diff --git a/packages/fxa-auth-server/scripts/test-local.sh b/packages/fxa-auth-server/scripts/test-local.sh
index c618b57f6a..78d5f162f0 100755
--- a/packages/fxa-auth-server/scripts/test-local.sh
+++ b/packages/fxa-auth-server/scripts/test-local.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ rm -rf .nyc_output
 
 if [ -z "$NODE_ENV" ]; then export NODE_ENV=dev; fi;
 if [ -z "$CORS_ORIGIN" ]; then export CORS_ORIGIN="http://foo,http://bar"; fi;
+if [ -z "$FIRESTORE_EMULATOR_HOST" ]; then export FIRESTORE_EMULATOR_HOST="localhost:9090"; fi;
 
 
 DEFAULT_ARGS="--require esbuild-register --recursive --timeout 5000 --exit"
diff --git a/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/bulk-mailer.js b/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/bulk-mailer.js
index a9310c9077..7b0e250ddb 100644
--- a/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/bulk-mailer.js
+++ b/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/bulk-mailer.js
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ const DB = require('../../lib/db')(config, log, Token, UnblockCode);
 const execOptions = {
   cwd,
   env: {
+    ...process.env,
     NODE_ENV: 'dev',
     LOG_LEVEL: 'error',
     AUTH_FIRESTORE_EMULATOR_HOST: 'localhost:9090',
diff --git a/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/delete-account.js b/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/delete-account.js
index 6fd086172a..dc641d4907 100644
--- a/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/delete-account.js
+++ b/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/delete-account.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const cwd = path.resolve(__dirname, ROOT_DIR);
 const execOptions = {
   cwd,
   env: {
+    PATH: process.env.PATH || '',
     NODE_ENV: 'dev',
     LOG_LEVEL: 'error',
     AUTH_FIRESTORE_EMULATOR_HOST: 'localhost:9090',
diff --git a/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/dump-users.js b/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/dump-users.js
index c1d1d3c8c3..8c53db3500 100644
--- a/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/dump-users.js
+++ b/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/dump-users.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ const DB = require('../../lib/db')(config, log, Token, UnblockCode);
 const execOptions = {
   cwd,
   env: {
+    ...process.env,
     NODE_ENV: 'dev',
     LOG_LEVEL: 'error',
     AUTH_FIRESTORE_EMULATOR_HOST: 'localhost:9090',
diff --git a/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/verification-reminders.js b/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/verification-reminders.js
index 23d4ff06e8..a01b9f192b 100644
--- a/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/verification-reminders.js
+++ b/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/verification-reminders.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const cwd = path.resolve(__dirname, ROOT_DIR);
 const execOptions = {
   cwd,
   env: {
+    ...process.env,
     NODE_ENV: 'dev',
     LOG_LEVEL: 'error',
     AUTH_FIRESTORE_EMULATOR_HOST: 'localhost:9090',
diff --git a/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/write-emails-to-disk.js b/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/write-emails-to-disk.js
index 0f3bbdd2cd..842d247217 100644
--- a/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/write-emails-to-disk.js
+++ b/packages/fxa-auth-server/test/scripts/write-emails-to-disk.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const cwd = path.resolve(__dirname, ROOT_DIR);
 const execOptions = {
   cwd,
   env: {
+    ...process.env,
     NODE_ENV: 'dev',
     LOG_LEVEL: 'error',
     AUTH_FIRESTORE_EMULATOR_HOST: 'localhost:9090',