diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 321b7bf68..a233b6462 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "test": "npm run test:frontend && npm run test:server",
     "test:frontend": "jest",
     "test:watch": "jest --watch",
-    "test:server": "jest --config=server/.jest-config"
+    "test:server": "jest --config=server/.jest-config --runInBand"
   },
   "jest": {
     "verbose": false,
diff --git a/server/.jest-config b/server/.jest-config
index ef4c6d8f6..66ce63052 100644
--- a/server/.jest-config
+++ b/server/.jest-config
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
   "setupFiles": [
     "<rootDir>/__mocks__/console.js",
     "./server/test/helper.js"
-  ]
+  ],
+  "testEnvironment": "node"
 }
diff --git a/server/api/user.test.js b/server/api/user.test.js
index f08bc6cc4..061cf3e72 100644
--- a/server/api/user.test.js
+++ b/server/api/user.test.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import { flushdb, seed, sequelize } from '../test/support';
 
 const server = new TestServer(app.callback());
 
+beforeEach(flushdb);
 beforeEach(seed);
-afterEach(flushdb);
 afterAll(() => server.close());
 afterAll(() => sequelize.close());