diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/context/mainContext.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/context/mainContext.ts
index 7e02e60133..550d033073 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/context/mainContext.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/context/mainContext.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function baseGlobalDBName(tenantId: string | undefined | null) {
 }
 
 export function isMultiTenant() {
-  return env.MULTI_TENANCY
+  return !!env.MULTI_TENANCY
 }
 
 export function isTenantIdSet() {
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/tenancy/tests/tenancy.spec.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/tenancy/tests/tenancy.spec.ts
index c6f4a9b212..1d98f760c8 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/tenancy/tests/tenancy.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/tenancy/tests/tenancy.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ jest.mock("../../context", () => ({
 }))
 
 import { addTenantToUrl } from "../"
-
+import { isMultiTenant } from "../../context"
+const mockedIsMultiTenant = isMultiTenant as jest.MockedFunction<
+  typeof isMultiTenant
+>
 describe("addTenantToUrl", () => {
   it("should append tenantId parameter to the URL", () => {
     const url = "https://budibase.com"
@@ -21,9 +24,8 @@ describe("addTenantToUrl", () => {
 
   it("should not append tenantId parameter to the URL if isMultiTenant is false", () => {
     // mock the `isMultiTenant` function to return false
-    jest.mock("../../src/context", () => ({
-      isMultiTenant: jest.fn(() => false),
-    }))
+
+    mockedIsMultiTenant.mockImplementation(() => false)
 
     const url = "https://budibase.com"
     const expectedUrl = "https://budibase.com"