diff --git a/test/api/v3/unit/libs/setupNconf.test.js b/test/api/v3/unit/libs/setupNconf.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e34d87c16b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/api/v3/unit/libs/setupNconf.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import setupNconf from '../../../../../website/src/libs/api-v3/setupNconf';
+
+import nconf from 'nconf';
+
+describe('setupNconf', () => {
+  before(() => {
+    sandbox.spy(nconf, 'argv');
+    sandbox.spy(nconf, 'env');
+    sandbox.spy(nconf, 'file');
+
+    setupNconf();
+  });
+
+  after(() => {
+    sandbox.restore();
+  });
+
+  it('sets up nconf', () => {
+    expect(nconf.argv).to.be.calledOnce;
+    expect(nconf.env).to.be.calledOnce;
+    expect(nconf.file).to.be.calledOnce;
+  });
+
+  it('sets IS_PROD variable', () => {
+    expect(nconf.get('IS_PROD')).to.exist;
+  });
+
+  it('sets IS_DEV variable', () => {
+    expect(nconf.get('IS_DEV')).to.exist;
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/helpers/globals.helper.js b/test/helpers/globals.helper.js
index 32ec18f79e..4a166ea184 100644
--- a/test/helpers/globals.helper.js
+++ b/test/helpers/globals.helper.js
@@ -8,5 +8,9 @@ global.sinon = require("sinon");
 chai.use(require("sinon-chai"))
 chai.use(require("chai-as-promised"));
 global.expect = chai.expect
-
 global.sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create();
+
+//------------------------------
+// Load nconf for unit tests
+//------------------------------
+require('../../website/src/libs/api-v3/setupNconf')();
diff --git a/website/src/libs/api-v3/logger.js b/website/src/libs/api-v3/logger.js
index b94d492b68..4583610d25 100644
--- a/website/src/libs/api-v3/logger.js
+++ b/website/src/libs/api-v3/logger.js
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@
 import winston from 'winston';
 import nconf from 'nconf';
 
-// TODO move isProd to a single location
-const isProd = nconf.get('NODE_ENV') === 'production';
+const IS_PROD = nconf.get('IS_PROD');
 
 let logger = new winston.Logger();
 
-if (isProd) {
+if (IS_PROD) {
   // TODO production logging, use loggly
   // log errors to console too
 } else {
diff --git a/website/src/libs/api-v3/setupNconf.js b/website/src/libs/api-v3/setupNconf.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff0da651df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/src/libs/api-v3/setupNconf.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import nconf from 'nconf';
+import { join, resolve } from 'path';
+
+const PATH_TO_CONFIG = join(resolve(__dirname, '../../../../config.json'));
+
+export default function setupNconf () {
+  nconf
+    .argv()
+    .env()
+    .file('user', PATH_TO_CONFIG);
+
+  nconf.set('IS_PROD', nconf.get('NODE_ENV') === 'production');
+  nconf.set('IS_DEV', nconf.get('NODE_ENV') === 'development');
+}
diff --git a/website/src/libs/utils.js b/website/src/libs/utils.js
index 1b1231e102..c8944c9ccc 100644
--- a/website/src/libs/utils.js
+++ b/website/src/libs/utils.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ var crypto = require('crypto');
 var path = require("path");
 var request = require('request');
 
-// Set when utils.setupConfig is run
-var isProd, baseUrl;
+const IS_PROD = nconf.get('IS_PROD');
+const BASE_URL = nconf.get('BASE_URL');
 
 module.exports.sendEmail = function(mailData) {
   var smtpTransport = nodemailer.createTransport("SMTP",{
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ module.exports.txnEmail = function(mailingInfoArray, emailType, variables, perso
   var mailingInfoArray = Array.isArray(mailingInfoArray) ? mailingInfoArray : [mailingInfoArray];
 
   var variables = [
-    {name: 'BASE_URL', content: baseUrl}
+    {name: 'BASE_URL', content: BASE_URL}
   ].concat(variables || []);
 
   // It's important to pass at least a user with its `preferences` as we need to check if he unsubscribed
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ module.exports.txnEmail = function(mailingInfoArray, emailType, variables, perso
     });
   }
 
-  if(isProd && mailingInfoArray.length > 0){
+  if(IS_PROD && mailingInfoArray.length > 0){
     request({
       url: nconf.get('EMAIL_SERVER:url') + '/job',
       method: 'POST',
@@ -167,20 +167,12 @@ module.exports.analytics = { track: function() { }, trackPurchase: function() {
  * Load nconf and define default configuration values if config.json or ENV vars are not found
  */
 module.exports.setupConfig = function(){
-  nconf.argv()
-    .env()
-    //.file('defaults', path.join(path.resolve(__dirname, '../config.json.example')))
-    .file('user', path.join(path.resolve(__dirname, './../../../config.json')));
-
-  if (nconf.get('NODE_ENV') === "development")
+  if (nconf.get('IS_DEV'))
     Error.stackTraceLimit = Infinity;
-  //if (nconf.get('NODE_ENV') === 'production')
+  //if (nconf.get('IS_PROD'))
     //require('newrelic');
 
-  isProd = nconf.get('NODE_ENV') === 'production';
-  baseUrl = nconf.get('BASE_URL');
-
-  var analytics = isProd && require('./analytics');
+  var analytics = IS_PROD && require('./analytics');
   var analyticsTokens = {
     amplitudeToken: nconf.get('AMPLITUDE_KEY'),
     googleAnalytics: nconf.get('GA_ID')
diff --git a/website/src/server.js b/website/src/server.js
index fad04b5ff1..bea0da1428 100644
--- a/website/src/server.js
+++ b/website/src/server.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require('babel/register');
+require('./libs/api-v3/setupNconf')();
 // Only do the minimal amount of work before forking just in case of a dyno restart
 var cluster = require("cluster");
 var _ = require('lodash');
@@ -6,12 +7,12 @@ var nconf = require('nconf');
 var utils = require('./libs/utils');
 utils.setupConfig();
 var logging = require('./libs/logging');
-var isProd = nconf.get('NODE_ENV') === 'production';
-var isDev = nconf.get('NODE_ENV') === 'development';
+var IS_PROD = nconf.get('IS_PROD');
+var IS_DEV = nconf.get('IS_DEV');
 var DISABLE_LOGGING = nconf.get('DISABLE_REQUEST_LOGGING');
 var cores = +nconf.get("WEB_CONCURRENCY") || 0;
 
-if (cores!==0 && cluster.isMaster && (isDev || isProd)) {
+if (cores!==0 && cluster.isMaster && (IS_DEV || IS_PROD)) {
   // Fork workers. If config.json has CORES=x, use that - otherwise, use all cpus-1 (production)
   for (var i = 0; i < cores; i += 1) {
     cluster.fork();
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ if (cores!==0 && cluster.isMaster && (isDev || isProd)) {
   var mongoose = require('mongoose');
   // Use Q promises instead of mpromise in mongoose
   mongoose.Promise = require('q');
-  var mongooseOptions = !isProd ? {} : {
+  var mongooseOptions = !IS_PROD ? {} : {
     replset: { socketOptions: { keepAlive: 1, connectTimeoutMS: 30000 } },
     server: { socketOptions: { keepAlive: 1, connectTimeoutMS: 30000 } }
   };
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ if (cores!==0 && cluster.isMaster && (isDev || isProd)) {
   /* OLD APP IS DISABLED UNTIL COMPATIBLE WITH NEW MODELS
   //require('./middlewares/apiThrottle')(oldApp);
   oldApp.use(require('./middlewares/domain')(server,mongoose));
-  if (!isProd && !DISABLE_LOGGING) oldApp.use(require('morgan')("dev"));
+  if (!IS_PROD && !DISABLE_LOGGING) oldApp.use(require('morgan')("dev"));
   oldApp.use(require('compression')());
   oldApp.set("views", __dirname + "/../views");
   oldApp.set("view engine", "jade");
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ if (cores!==0 && cluster.isMaster && (isDev || isProd)) {
   oldApp.use('/export', require('./routes/dataexport'));
   require('./routes/api-v2/swagger')(swagger, v2);
 
-  var maxAge = isProd ? 31536000000 : 0;
+  var maxAge = IS_PROD ? 31536000000 : 0;
   // Cache emojis without copying them to build, they are too many
   oldApp.use(express['static'](path.join(__dirname, "/../build"), { maxAge: maxAge }));
   oldApp.use('/common/dist', express['static'](publicDir + "/../../common/dist", { maxAge: maxAge }));
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ if (cores!==0 && cluster.isMaster && (isDev || isProd)) {
 
   oldApp.use(require('./middlewares/errorHandler'));
   */
-  
+
   server.on('request', app);
   server.listen(app.get("port"), function() {
     return logging.info("Express server listening on port " + app.get("port"));