diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index b0340540..8bdbeaad 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 version: '{build}'
 
+hosts:
+  mariadb.example.com: 127.0.0.1
+
 environment:
   LINT: 0
   APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: Visual Studio 2017
   CMAKE_PARAM: 'Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64'
   MUST_USE_TCPIP: 1
+  TEST_HOST: mariadb.example.com
   matrix:
     - DB: '10.2.13'
       nodejs_version: "6"