diff --git a/hosting/.env b/hosting/.env
index c5638a266f..7616487c40 100644
--- a/hosting/.env
+++ b/hosting/.env
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ MINIO_ACCESS_KEY=budibase
 MINIO_SECRET_KEY=budibase
 COUCH_DB_PASSWORD=budibase
 COUCH_DB_USER=budibase
+COUCHDB_PASSWORD=budibase
+COUCHDB_USER=budibase
 REDIS_PASSWORD=budibase
 INTERNAL_API_KEY=budibase
 
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/db/utils.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/db/utils.ts
index 5e501c8d22..233d044eaa 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/db/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/db/utils.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   APP_PREFIX,
 } from "../constants"
 import { getTenantId, getGlobalDB, getGlobalDBName } from "../context"
-import { doWithDB, allDbs, directCouchAllDbs } from "./db"
+import { doWithDB, directCouchAllDbs } from "./db"
 import { getAppMetadata } from "../cache/appMetadata"
 import { isDevApp, isDevAppID, getProdAppID } from "./conversions"
 import * as events from "../events"
@@ -262,10 +262,7 @@ export function getStartEndKeyURL(baseKey: any, tenantId?: string) {
  */
 export async function getAllDbs(opts = { efficient: false }) {
   const efficient = opts && opts.efficient
-  // specifically for testing we use the pouch package for this
-  if (env.isTest()) {
-    return allDbs()
-  }
+
   let dbs: any[] = []
   async function addDbs(queryString?: string) {
     const json = await directCouchAllDbs(queryString)