diff --git a/packages/meteor-env-dev/server.js b/packages/meteor-env-dev/server.js
index e178071ab1..101761b024 100644
--- a/packages/meteor-env-dev/server.js
+++ b/packages/meteor-env-dev/server.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 meteorEnv = {
-  NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV || "development"
+  NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV || "development",
+  TEST_METADATA: process.env.TEST_METADATA || "{}"
 };
diff --git a/packages/meteor-env-prod/server.js b/packages/meteor-env-prod/server.js
index 15e49d147b..08db552f10 100644
--- a/packages/meteor-env-prod/server.js
+++ b/packages/meteor-env-prod/server.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 meteorEnv = {
-  NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV || "production"
+  NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV || "production",
+  TEST_METADATA: process.env.TEST_METADATA || "{}"
 };
diff --git a/packages/meteor/test_environment.js b/packages/meteor/test_environment.js
index f465d4fe3a..37d6f811bd 100644
--- a/packages/meteor/test_environment.js
+++ b/packages/meteor/test_environment.js
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-var TEST_METADATA = process.env.TEST_METADATA || {};
+var TEST_METADATA_STR;
+if (Meteor.isClient) {
+  TEST_METADATA_STR = meteorEnv.TEST_METADATA;
+} else {
+  TEST_METADATA_STR = process.env.TEST_METADATA;
+}
+
+var TEST_METADATA = JSON.parse(TEST_METADATA_STR || "{}");
 
 Meteor.isTest = !!TEST_METADATA.isTest;
 Meteor.isAppTest = !!TEST_METADATA.isAppTest;