diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/events/processors/AuditLogsProcessor.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/events/processors/AuditLogsProcessor.ts
index 3dd2ab9d10..8dadf7b7a5 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/events/processors/AuditLogsProcessor.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/events/processors/AuditLogsProcessor.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ export default class AuditLogsProcessor implements EventProcessor {
   static auditLogsEnabled = false
   static auditLogQueue: BullQueue.Queue<AuditLogQueueEvent>
 
+  get queue() {
+    return AuditLogsProcessor.auditLogQueue
+  }
+
   // can't use constructor as need to return promise
   static init(fn: AuditLogFn) {
     AuditLogsProcessor.auditLogsEnabled = true
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/events/processors/index.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/events/processors/index.ts
index 6646764e47..f88cf43c97 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/events/processors/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/events/processors/index.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import Processors from "./Processors"
 import { AuditLogFn } from "@budibase/types"
 
 export const analyticsProcessor = new AnalyticsProcessor()
-const loggingProcessor = new LoggingProcessor()
-const auditLogsProcessor = new AuditLogsProcessor()
+export const loggingProcessor = new LoggingProcessor()
+export const auditLogsProcessor = new AuditLogsProcessor()
 
 export function init(auditingFn: AuditLogFn) {
   return AuditLogsProcessor.init(auditingFn)
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/tests/core/utilities/index.ts b/packages/backend-core/tests/core/utilities/index.ts
index 787d69be2c..c3d81784c8 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/tests/core/utilities/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/tests/core/utilities/index.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ export { generator } from "./structures"
 export * as testContainerUtils from "./testContainerUtils"
 export * as utils from "./utils"
 export * from "./jestUtils"
+export * as queue from "./queue"
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/tests/core/utilities/queue.ts b/packages/backend-core/tests/core/utilities/queue.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49dd33ca29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-core/tests/core/utilities/queue.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { Queue } from "bull"
+
+export async function processMessages(queue: Queue) {
+  do {
+    await queue.whenCurrentJobsFinished()
+  } while (await queue.count())
+
+  await queue.whenCurrentJobsFinished()
+}
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/tests/auditLogs.spec.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/tests/auditLogs.spec.ts
index 55664f9893..601c3ffe62 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/tests/auditLogs.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/tests/auditLogs.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { mocks, structures } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
+import { mocks, structures, queue } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
 import { context, events, features } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { Event, IdentityType } from "@budibase/types"
 import { TestConfiguration } from "../../../../tests"
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ describe("/api/global/auditlogs (%s)", () => {
             await context.doInAppContext(APP_ID, async () => {
               await events.app.created(structures.apps.app(APP_ID))
             })
+
+            await queue.processMessages(
+              events.processors.auditLogsProcessor.queue
+            )
+
             // fetch the user created events
             const response = await config.api.auditLogs.search({
               events: [Event.USER_CREATED],