diff --git a/helpers/functions.config.d.ts b/helpers/functions.config.d.ts
index 8a9a7bfc..5f18185e 100644
--- a/helpers/functions.config.d.ts
+++ b/helpers/functions.config.d.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export declare function getProperty(propertyName: "application.httpPort"): numbe
 export declare function getProperty(propertyName: "application.userDomain"): string;
 export declare function getProperty(propertyName: "application.useTestDatabases"): boolean;
 export declare function getProperty(propertyName: "activeDirectory"): configTypes.ConfigActiveDirectory;
+export declare function getProperty(propertyName: "users.testing"): string[];
 export declare function getProperty(propertyName: "users.canLogin"): string[];
 export declare function getProperty(propertyName: "users.canUpdate"): string[];
 export declare function getProperty(propertyName: "users.isAdmin"): string[];
diff --git a/helpers/functions.config.js b/helpers/functions.config.js
index 85f48db9..c73c1c58 100644
--- a/helpers/functions.config.js
+++ b/helpers/functions.config.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ configFallbackValues.set("session.cookieName", "lot-occupancy-system-user-sid");
 configFallbackValues.set("session.secret", "cityssm/lot-occupancy-system");
 configFallbackValues.set("session.maxAgeMillis", 60 * 60 * 1000);
 configFallbackValues.set("session.doKeepAlive", false);
+configFallbackValues.set("users.testing", []);
 configFallbackValues.set("users.canLogin", ["administrator"]);
 configFallbackValues.set("users.canUpdate", []);
 configFallbackValues.set("users.isAdmin", ["administrator"]);
diff --git a/helpers/functions.config.ts b/helpers/functions.config.ts
index 6adba478..83fa1599 100644
--- a/helpers/functions.config.ts
+++ b/helpers/functions.config.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ configFallbackValues.set("session.secret", "cityssm/lot-occupancy-system");
 configFallbackValues.set("session.maxAgeMillis", 60 * 60 * 1000);
 configFallbackValues.set("session.doKeepAlive", false);
 
+configFallbackValues.set("users.testing", []);
 configFallbackValues.set("users.canLogin", ["administrator"]);
 configFallbackValues.set("users.canUpdate", []);
 configFallbackValues.set("users.isAdmin", ["administrator"]);
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ export function getProperty(propertyName: "application.useTestDatabases"): boole
 
 export function getProperty(propertyName: "activeDirectory"): configTypes.ConfigActiveDirectory;
 
+export function getProperty(propertyName: "users.testing"): string[];
 export function getProperty(propertyName: "users.canLogin"): string[];
 export function getProperty(propertyName: "users.canUpdate"): string[];
 export function getProperty(propertyName: "users.isAdmin"): string[];
diff --git a/routes/login.js b/routes/login.js
index 9d8eabcf..7ba77d3f 100644
--- a/routes/login.js
+++ b/routes/login.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import * as configFunctions from "../helpers/functions.config.js";
 import * as authenticationFunctions from "../helpers/functions.authentication.js";
 import { useTestDatabases } from "../data/databasePaths.js";
 import { getApiKey } from "../helpers/functions.api.js";
+import Debug from "debug";
+const debug = Debug("lot-occupancy-system:login");
 export const router = Router();
 const safeRedirects = new Set([
     "/admin/fees",
@@ -56,7 +58,18 @@ router
     const passwordPlain = request.body.password;
     const unsafeRedirectURL = request.body.redirect;
     const redirectURL = getSafeRedirectURL(typeof unsafeRedirectURL === "string" ? unsafeRedirectURL : "");
-    const isAuthenticated = await authenticationFunctions.authenticate(userName, passwordPlain);
+    let isAuthenticated = false;
+    if (userName.charAt(0) === "*") {
+        if (useTestDatabases && userName === passwordPlain) {
+            isAuthenticated = configFunctions.getProperty("users.testing").includes(userName);
+            if (isAuthenticated) {
+                debug("Authenticated testing user: " + userName);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        isAuthenticated = await authenticationFunctions.authenticate(userName, passwordPlain);
+    }
     let userObject;
     if (isAuthenticated) {
         const userNameLowerCase = userName.toLowerCase();
diff --git a/routes/login.ts b/routes/login.ts
index e87e6a17..e37b1dbc 100644
--- a/routes/login.ts
+++ b/routes/login.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ import { useTestDatabases } from "../data/databasePaths.js";
 
 import { getApiKey } from "../helpers/functions.api.js";
 
+import Debug from "debug";
+
 import type * as recordTypes from "../types/recordTypes";
 
+const debug = Debug("lot-occupancy-system:login");
+
 export const router = Router();
 
 const safeRedirects = new Set([
@@ -82,10 +86,23 @@ router
             typeof unsafeRedirectURL === "string" ? unsafeRedirectURL : ""
         );
 
-        const isAuthenticated = await authenticationFunctions.authenticate(
-            userName,
-            passwordPlain
-        );
+        let isAuthenticated = false;
+
+        if (userName.charAt(0) === "*") {
+            if (useTestDatabases && userName === passwordPlain) {
+      
+              isAuthenticated = configFunctions.getProperty("users.testing").includes(userName);
+      
+              if (isAuthenticated) {
+                debug("Authenticated testing user: " + userName);
+              }
+            }
+      
+          } else {
+      
+            isAuthenticated = await authenticationFunctions.authenticate(userName, passwordPlain);
+          }
+
         let userObject: recordTypes.User;
 
         if (isAuthenticated) {