diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/environment.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/environment.ts
index 91556ddcd6..77328eedaf 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/environment.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
+function isDockerisedTest() {
+  return process.env.DOCKERISED_TEST === "true"
+}
+
 function isTest() {
+  if (isDockerisedTest()) {
+    // While we are migrating all the tests to use docker instead of mocked in memory,
+    // we want to keep treating the old tests as tests,
+    // but the new tests should not make a difference
+    return false
+  }
+
   return isCypress() || isJest()
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/environment.ts b/packages/server/src/environment.ts
index 6272e0e462..d11661ce27 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/environment.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 import { join } from "path"
 
+function isDockerisedTest() {
+  return process.env.DOCKERISED_TEST === "true"
+}
+
 function isTest() {
+  if (isDockerisedTest()) {
+    // While we are migrating all the tests to use docker instead of mocked in memory,
+    // we want to keep treating the old tests as tests,
+    // but the new tests should not make a difference
+    return false
+  }
+
   return isCypress() || isJest()
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/environment.ts b/packages/worker/src/environment.ts
index 52fec210bc..aab30883ea 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/environment.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,17 @@ function isDev() {
   return process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production"
 }
 
+function isDockerisedTest() {
+  return process.env.DOCKERISED_TEST === "true"
+}
+
 function isTest() {
+  if (isDockerisedTest()) {
+    // While we are migrating all the tests to use docker instead of mocked in memory,
+    // we want to keep treating the old tests as tests,
+    // but the new tests should not make a difference
+    return false
+  }
   return (
     process.env.NODE_ENV === "jest" ||
     process.env.NODE_ENV === "cypress" ||