diff --git a/tests/Feature/ExampleTest.php b/tests/Feature/ExampleTest.php
index 8364a84..f6ca22a 100755
--- a/tests/Feature/ExampleTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/ExampleTest.php
@@ -2,18 +2,29 @@
 
 namespace Tests\Feature;
 
-// use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
 use Tests\TestCase;
 
 class ExampleTest extends TestCase
 {
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
     /**
-     * A basic test example.
+     * The home page must render for an anonymous visitor on an empty database.
+     *
+     * Previously 500'd because this test skipped RefreshDatabase, so the
+     * home controller tried to query a `videos` table that didn't exist in
+     * the in-memory testing DB.
      */
     public function test_the_application_returns_a_successful_response(): void
     {
-        $response = $this->get('/');
+        // phpunit.xml + .env.testing + TestCase::assertSafeTestDatabase() point
+        // this at :memory: — matching the trio every Phase test uses.
+        putenv('DB_CONNECTION=sqlite');
+        putenv('DB_DATABASE=:memory:');
+        $_ENV['DB_CONNECTION'] = 'sqlite';
+        $_ENV['DB_DATABASE']   = ':memory:';
 
-        $response->assertStatus(200);
+        $this->get('/')->assertStatus(200);
     }
 }