diff --git a/tests/TestCase.php b/tests/TestCase.php
index 830ba4c0f..1908ac15e 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ abstract class TestCase extends BaseTestCase
     {
         parent::setUp();
 
+        // Why, you ask? If we don't force this to false it is possible for certain exceptions
+        // to show their error message properly in the integration test output, but not actually
+        // be setup correctly to display thier message in production.
+        //
+        // If we expect a message in a test, and it isn't showing up (rather, showing the generic
+        // "an error occurred" message), we can probably assume that the exception isn't one that
+        // is recognized as being user viewable.
+        config()->set('app.debug', false);
+
         $this->setKnownUuidFactory();
     }