diff --git a/packages/backend-core/jest.config.ts b/packages/backend-core/jest.config.ts
index 059d3d2a43..133c25734e 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/jest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/jest.config.ts
@@ -13,4 +13,13 @@ const config: Config.InitialOptions = {
   },
 }
 
+if (!process.env.CI) {
+  // use sources when not in CI
+  config.moduleNameMapper = {
+    "@budibase/types": "<rootDir>/../types/src",
+  }
+} else {
+  console.log("Running tests with compiled dependency sources")
+}
+
 export default config
diff --git a/packages/server/jest.config.ts b/packages/server/jest.config.ts
index c261d109c9..7d5c202f15 100644
--- a/packages/server/jest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/server/jest.config.ts
@@ -18,4 +18,20 @@ const config: Config.InitialOptions = {
   },
 }
 
+if (!process.env.CI) {
+  // use sources when not in CI
+  config.moduleNameMapper = {
+    "@budibase/backend-core/(.*)": "<rootDir>/../backend-core/$1",
+    "@budibase/backend-core": "<rootDir>/../backend-core/src",
+    "@budibase/types": "<rootDir>/../types/src",
+  }
+  // add pro sources if they exist
+  if (fs.existsSync("../../../budibase-pro")) {
+    config.moduleNameMapper["@budibase/pro"] =
+      "<rootDir>/../../../budibase-pro/packages/pro/src"
+  }
+} else {
+  console.log("Running tests with compiled dependency sources")
+}
+
 export default config
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/tests/automation.spec.js b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/automation.spec.js
index 4a9f7e2f79..59ee531e9b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/tests/automation.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/automation.spec.js
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ describe("Run through some parts of the automations system", () => {
   afterAll(setup.afterAll)
 
   it("should be able to init in builder", async () => {
-    await triggers.externalTrigger(basicAutomation(), { a: 1, appId: "app_123" })
-    await wait(100)
-    expect(thread.execute).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      await triggers.externalTrigger(basicAutomation(), { a: 1, appId: config.appId })
+      await wait(100)
+      expect(thread.execute).toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 
   it("should check coercion", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
index ff9c82d367..15f090035a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
@@ -399,11 +399,11 @@ class TestConfiguration {
     // clear any old app
     this.appId = null
     // @ts-ignore
-    await context.updateAppId(null)
+    context.updateAppId(null)
     this.app = await this._req({ name: appName }, null, controllers.app.create)
     this.appId = this.app.appId
     // @ts-ignore
-    await context.updateAppId(this.appId)
+    context.updateAppId(this.appId)
 
     // create production app
     this.prodApp = await this.publish()