diff --git a/packages/backend-core/tests/jestEnv.ts b/packages/backend-core/tests/jestEnv.ts
index 2c797c9fff..10bd1ade39 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/tests/jestEnv.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/tests/jestEnv.ts
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ process.env.COUCH_DB_PASSWORD = "budibase"
 process.env.COUCH_DB_USER = "budibase"
 process.env.API_ENCRYPTION_KEY = "testsecret"
 process.env.JWT_SECRET = "testsecret"
+process.env.DEBUG = "testcontainers*"