diff --git a/cpp/utils.cc b/cpp/utils.cc
index 3990efc..c3933f6 100644
--- a/cpp/utils.cc
+++ b/cpp/utils.cc
@@ -337,6 +337,12 @@ namespace f8
         return !getenv("SERVER_ENV");
     }
 
+    bool IsTestEnv()
+    {
+        char* env = getenv("SERVER_ENV");
+        return std::string(env) == "TEST";
+    }
+
     bool IsValidNormalConfig(a8::XObject& conf, std::vector<std::string> fields)
     {
         if (conf.GetType() != a8::XOT_ARRAY) {
diff --git a/cpp/utils.h b/cpp/utils.h
index a9631be..e548ee1 100644
--- a/cpp/utils.h
+++ b/cpp/utils.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ namespace f8
     int ExtractChannelIdFromAccountId(const std::string& accountid);
 
     bool IsOnlineEnv();
+    bool IsTestEnv();
     bool IsValidNormalConfig(a8::XObject& conf, std::vector<std::string> fields);
 
 }