diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/search.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/search.spec.ts
index d27d0e677c..ce9ef8034b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/search.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/search.spec.ts
@@ -2085,104 +2085,105 @@ describe.each([
       })
     })
 
-  describe("relations to same table", () => {
-    let relatedTable: Table, relatedRows: Row[]
+  isInternal &&
+    describe("relations to same table", () => {
+      let relatedTable: Table, relatedRows: Row[]
 
-    beforeAll(async () => {
-      relatedTable = await createTable(
-        {
-          name: { name: "name", type: FieldType.STRING },
-        },
-        "productCategory"
-      )
-      table = await createTable({
-        name: { name: "name", type: FieldType.STRING },
-        related1: {
-          type: FieldType.LINK,
-          name: "related1",
-          fieldName: "main1",
-          tableId: relatedTable._id!,
-          relationshipType: RelationshipType.MANY_TO_MANY,
-        },
-        related2: {
-          type: FieldType.LINK,
-          name: "related2",
-          fieldName: "main2",
-          tableId: relatedTable._id!,
-          relationshipType: RelationshipType.MANY_TO_MANY,
-        },
-      })
-      relatedRows = await Promise.all([
-        config.api.row.save(relatedTable._id!, { name: "foo" }),
-        config.api.row.save(relatedTable._id!, { name: "bar" }),
-        config.api.row.save(relatedTable._id!, { name: "baz" }),
-        config.api.row.save(relatedTable._id!, { name: "boo" }),
-      ])
-      await Promise.all([
-        config.api.row.save(table._id!, {
-          name: "test",
-          related1: [relatedRows[0]._id!],
-          related2: [relatedRows[1]._id!],
-        }),
-        config.api.row.save(table._id!, {
-          name: "test2",
-          related1: [relatedRows[2]._id!],
-          related2: [relatedRows[3]._id!],
-        }),
-      ])
-    })
-
-    it("should be able to relate to same table", async () => {
-      await expectSearch({
-        query: {},
-      }).toContainExactly([
-        {
-          name: "test",
-          related1: [{ _id: relatedRows[0]._id }],
-          related2: [{ _id: relatedRows[1]._id }],
-        },
-        {
-          name: "test2",
-          related1: [{ _id: relatedRows[2]._id }],
-          related2: [{ _id: relatedRows[3]._id }],
-        },
-      ])
-    })
-
-    isSqs &&
-      it("should be able to filter down to second row with equal", async () => {
-        await expectSearch({
-          query: {
-            equal: {
-              ["related1.name"]: "baz",
-            },
-          },
-        }).toContainExactly([
+      beforeAll(async () => {
+        relatedTable = await createTable(
           {
-            name: "test2",
-            related1: [{ _id: relatedRows[2]._id }],
+            name: { name: "name", type: FieldType.STRING },
           },
+          "productCategory"
+        )
+        table = await createTable({
+          name: { name: "name", type: FieldType.STRING },
+          related1: {
+            type: FieldType.LINK,
+            name: "related1",
+            fieldName: "main1",
+            tableId: relatedTable._id!,
+            relationshipType: RelationshipType.MANY_TO_MANY,
+          },
+          related2: {
+            type: FieldType.LINK,
+            name: "related2",
+            fieldName: "main2",
+            tableId: relatedTable._id!,
+            relationshipType: RelationshipType.MANY_TO_MANY,
+          },
+        })
+        relatedRows = await Promise.all([
+          config.api.row.save(relatedTable._id!, { name: "foo" }),
+          config.api.row.save(relatedTable._id!, { name: "bar" }),
+          config.api.row.save(relatedTable._id!, { name: "baz" }),
+          config.api.row.save(relatedTable._id!, { name: "boo" }),
+        ])
+        await Promise.all([
+          config.api.row.save(table._id!, {
+            name: "test",
+            related1: [relatedRows[0]._id!],
+            related2: [relatedRows[1]._id!],
+          }),
+          config.api.row.save(table._id!, {
+            name: "test2",
+            related1: [relatedRows[2]._id!],
+            related2: [relatedRows[3]._id!],
+          }),
         ])
       })
 
-    isSqs &&
-      it("should be able to filter down to first row with not equal", async () => {
+      it("should be able to relate to same table", async () => {
         await expectSearch({
-          query: {
-            notEqual: {
-              ["1:related2.name"]: "bar",
-              ["2:related2.name"]: "baz",
-              ["3:related2.name"]: "boo",
-            },
-          },
+          query: {},
         }).toContainExactly([
           {
             name: "test",
             related1: [{ _id: relatedRows[0]._id }],
+            related2: [{ _id: relatedRows[1]._id }],
+          },
+          {
+            name: "test2",
+            related1: [{ _id: relatedRows[2]._id }],
+            related2: [{ _id: relatedRows[3]._id }],
           },
         ])
       })
-  })
+
+      isSqs &&
+        it("should be able to filter down to second row with equal", async () => {
+          await expectSearch({
+            query: {
+              equal: {
+                ["related1.name"]: "baz",
+              },
+            },
+          }).toContainExactly([
+            {
+              name: "test2",
+              related1: [{ _id: relatedRows[2]._id }],
+            },
+          ])
+        })
+
+      isSqs &&
+        it("should be able to filter down to first row with not equal", async () => {
+          await expectSearch({
+            query: {
+              notEqual: {
+                ["1:related2.name"]: "bar",
+                ["2:related2.name"]: "baz",
+                ["3:related2.name"]: "boo",
+              },
+            },
+          }).toContainExactly([
+            {
+              name: "test",
+              related1: [{ _id: relatedRows[0]._id }],
+            },
+          ])
+        })
+    })
 
   isInternal &&
     describe("no column error backwards compat", () => {