diff --git a/sources/packages/api/package.json b/sources/packages/api/package.json
index 183d1270c9..12fdc2b998 100644
--- a/sources/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/sources/packages/api/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "test:e2e": "ENVIRONMENT=test jest --config ./test/jest-e2e.json",
     "setup:db": "ts-node scripts/setupDB",
     "local": "ENVIRONMENT=local NODE_ENV=local npm run start:dev",
-    "test:local": "NODE_ENV=local jest",
+    "test:local": "NODE_ENV=local ENVIRONMENT=test jest",
     "setup:archive:db": "ts-node scripts/setupArchiveDB",
     "docker:start": "npm run setup:db && npm run setup:archive:db && node dist/main"
   },
diff --git a/sources/packages/api/src/app.controller.spec.ts b/sources/packages/api/src/app.controller.spec.ts
index a3aaa14510..6994c9bb42 100644
--- a/sources/packages/api/src/app.controller.spec.ts
+++ b/sources/packages/api/src/app.controller.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require("../env_setup");
 import { Test, TestingModule } from "@nestjs/testing";
 import { getConnection } from "typeorm";
 import { AppController } from "./app.controller";
diff --git a/sources/packages/api/src/route-controllers/config/config.controller.spec.ts b/sources/packages/api/src/route-controllers/config/config.controller.spec.ts
index 9e9d835789..3f2867670b 100644
--- a/sources/packages/api/src/route-controllers/config/config.controller.spec.ts
+++ b/sources/packages/api/src/route-controllers/config/config.controller.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require("../../../env_setup");
 import { Test, TestingModule } from "@nestjs/testing";
 import { ConfigService } from "../../services/config/config.service";
 import { ConfigController } from "./config.controller";
diff --git a/sources/packages/api/src/route-controllers/institution/institution.controller.spec.ts b/sources/packages/api/src/route-controllers/institution/institution.controller.spec.ts
index 5c6928c5f2..0a3201c5a3 100644
--- a/sources/packages/api/src/route-controllers/institution/institution.controller.spec.ts
+++ b/sources/packages/api/src/route-controllers/institution/institution.controller.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require("../../../env_setup");
 import { Test, TestingModule } from "@nestjs/testing";
 import {
   BCeIDService,
diff --git a/sources/packages/api/src/route-controllers/student/student.controller.spec.ts b/sources/packages/api/src/route-controllers/student/student.controller.spec.ts
index 521cfad18f..fa5a052ac0 100644
--- a/sources/packages/api/src/route-controllers/student/student.controller.spec.ts
+++ b/sources/packages/api/src/route-controllers/student/student.controller.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require("../../../env_setup");
 import { Test, TestingModule } from "@nestjs/testing";
 import { ArchiveDbService, StudentService, UserService } from "../../services";
 import { StudentController } from "./student.controller";
diff --git a/sources/packages/api/src/route-controllers/user/user.controller.spec.ts b/sources/packages/api/src/route-controllers/user/user.controller.spec.ts
index e0ba03d4da..074c200346 100644
--- a/sources/packages/api/src/route-controllers/user/user.controller.spec.ts
+++ b/sources/packages/api/src/route-controllers/user/user.controller.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require("../../../env_setup");
 import { Test, TestingModule } from "@nestjs/testing";
 import { DatabaseService } from "../../database/database.service";
 import { DatabaseModule } from "../../database/database.module";
diff --git a/sources/packages/api/src/services/form/form.service.spec.ts b/sources/packages/api/src/services/form/form.service.spec.ts
index f18b9ddb68..b210ee781a 100644
--- a/sources/packages/api/src/services/form/form.service.spec.ts
+++ b/sources/packages/api/src/services/form/form.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require("../../../env_setup");
 import { Test, TestingModule } from "@nestjs/testing";
 import { ConfigService } from "../config/config.service";
 import { FormService } from "./form.service";
diff --git a/sources/packages/api/src/services/rule-engine/rule-engine.service.spec.ts b/sources/packages/api/src/services/rule-engine/rule-engine.service.spec.ts
index da970770ff..af9fff46f4 100644
--- a/sources/packages/api/src/services/rule-engine/rule-engine.service.spec.ts
+++ b/sources/packages/api/src/services/rule-engine/rule-engine.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require("../../../env_setup");
 import { Test, TestingModule } from "@nestjs/testing";
 import { ConfigService } from "../config/config.service";
 import { ServiceAccountService } from "../service-account/service-account.service";
diff --git a/sources/packages/api/src/services/service-account/service-account.service.spec.ts b/sources/packages/api/src/services/service-account/service-account.service.spec.ts
index ded534ad51..e4f8950645 100644
--- a/sources/packages/api/src/services/service-account/service-account.service.spec.ts
+++ b/sources/packages/api/src/services/service-account/service-account.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require("../../../env_setup");
 import { Test, TestingModule } from "@nestjs/testing";
 import { ConfigService } from "../config/config.service";
 import { ServiceAccountService } from "./service-account.service";
diff --git a/sources/packages/api/src/services/user/user.service.spec.ts b/sources/packages/api/src/services/user/user.service.spec.ts
index fab4d8c52f..31e11e2120 100644
--- a/sources/packages/api/src/services/user/user.service.spec.ts
+++ b/sources/packages/api/src/services/user/user.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require("../../../env_setup");
 import { Test, TestingModule } from "@nestjs/testing";
 import { DatabaseService } from "../../database/database.service";
 import { DatabaseModule } from "../../database/database.module";
diff --git a/sources/packages/api/src/testHelpers/testDBSetup.ts b/sources/packages/api/src/testHelpers/testDBSetup.ts
index aff4ab0cf5..61355c7d0e 100644
--- a/sources/packages/api/src/testHelpers/testDBSetup.ts
+++ b/sources/packages/api/src/testHelpers/testDBSetup.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export async function setupDB() {
   try {
     const connection = await createConnection({
       ...config,
-      logging: ["error", "warn", "info"],
+      logging: ["error", "warn"],
     });
     return connection;
   } catch (excp) {