diff --git a/jestTestcontainersConfigGenerator.js b/jestTestcontainersConfigGenerator.js
index 4b94cf5016..4b8afe327d 100644
--- a/jestTestcontainersConfigGenerator.js
+++ b/jestTestcontainersConfigGenerator.js
@@ -1,9 +1,26 @@
 module.exports = () => {
   return {
-    dockerCompose: {
-      composeFilePath: "../../hosting",
-      composeFile: "docker-compose.test.yaml",
-      startupTimeout: 10000,
-    },
+    couchdb: {
+      image: "budibase/couchdb",
+      ports: [5984],
+      env: {
+        COUCHDB_PASSWORD: "budibase",
+        COUCHDB_USER: "budibase",
+      },
+      wait: {
+        type: "ports",
+        timeout: 10000,
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
+
+// module.exports = () => {
+//   return {
+//     dockerCompose: {
+//       composeFilePath: "../../hosting",
+//       composeFile: "docker-compose.test.yaml",
+//       startupTimeout: 10000,
+//     },
+//   }
+// }
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index a423f99697..a5b5a4a968 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "2.9.30-alpha.8",
+  "version": "2.9.30-alpha.9",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "packages": [
     "packages/*"
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/tests/core/utilities/testContainerUtils.ts b/packages/backend-core/tests/core/utilities/testContainerUtils.ts
index 06bd91392e..7da6cbc777 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/tests/core/utilities/testContainerUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/tests/core/utilities/testContainerUtils.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ function getTestContainerSettings(
 ): string | null {
   const entry = Object.entries(global).find(
     ([k]) =>
-      k.includes(`_${serverName.toUpperCase()}`) &&
-      k.includes(`_${key.toUpperCase()}__`)
+      k.includes(`${serverName.toUpperCase()}`) &&
+      k.includes(`${key.toUpperCase()}`)
   )
   if (!entry) {
     return null
@@ -67,27 +67,14 @@ function getContainerInfo(containerName: string, port: number) {
 }
 
 function getCouchConfig() {
-  return getContainerInfo("couchdb-service", 5984)
-}
-
-function getMinioConfig() {
-  return getContainerInfo("minio-service", 9000)
-}
-
-function getRedisConfig() {
-  return getContainerInfo("redis-service", 6379)
+  return getContainerInfo("couchdb", 5984)
 }
 
 export function setupEnv(...envs: any[]) {
-  const couch = getCouchConfig(),
-    minio = getMinioConfig(),
-    redis = getRedisConfig()
+  const couch = getCouchConfig()
   const configs = [
     { key: "COUCH_DB_PORT", value: couch.port },
     { key: "COUCH_DB_URL", value: couch.url },
-    { key: "MINIO_PORT", value: minio.port },
-    { key: "MINIO_URL", value: minio.url },
-    { key: "REDIS_URL", value: redis.url },
   ]
 
   for (const config of configs.filter(x => !!x.value)) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/app.ts b/packages/server/src/app.ts
index 1f38448efb..4b501718a8 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/app.ts
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ import { startup } from "./startup"
 let app: Koa, server: Server
 
 async function start() {
+  // if API disabled, could run automations instead
   if (apiEnabled()) {
     const koa = createKoaApp()
     app = koa.app
     server = koa.server
   }
+  // startup includes automation runner - if enabled
   await startup(app, server)
   if (env.isProd()) {
     env._set("NODE_ENV", "production")