diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/db/db.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/db/db.ts
index 3887e8b09f..c54a4faea4 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/db/db.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/db/db.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ const dbList = new Set()
 
 export function getDB(dbName?: string, opts?: any): Database {
   // TODO: once using the test image, need to remove this
-  if (env.isTest()) {
-    dbList.add(dbName)
-    // @ts-ignore
-    return getPouchDB(dbName, opts)
-  }
+  // if (env.isTest()) {
+  //   dbList.add(dbName)
+  //   // @ts-ignore
+  //   return getPouchDB(dbName, opts)
+  // }
   return new DatabaseImpl(dbName, opts)
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/jestSetup.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/jestSetup.ts
index b53ac2d9fa..cebc01b864 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/jestSetup.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/jestSetup.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ env._set("PORT", 0)
 env._set("MINIO_URL", "http://localhost")
 env._set("MINIO_ACCESS_KEY", "test")
 env._set("MINIO_SECRET_KEY", "test")
+env._set("COUCH_DB_USER", "budibase")
+env._set("COUCH_DB_PASSWORD", "budibase")
 
 import { mocks } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
 
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/tests/jestSetup.ts b/packages/worker/src/tests/jestSetup.ts
index ab82cb5be7..467ea73c79 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/tests/jestSetup.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/tests/jestSetup.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import env from "../environment"
+import { env as coreEnv } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 
 env._set("SELF_HOSTED", "0")
 env._set("NODE_ENV", "jest")
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ env._set("MINIO_SECRET_KEY", "test")
 env._set("PLATFORM_URL", "http://localhost:10000")
 env._set("INTERNAL_API_KEY", "test")
 env._set("DISABLE_ACCOUNT_PORTAL", false)
+coreEnv._set("COUCH_DB_USER", "budibase")
+coreEnv._set("COUCH_DB_PASSWORD", "budibase")
 
 import { mocks } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"