diff --git a/mayan/apps/smart_settings/tests/literals.py b/mayan/apps/smart_settings/tests/literals.py
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+++ b/mayan/apps/smart_settings/tests/literals.py
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+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+ENVIRONMENT_TEST_NAME = 'PAGINATE_BY'
+ENVIRONMENT_TEST_VALUE = '999999'
diff --git a/mayan/apps/smart_settings/tests/test_classes.py b/mayan/apps/smart_settings/tests/test_classes.py
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+++ b/mayan/apps/smart_settings/tests/test_classes.py
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+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
+
+import os
+
+from common.settings import setting_paginate_by
+from common.tests import BaseTestCase
+
+from .literals import ENVIRONMENT_TEST_NAME, ENVIRONMENT_TEST_VALUE
+
+
+class ClassesTestCase(BaseTestCase):
+    def test_environment_variable(self):
+        os.environ[
+            'MAYAN_{}'.format(ENVIRONMENT_TEST_NAME)
+        ] = ENVIRONMENT_TEST_VALUE
+        self.assertTrue(setting_paginate_by.value, ENVIRONMENT_TEST_VALUE)