diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/test.sh b/packages/server/scripts/test.sh
index eb1cf67b01..7f871ac337 100644
--- a/packages/server/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/packages/server/scripts/test.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ if [[ -n $CI ]]
 then
   # Running in ci, where resources are limited
   export NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=4096"
-  echo "jest --coverage --maxWorkers=2 --forceExit --workerIdleMemoryLimit=2000MB --bail"
-  jest --coverage --maxWorkers=2 --forceExit --workerIdleMemoryLimit=2000MB --bail
+  echo "jest --coverage --maxWorkers=2 --forceExit --workerIdleMemoryLimit=2000MB --bail $@"
+  jest --coverage --maxWorkers=2 --forceExit --workerIdleMemoryLimit=2000MB --bail $@
 else
   # --maxWorkers performs better in development
-  echo "jest --coverage --maxWorkers=2 --forceExit"
-  jest --coverage --maxWorkers=2 --forceExit
+  echo "jest --coverage --maxWorkers=2 --forceExit $@"
+  jest --coverage --maxWorkers=2 --forceExit $@
 fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/unitTests/automationUtils.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/unitTests/automationUtils.spec.ts
index 2291df9bc2..af1dea4070 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/unitTests/automationUtils.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/unitTests/automationUtils.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-const automationUtils = require("../automationUtils")
+import { LoopStep, LoopStepType } from "../../definitions/automations"
+import {
+  typecastForLooping,
+  cleanInputValues,
+  substituteLoopStep,
+} from "../automationUtils"
 
 describe("automationUtils", () => {
   describe("substituteLoopStep", () => {
     it("should allow multiple loop binding substitutes", () => {
       expect(
-        automationUtils.substituteLoopStep(
+        substituteLoopStep(
           `{{ loop.currentItem._id }} {{ loop.currentItem._id }} {{ loop.currentItem._id }}`,
           "step.2"
         )
@@ -15,7 +20,7 @@ describe("automationUtils", () => {
 
     it("should handle not subsituting outside of curly braces", () => {
       expect(
-        automationUtils.substituteLoopStep(
+        substituteLoopStep(
           `loop {{ loop.currentItem._id }}loop loop{{ loop.currentItem._id }}loop`,
           "step.2"
         )
@@ -28,37 +33,32 @@ describe("automationUtils", () => {
   describe("typeCastForLooping", () => {
     it("should parse to correct type", () => {
       expect(
-        automationUtils.typecastForLooping(
-          { inputs: { option: "Array" } },
-          { binding: [1, 2, 3] }
-        )
+        typecastForLooping({
+          inputs: { option: LoopStepType.ARRAY, binding: [1, 2, 3] },
+        } as LoopStep)
       ).toEqual([1, 2, 3])
       expect(
-        automationUtils.typecastForLooping(
-          { inputs: { option: "Array" } },
-          { binding: "[1, 2, 3]" }
-        )
+        typecastForLooping({
+          inputs: { option: LoopStepType.ARRAY, binding: "[1,2,3]" },
+        } as LoopStep)
       ).toEqual([1, 2, 3])
       expect(
-        automationUtils.typecastForLooping(
-          { inputs: { option: "String" } },
-          { binding: [1, 2, 3] }
-        )
+        typecastForLooping({
+          inputs: { option: LoopStepType.STRING, binding: [1, 2, 3] },
+        } as LoopStep)
       ).toEqual("1,2,3")
     })
     it("should handle null values", () => {
       // expect it to handle where the binding is null
       expect(
-        automationUtils.typecastForLooping(
-          { inputs: { option: "Array" } },
-          { binding: null }
-        )
+        typecastForLooping({
+          inputs: { option: LoopStepType.ARRAY },
+        } as LoopStep)
       ).toEqual(null)
       expect(() =>
-        automationUtils.typecastForLooping(
-          { inputs: { option: "Array" } },
-          { binding: "test" }
-        )
+        typecastForLooping({
+          inputs: { option: LoopStepType.ARRAY, binding: "test" },
+        } as LoopStep)
       ).toThrow()
     })
   })
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe("automationUtils", () => {
         },
       }
       expect(
-        automationUtils.cleanInputValues(
+        cleanInputValues(
           {
             row: {
               relationship: `[{"_id": "ro_ta_users_us_3"}]`,
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ describe("automationUtils", () => {
         },
       }
       expect(
-        automationUtils.cleanInputValues(
+        cleanInputValues(
           {
             row: {
               relationship: `ro_ta_users_us_3`,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/definitions/automations.ts b/packages/server/src/definitions/automations.ts
index 48a66408ca..b0b25e5cfa 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/definitions/automations.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/definitions/automations.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export interface LoopStep extends AutomationStep {
 
 export interface LoopInput {
   option: LoopStepType
-  binding: string[] | string
+  binding?: string[] | string | number[]
 }
 
 export interface TriggerOutput {