diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/index.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/index.js
index 93f4ec9f94..4cb1d16146 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/index.js
@@ -65,12 +65,14 @@ exports.save = async function(ctx) {
 
   // Don't rename if the name is the same
   let { _rename } = tableToSave
+  /* istanbul ignore next */
   if (_rename && _rename.old === _rename.updated) {
     _rename = null
     delete tableToSave._rename
   }
 
   // rename row fields when table column is renamed
+  /* istanbul ignore next */
   if (_rename && tableToSave.schema[_rename.updated].type === FieldTypes.LINK) {
     ctx.throw(400, "Cannot rename a linked column.")
   } else if (_rename && tableToSave.primaryDisplay === _rename.old) {
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ exports.destroy = async function(ctx) {
   ctx.eventEmitter &&
     ctx.eventEmitter.emitTable(`table:delete`, appId, tableToDelete)
   ctx.status = 200
-  ctx.message = `Table ${ctx.params.tableId} deleted.`
+  ctx.body = { message: `Table ${ctx.params.tableId} deleted.` }
 }
 
 exports.validateCSVSchema = async function(ctx) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/utils.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/utils.js
index 73e6e60551..66b3651ccf 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/utils.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/utils.js
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ exports.handleDataImport = async (user, table, dataImport) => {
   return table
 }
 
-exports.handleSearchIndexes = async (db, table) => {
+exports.handleSearchIndexes = async (appId, table) => {
+  const db = new CouchDB(appId)
   // create relevant search indexes
   if (table.indexes && table.indexes.length > 0) {
     const currentIndexes = await db.getIndexes()
@@ -150,6 +151,9 @@ class TableSaveFunctions {
   constructor({ db, ctx, oldTable, dataImport }) {
     this.db = db
     this.ctx = ctx
+    if (this.ctx && this.ctx.user) {
+      this.appId = this.ctx.user.appId
+    }
     this.oldTable = oldTable
     this.dataImport = dataImport
     // any rows that need updated
@@ -178,7 +182,7 @@ class TableSaveFunctions {
 
   // after saving
   async after(table) {
-    table = await exports.handleSearchIndexes(this.db, table)
+    table = await exports.handleSearchIndexes(this.appId, table)
     table = await exports.handleDataImport(
       this.ctx.user,
       table,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/index.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/index.js
index 05dc299754..f482f3f2a6 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/index.js
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ const controller = {
   save: async ctx => {
     const db = new CouchDB(ctx.user.appId)
     const { originalName, ...viewToSave } = ctx.request.body
-
     const designDoc = await db.get("_design/database")
-
     const view = viewTemplate(viewToSave)
 
+    if (!viewToSave.name) {
+      ctx.throw(400, "Cannot create view without a name")
+    }
+
     designDoc.views = {
       ...designDoc.views,
       [viewToSave.name]: view,
@@ -60,17 +62,16 @@ const controller = {
 
     await db.put(table)
 
-    ctx.body = table.views[viewToSave.name]
-    ctx.message = `View ${viewToSave.name} saved successfully.`
+    ctx.body = {
+      ...table.views[viewToSave.name],
+      name: viewToSave.name,
+    }
   },
   destroy: async ctx => {
     const db = new CouchDB(ctx.user.appId)
     const designDoc = await db.get("_design/database")
-
     const viewName = decodeURI(ctx.params.viewName)
-
     const view = designDoc.views[viewName]
-
     delete designDoc.views[viewName]
 
     await db.put(designDoc)
@@ -80,16 +81,17 @@ const controller = {
     await db.put(table)
 
     ctx.body = view
-    ctx.message = `View ${ctx.params.viewName} saved successfully.`
   },
   exportView: async ctx => {
     const db = new CouchDB(ctx.user.appId)
     const designDoc = await db.get("_design/database")
-
     const viewName = decodeURI(ctx.query.view)
 
     const view = designDoc.views[viewName]
     const format = ctx.query.format
+    if (!format) {
+      ctx.throw(400, "Format must be specified, either csv or json")
+    }
 
     if (view) {
       ctx.params.viewName = viewName
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ const controller = {
       }
     } else {
       // table all_ view
+      /* istanbul ignore next */
       ctx.params.viewName = viewName
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/misc.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/misc.spec.js
index 3d3b6047e2..2957e42d90 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/misc.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/misc.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const setup = require("./utilities")
+const tableUtils = require("../../controllers/table/utils")
 
-describe("/analytics", () => {
+describe("run misc tests", () => {
   let request = setup.getRequest()
   let config = setup.getConfig()
 
@@ -10,29 +11,44 @@ describe("/analytics", () => {
     await config.init()
   })
 
-  describe("isEnabled", () => {
-    it("check if analytics enabled", async () => {
-      const res = await request
-        .get(`/api/analytics`)
-        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
-        .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
-        .expect(200)
-      expect(typeof res.body.enabled).toEqual("boolean")
+  describe("/analytics", () => {
+      it("check if analytics enabled", async () => {
+        const res = await request
+          .get(`/api/analytics`)
+          .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+          .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
+          .expect(200)
+        expect(typeof res.body.enabled).toEqual("boolean")
+      })
+  })
+
+  describe("/health", () => {
+    it("should confirm healthy", async () => {
+      await request.get("/health").expect(200)
     })
   })
-})
 
-describe("/health", () => {
-  it("should confirm healthy", async () => {
-    let config = setup.getConfig()
-    await config.getRequest().get("/health").expect(200)
+  describe("/version", () => {
+    it("should confirm version", async () => {
+      const res = await request.get("/version").expect(200)
+      expect(res.text.split(".").length).toEqual(3)
+    })
   })
-})
 
-describe("/version", () => {
-  it("should confirm version", async () => {
-    const config = setup.getConfig()
-    const res = await config.getRequest().get("/version").expect(200)
-    expect(res.text.split(".").length).toEqual(3)
+  describe("test table utilities", () => {
+    it("should be able to import a CSV", async () => {
+      const table = await config.createTable()
+      const dataImport = {
+        csvString: "a,b,c,d\n1,2,3,4"
+      }
+      await tableUtils.handleDataImport({
+        appId: config.getAppId(),
+        userId: "test",
+      }, table, dataImport)
+      const rows = await config.getRows()
+      expect(rows[0].a).toEqual("1")
+      expect(rows[0].b).toEqual("2")
+      expect(rows[0].c).toEqual("3")
+    })
   })
 })
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js
index f597db0cc0..652a17366d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ describe("/rows", () => {
       const view = await config.createView()
       const row = await config.createRow()
       const res = await request
-        .get(`/api/views/${view._id}`)
+        .get(`/api/views/${view.name}`)
         .set(config.defaultHeaders())
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
         .expect(200)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/table.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/table.spec.js
index 1a2df624f1..df28eed0c2 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/table.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/table.spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-const { checkBuilderEndpoint } = require("./utilities/TestFunctions")
+const { checkBuilderEndpoint, getDB } = require("./utilities/TestFunctions")
 const setup = require("./utilities")
+const { basicTable } = setup.structures
 
 describe("/tables", () => {
   let request = setup.getRequest()
@@ -12,25 +13,22 @@ describe("/tables", () => {
   })
 
   describe("create", () => {
-    it("returns a success message when the table is successfully created", done => {
-      request
+    it("returns a success message when the table is successfully created", async () => {
+      const res = await request
         .post(`/api/tables`)
-        .send({ 
+        .send({
           name: "TestTable",
           key: "name",
           schema: {
-            name: { type: "string" }
+            name: {type: "string"}
           }
         })
         .set(config.defaultHeaders())
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
         .expect(200)
-        .end(async (err, res) => {
-            expect(res.res.statusMessage).toEqual("Table TestTable saved successfully.")
-            expect(res.body.name).toEqual("TestTable")
-            done()
-        })
-      })
+      expect(res.res.statusMessage).toEqual("Table TestTable saved successfully.")
+      expect(res.body.name).toEqual("TestTable")
+    })
 
     it("renames all the row fields for a table when a schema key is renamed", async () => {
       const testTable = await config.createTable()
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ describe("/tables", () => {
 
       const updatedTable = await request
         .post(`/api/tables`)
-        .send({ 
+        .send({
           _id: testTable._id,
           _rev: testTable._rev,
           name: "TestTable",
@@ -56,41 +54,40 @@ describe("/tables", () => {
             updated: "updatedName"
           },
           schema: {
-            updatedName: { type: "string" }
+            updatedName: {type: "string"}
           }
         })
         .set(config.defaultHeaders())
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
         .expect(200)
+      expect(updatedTable.res.statusMessage).toEqual("Table TestTable saved successfully.")
+      expect(updatedTable.body.name).toEqual("TestTable")
 
-        expect(updatedTable.res.statusMessage).toEqual("Table TestTable saved successfully.")
-        expect(updatedTable.body.name).toEqual("TestTable")
+      const res = await request
+        .get(`/api/${testTable._id}/rows/${testRow.body._id}`)
+        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+        .expect(200)
 
-        const res = await request
-          .get(`/api/${testTable._id}/rows/${testRow.body._id}`)
-          .set(config.defaultHeaders())
-          .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
-          .expect(200)
+      expect(res.body.updatedName).toEqual("test")
+      expect(res.body.name).toBeUndefined()
+    })
 
-          expect(res.body.updatedName).toEqual("test")
-          expect(res.body.name).toBeUndefined()
-      })
-
-      it("should apply authorization to endpoint", async () => {
-        await checkBuilderEndpoint({
-          config,
-          method: "POST",
-          url: `/api/tables`,
-          body: { 
-            name: "TestTable",
-            key: "name",
-            schema: {
-              name: { type: "string" }
-            }
+    it("should apply authorization to endpoint", async () => {
+      await checkBuilderEndpoint({
+        config,
+        method: "POST",
+        url: `/api/tables`,
+        body: {
+          name: "TestTable",
+          key: "name",
+          schema: {
+            name: {type: "string"}
           }
-        })
+        }
       })
     })
+  })
 
   describe("fetch", () => {
     let testTable
@@ -103,28 +100,91 @@ describe("/tables", () => {
       delete testTable._rev
     })
 
-    it("returns all the tables for that instance in the response body", done => {
-      request
+    it("returns all the tables for that instance in the response body", async () => {
+      const res = await request
         .get(`/api/tables`)
         .set(config.defaultHeaders())
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
         .expect(200)
-        .end(async (_, res) => {
-            const fetchedTable = res.body[0]
-            expect(fetchedTable.name).toEqual(testTable.name)
-            expect(fetchedTable.type).toEqual("table")
-            done()
-        })
+      const fetchedTable = res.body[0]
+      expect(fetchedTable.name).toEqual(testTable.name)
+      expect(fetchedTable.type).toEqual("table")
     })
 
     it("should apply authorization to endpoint", async () => {
-        await checkBuilderEndpoint({
-          config,
-          method: "GET",
-          url: `/api/tables`,
-        })
+      await checkBuilderEndpoint({
+        config,
+        method: "GET",
+        url: `/api/tables`,
       })
     })
+  })
+
+  describe("indexing", () => {
+    it("should be able to create a table with indexes", async () => {
+      const db = getDB(config)
+      const indexCount = (await db.getIndexes()).total_rows
+      const table = basicTable()
+      table.indexes = ["name"]
+      const res = await request
+        .post(`/api/tables`)
+        .send(table)
+        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+        .expect(200)
+      expect(res.body._id).toBeDefined()
+      expect(res.body._rev).toBeDefined()
+      expect((await db.getIndexes()).total_rows).toEqual(indexCount + 1)
+      // update index to see what happens
+      table.indexes = ["name", "description"]
+      await request
+        .post(`/api/tables`)
+        .send({
+          ...table,
+          _id: res.body._id,
+          _rev: res.body._rev,
+        })
+        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+        .expect(200)
+      // shouldn't have created a new index
+      expect((await db.getIndexes()).total_rows).toEqual(indexCount + 1)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("updating user table", () => {
+    it("should add roleId and email field when adjusting user table schema", async () => {
+      const res = await request
+        .post(`/api/tables`)
+        .send({
+          ...basicTable(),
+          _id: "ta_users",
+        })
+        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+        .expect(200)
+      expect(res.body.schema.email).toBeDefined()
+      expect(res.body.schema.roleId).toBeDefined()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("validate csv", () => {
+    it("should be able to validate a CSV layout", async () => {
+      const res = await request
+        .post(`/api/tables/csv/validate`)
+        .send({
+          csvString: "a,b,c,d\n1,2,3,4"
+        })
+        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+        .expect(200)
+      expect(res.body.schema).toBeDefined()
+      expect(res.body.schema.a).toEqual({
+        type: "string",
+        success: true,
+      })
+    })
+  })
 
   describe("destroy", () => {
     let testTable
@@ -137,19 +197,16 @@ describe("/tables", () => {
       delete testTable._rev
     })
 
-    it("returns a success response when a table is deleted.", async done => {
-      request
+    it("returns a success response when a table is deleted.", async () => {
+      const res = await request
         .delete(`/api/tables/${testTable._id}/${testTable._rev}`)
         .set(config.defaultHeaders())
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
         .expect(200)
-        .end(async (_, res) => {
-            expect(res.res.statusMessage).toEqual(`Table ${testTable._id} deleted.`)
-            done()
-        })
-      })
+      expect(res.body.message).toEqual(`Table ${testTable._id} deleted.`)
+    })
 
-    it("deletes linked references to the table after deletion", async done => {
+    it("deletes linked references to the table after deletion", async () => {
       const linkedTable = await config.createTable({
         name: "LinkedTable",
         type: "table",
@@ -171,18 +228,15 @@ describe("/tables", () => {
         },
       })
 
-      request
+      const res = await request
         .delete(`/api/tables/${testTable._id}/${testTable._rev}`)
         .set(config.defaultHeaders())
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
         .expect(200)
-        .end(async (_, res) => {
-          expect(res.res.statusMessage).toEqual(`Table ${testTable._id} deleted.`)
-          const dependentTable = await config.getTable(linkedTable._id)
-          expect(dependentTable.schema.TestTable).not.toBeDefined()
-          done()
-        })
-      })
+      expect(res.body.message).toEqual(`Table ${testTable._id} deleted.`)
+      const dependentTable = await config.getTable(linkedTable._id)
+      expect(dependentTable.schema.TestTable).not.toBeDefined()
+    })
 
     it("should apply authorization to endpoint", async () => {
       await checkBuilderEndpoint({
@@ -191,6 +245,5 @@ describe("/tables", () => {
         url: `/api/tables/${testTable._id}/${testTable._rev}`,
       })
     })
-
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/utilities/TestFunctions.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/utilities/TestFunctions.js
index 534119d279..313b9e63a8 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/utilities/TestFunctions.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/utilities/TestFunctions.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const rowController = require("../../../controllers/row")
 const appController = require("../../../controllers/application")
+const CouchDB = require("../../../../db")
 
 function Request(appId, params) {
   this.user = { appId }
@@ -77,3 +78,7 @@ exports.checkPermissionsEndpoint = async ({
     .set(failHeader)
     .expect(403)
 }
+
+exports.getDB = config => {
+  return new CouchDB(config.getAppId())
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/view.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/view.spec.js
index a80b09d3a0..3bfbacccbe 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/view.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/view.spec.js
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ describe("/views", () => {
         .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
         .expect(200)
 
-      expect(res.res.statusMessage).toEqual(
-        "View TestView saved successfully."
-      )
+      expect(res.body.tableId).toBe(table._id)
     })
 
     it("updates the table row with the new view metadata", async () => {
@@ -46,10 +44,8 @@ describe("/views", () => {
         .set(config.defaultHeaders())
         .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
         .expect(200)
+      expect(res.body.tableId).toBe(table._id)
 
-      expect(res.res.statusMessage).toEqual(
-        "View TestView saved successfully."
-      )
       const updatedTable = await config.getTable(table._id)
       expect(updatedTable.views).toEqual({
         TestView: {
@@ -173,4 +169,49 @@ describe("/views", () => {
       expect(res.body).toMatchSnapshot()
     })
   })
+
+  describe("destroy", () => {
+    it("should be able to delete a view", async () => {
+      const table = await config.createTable()
+      const view = await config.createView()
+      const res = await request
+        .delete(`/api/views/${view.name}`)
+        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+        .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
+        .expect(200)
+      expect(res.body.map).toBeDefined()
+      expect(res.body.meta.tableId).toEqual(table._id)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("exportView", () => {
+    it("should be able to delete a view", async () => {
+      await config.createTable()
+      await config.createRow()
+      const view = await config.createView()
+      let res = await request
+        .get(`/api/views/export?view=${view.name}&format=json`)
+        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+        .expect(200)
+      let error
+      try {
+        const obj = JSON.parse(res.text)
+        expect(obj.length).toBe(1)
+      } catch (err) {
+        error = err
+      }
+      expect(error).toBeUndefined()
+      res = await request
+        .get(`/api/views/export?view=${view.name}&format=csv`)
+        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+        .expect(200)
+      // this shouldn't be JSON
+      try {
+        JSON.parse(res.text)
+      } catch (err) {
+        error = err
+      }
+      expect(error).toBeDefined()
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/tests/automation.spec.js b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/automation.spec.js
index f2463b2306..f4d3b4c865 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/tests/automation.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/automation.spec.js
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ const usageQuota = require("../../utilities/usageQuota")
 const thread = require("../thread")
 const triggers = require("../triggers")
 const { basicAutomation, basicTable } = require("../../tests/utilities/structures")
-const TestConfig = require("../../tests/utilities/TestConfiguration")
 const { wait } = require("../../utilities")
 const env = require("../../environment")
 const { makePartial } = require("../../tests/utilities")
 const { cleanInputValues } = require("../automationUtils")
+const setup = require("./utilities")
 
 let workerJob
 
@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@ jest.mock("worker-farm", () => {
 })
 
 describe("Run through some parts of the automations system", () => {
-  let config = new TestConfig(false)
+  let config = setup.getConfig()
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     await automation.init()
     await config.init()
   })
 
+  afterAll(setup.afterAll)
 
   it("should be able to init in builder", async () => {
     await triggers.externalTrigger(basicAutomation(), { a: 1 })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/client.js b/packages/server/src/db/client.js
index b5edb1e877..f6dea33a40 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/client.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/client.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const Pouch = PouchDB.defaults(POUCH_DB_DEFAULTS)
 allDbs(Pouch)
 
 // replicate your local levelDB pouch to a running HTTP compliant couch or pouchdb server.
+/* istanbul ignore next */
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 function replicateLocal() {
   Pouch.allDbs().then(dbs => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.js b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.js
index 9651bfb670..b36b45186a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.js
@@ -171,6 +171,13 @@ class TestConfiguration {
     return this._req(null, { tableId, rowId }, controllers.row.find)
   }
 
+  async getRows(tableId) {
+    if (!tableId && this.table) {
+      tableId = this.table._id
+    }
+    return this._req(null, { tableId }, controllers.row.fetchTableRows)
+  }
+
   async createRole(config = null) {
     config = config || basicRole()
     return this._req(config, null, controllers.role.save)
@@ -195,6 +202,7 @@ class TestConfiguration {
     const view = config || {
       map: "function(doc) { emit(doc[doc.key], doc._id); } ",
       tableId: this.table._id,
+      name: "ViewTest",
     }
     return this._req(view, null, controllers.view.save)
   }