diff --git a/pillar/config.py b/pillar/config.py
index 557d2cc0..e979dfeb 100644
--- a/pillar/config.py
+++ b/pillar/config.py
@@ -80,14 +80,11 @@ ALGOLIA_INDEX_NODES = 'dev_Nodes'
 
 SEARCH_BACKENDS = ('algolia', 'elastic')    # search backend we use
 
-
 ELASTIC_INDICES = {
-    # elasticsearch indexes
     'NODE': 'nodes',
     'USER': 'users',
 }
 
-
 def get_docker_host():
     """
     Looks for the DOCKER_HOST environment variable to find the VM
diff --git a/pillar/tests/config_testing.py b/pillar/tests/config_testing.py
index f0f4ba21..04555821 100644
--- a/pillar/tests/config_testing.py
+++ b/pillar/tests/config_testing.py
@@ -35,3 +35,8 @@ OAUTH_CREDENTIALS = {
         'secret': 'google-secret'
     }
 }
+
+ELASTIC_INDICES = {
+    'NODE': 'test_nodes',
+    'USER': 'test_users',
+}