env.API_VERSION || 'v2'
   return (route, send, query) => {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      let request = superagent[method](`http://localhost:${API_TEST_SERVER_PORT}/api/v2${route}`)
+      let request = superagent[method](`http://localhost:${API_TEST_SERVER_PORT}/api/${API_V}${route}`)
         .accept('application/json');
 
       if (user && user._id && user.apiToken) {