diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/tests/globalSetup.ts b/globalSetup.ts
similarity index 90%
rename from packages/backend-core/src/tests/globalSetup.ts
rename to globalSetup.ts
index fd9cd8e020..f110bd5cd4 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/tests/globalSetup.ts
+++ b/globalSetup.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export default async function setup() {
     })
     .withCopyFilesToContainer([
       {
-        source: "./src/tests/test-couchdb.ini",
+        source: "./test-couchdb.ini",
         target: "/opt/couchdb/etc/local.d/test-couchdb.ini",
       },
     ])
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export default async function setup() {
     )
     .start()
 
-  // @ts-expect-error
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
   globalThis.__COUCHDB_CONTAINER_ID__ = container.getId()
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/tests/globalTeardown.ts b/globalTeardown.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/backend-core/src/tests/globalTeardown.ts
rename to globalTeardown.ts
diff --git a/packages/server/jest.config.ts b/packages/server/jest.config.ts
index 5795bedca5..bad03f045c 100644
--- a/packages/server/jest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/server/jest.config.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ const baseConfig: Config.InitialProjectOptions = {
     "svelte",
   ],
   setupFilesAfterEnv: ["./src/tests/jestSetup.ts"],
-  globalSetup: "./src/tests/globalSetup.ts",
-  globalTeardown: "./src/tests/globalTeardown.ts",
+  globalSetup: "./../../globalSetup.ts",
+  globalTeardown: "./../../globalTeardown.ts",
   transform: {
     "^.+\\.ts?$": "@swc/jest",
     "^.+\\.js?$": "@swc/jest",
diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/test.sh b/packages/server/scripts/test.sh
index 3ecf8bb794..c9f063c409 100644
--- a/packages/server/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/packages/server/scripts/test.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
+export DEBUG=testcontainers*
+
 if [[ -n $CI ]]
 then
   export NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=4096 --no-node-snapshot $NODE_OPTIONS"
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/globalSetup.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/globalSetup.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fd9cd8e020..0000000000
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/globalSetup.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import { GenericContainer, Wait } from "testcontainers"
-
-export default async function setup() {
-  const container = await new GenericContainer("budibase/couchdb")
-    .withExposedPorts(5984)
-    .withEnvironment({
-      COUCHDB_PASSWORD: "budibase",
-      COUCHDB_USER: "budibase",
-    })
-    .withCopyFilesToContainer([
-      {
-        source: "./src/tests/test-couchdb.ini",
-        target: "/opt/couchdb/etc/local.d/test-couchdb.ini",
-      },
-    ])
-    .withWaitStrategy(
-      Wait.forSuccessfulCommand(
-        "curl http://budibase:budibase@localhost:5984/_up"
-      ).withStartupTimeout(20000)
-    )
-    .start()
-
-  // @ts-expect-error
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
-  globalThis.__COUCHDB_CONTAINER_ID__ = container.getId()
-}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/globalTeardown.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/globalTeardown.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4be959c1f9..0000000000
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/globalTeardown.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import { getContainerRuntimeClient } from "testcontainers"
-
-export default async function teardown() {
-  const client = await getContainerRuntimeClient()
-
-  // @ts-expect-error
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
-  const containerId = globalThis.__COUCHDB_CONTAINER_ID__
-  const container = client.container.getById(containerId)
-  await client.container.stop(container)
-  await client.container.remove(container)
-}
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/tests/globalSetup.ts b/packages/worker/src/tests/globalSetup.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fd9cd8e020..0000000000
--- a/packages/worker/src/tests/globalSetup.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import { GenericContainer, Wait } from "testcontainers"
-
-export default async function setup() {
-  const container = await new GenericContainer("budibase/couchdb")
-    .withExposedPorts(5984)
-    .withEnvironment({
-      COUCHDB_PASSWORD: "budibase",
-      COUCHDB_USER: "budibase",
-    })
-    .withCopyFilesToContainer([
-      {
-        source: "./src/tests/test-couchdb.ini",
-        target: "/opt/couchdb/etc/local.d/test-couchdb.ini",
-      },
-    ])
-    .withWaitStrategy(
-      Wait.forSuccessfulCommand(
-        "curl http://budibase:budibase@localhost:5984/_up"
-      ).withStartupTimeout(20000)
-    )
-    .start()
-
-  // @ts-expect-error
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
-  globalThis.__COUCHDB_CONTAINER_ID__ = container.getId()
-}
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/tests/globalTeardown.ts b/packages/worker/src/tests/globalTeardown.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4be959c1f9..0000000000
--- a/packages/worker/src/tests/globalTeardown.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import { getContainerRuntimeClient } from "testcontainers"
-
-export default async function teardown() {
-  const client = await getContainerRuntimeClient()
-
-  // @ts-expect-error
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
-  const containerId = globalThis.__COUCHDB_CONTAINER_ID__
-  const container = client.container.getById(containerId)
-  await client.container.stop(container)
-  await client.container.remove(container)
-}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/test-couchdb.ini b/test-couchdb.ini
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/server/src/tests/test-couchdb.ini
rename to test-couchdb.ini