diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/cache/tests/docWritethrough.spec.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/cache/tests/docWritethrough.spec.ts
index 47b3f0672f..ab50a59274 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/cache/tests/docWritethrough.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/cache/tests/docWritethrough.spec.ts
@@ -10,18 +10,24 @@ import {
   init,
 } from "../docWritethrough"
 
-import InMemoryQueue from "../../queue/inMemoryQueue"
-
 const initialTime = Date.now()
 
 async function waitForQueueCompletion() {
-  const queue: InMemoryQueue = DocWritethroughProcessor.queue as never
-  await queue.waitForCompletion()
+  await DocWritethroughProcessor.queue.resume()
+  do {
+    await DocWritethroughProcessor.queue.whenCurrentJobsFinished()
+  } while (await DocWritethroughProcessor.queue.count())
+
+  await DocWritethroughProcessor.queue.whenCurrentJobsFinished()
+
+  await DocWritethroughProcessor.queue.pause()
 }
 
 describe("docWritethrough", () => {
-  beforeAll(() => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
     init()
+    await DocWritethroughProcessor.queue.isReady()
+    await DocWritethroughProcessor.queue.pause()
   })
 
   const config = new DBTestConfiguration()
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ describe("docWritethrough", () => {
         const patch3 = generatePatchObject(3)
         await docWritethrough.patch(patch3)
 
-        expect(await db.get(documentId)).toEqual({
+        expect(await db.tryGet(documentId)).toEqual({
           _id: documentId,
           ...patch1,
           ...patch2,
@@ -92,7 +98,7 @@ describe("docWritethrough", () => {
 
         await waitForQueueCompletion()
 
-        expect(await db.get(documentId)).toEqual(
+        expect(await db.tryGet(documentId)).toEqual(
           expect.objectContaining({
             _id: documentId,
             ...patch1,
@@ -117,7 +123,7 @@ describe("docWritethrough", () => {
         await waitForQueueCompletion()
 
         expect(date1).not.toEqual(date2)
-        expect(await db.get(documentId)).toEqual(
+        expect(await db.tryGet(documentId)).toEqual(
           expect.objectContaining({
             createdAt: date1.toISOString(),
             updatedAt: date2.toISOString(),
@@ -135,7 +141,7 @@ describe("docWritethrough", () => {
         await docWritethrough.patch(patch2)
 
         const keyToOverride = _.sample(Object.keys(patch1))!
-        expect(await db.get(documentId)).toEqual(
+        expect(await db.tryGet(documentId)).toEqual(
           expect.objectContaining({
             [keyToOverride]: patch1[keyToOverride],
           })
@@ -150,7 +156,7 @@ describe("docWritethrough", () => {
         await docWritethrough.patch(patch3)
         await waitForQueueCompletion()
 
-        expect(await db.get(documentId)).toEqual(
+        expect(await db.tryGet(documentId)).toEqual(
           expect.objectContaining({
             ...patch1,
             ...patch2,
@@ -180,14 +186,14 @@ describe("docWritethrough", () => {
         await secondDocWritethrough.patch(doc2Patch2)
         await waitForQueueCompletion()
 
-        expect(await db.get(docWritethrough.docId)).toEqual(
+        expect(await db.tryGet(docWritethrough.docId)).toEqual(
           expect.objectContaining({
             ...doc1Patch,
             ...doc1Patch2,
           })
         )
 
-        expect(await db.get(secondDocWritethrough.docId)).toEqual(
+        expect(await db.tryGet(secondDocWritethrough.docId)).toEqual(
           expect.objectContaining({
             ...doc2Patch,
             ...doc2Patch2,
@@ -203,7 +209,7 @@ describe("docWritethrough", () => {
         await docWritethrough.patch(initialPatch)
         await waitForQueueCompletion()
 
-        expect(await db.get(documentId)).toEqual(
+        expect(await db.tryGet(documentId)).toEqual(
           expect.objectContaining(initialPatch)
         )
 
@@ -214,10 +220,10 @@ describe("docWritethrough", () => {
         await docWritethrough.patch(extraPatch)
         await waitForQueueCompletion()
 
-        expect(await db.get(documentId)).toEqual(
+        expect(await db.tryGet(documentId)).toEqual(
           expect.objectContaining(extraPatch)
         )
-        expect(await db.get(documentId)).not.toEqual(
+        expect(await db.tryGet(documentId)).not.toEqual(
           expect.objectContaining(initialPatch)
         )
       })
@@ -242,7 +248,7 @@ describe("docWritethrough", () => {
         expect(queueMessageSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(5)
 
         await waitForQueueCompletion()
-        expect(await db.get(documentId)).toEqual(
+        expect(await db.tryGet(documentId)).toEqual(
           expect.objectContaining(patches)
         )
 
@@ -250,7 +256,7 @@ describe("docWritethrough", () => {
         expect(queueMessageSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(45)
 
         await waitForQueueCompletion()
-        expect(await db.get(documentId)).toEqual(
+        expect(await db.tryGet(documentId)).toEqual(
           expect.objectContaining(patches)
         )
 
@@ -258,7 +264,7 @@ describe("docWritethrough", () => {
         expect(queueMessageSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(55)
 
         await waitForQueueCompletion()
-        expect(await db.get(documentId)).toEqual(
+        expect(await db.tryGet(documentId)).toEqual(
           expect.objectContaining(patches)
         )
       })
@@ -279,13 +285,13 @@ describe("docWritethrough", () => {
         await incrementalPatches(5)
 
         await waitForQueueCompletion()
-        expect(await db.get(documentId)).toEqual(
+        expect(await db.tryGet(documentId)).toEqual(
           expect.objectContaining({ [keyToOverride]: 5 })
         )
 
         await incrementalPatches(40)
         await waitForQueueCompletion()
-        expect(await db.get(documentId)).toEqual(
+        expect(await db.tryGet(documentId)).toEqual(
           expect.objectContaining({ [keyToOverride]: 45 })
         )
       })