diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/database/ModelDataTable/api.js b/packages/builder/src/components/database/ModelDataTable/api.js
index a0f3105397..d35348b180 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/database/ModelDataTable/api.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/database/ModelDataTable/api.js
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ export async function loadRecord(key, { appname, instanceId }) {
   return await response.json()
 }
 
-export async function saveRecord({ record, instanceId, modelId }) {
-  const SAVE_RECORDS_URL = `/api/${instanceId}/${modelId}/records`
+export async function saveRecord(record, instanceId) {
+  const SAVE_RECORDS_URL = `/api/${instanceId}/records`
   const response = await api.post(SAVE_RECORDS_URL, record)
   return await response.json()
 }
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/database/ModelDataTable/modals/CreateEditRecord.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/database/ModelDataTable/modals/CreateEditRecord.svelte
index 380442fa71..90755da980 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/database/ModelDataTable/modals/CreateEditRecord.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/database/ModelDataTable/modals/CreateEditRecord.svelte
@@ -43,19 +43,22 @@
   }
 
   async function saveRecord() {
-    const recordResponse = await api.saveRecord({
-      record,
-      instanceId,
-      modelId: $backendUiStore.selectedModel._id
-    })
+    const recordResponse = await api.saveRecord(
+      {
+        ...record,
+        modelId: $backendUiStore.selectedModel._id,
+      },
+      instanceId
+    )
     if (recordResponse.errors) {
-      errors = recordResponse.errors;
-      return;
+      errors = recordResponse.errors
+      return
     }
 
     backendUiStore.update(state => {
       state.selectedView = state.selectedView
       return state
+      onClosed();
     })
   }
 </script>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/database/ModelDataTable/modals/CreateUser.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/database/ModelDataTable/modals/CreateUser.svelte
index 28e396d5c3..7d1037fce3 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/database/ModelDataTable/modals/CreateUser.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/database/ModelDataTable/modals/CreateUser.svelte
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
   async function createUser() {
     const user = { name: username, username, password }
     const response = await api.createUser(user, instanceId);
-    console.log(response);
     backendUiStore.actions.users.create(response)
     onClosed()
   }
@@ -22,11 +21,14 @@
 
 <form on:submit|preventDefault class="uk-form-stacked">
   <div>
-    <label class="uk-form-label" for="form-stacked-text">Username</label>
-    <input class="uk-input" type="text" bind:value={username} />
-    <label class="uk-form-label" for="form-stacked-text">Password</label>
-    <input class="uk-input" type="password" bind:value={password} />
-    <label class="uk-form-label" for="form-stacked-text">Access Levels</label>
+    <div class="uk-margin">
+      <label class="uk-form-label" for="form-stacked-text">Username</label>
+      <input class="uk-input" type="text" bind:value={username} />
+    </div>
+    <div class="uk-margin">
+      <label class="uk-form-label" for="form-stacked-text">Password</label>
+      <input class="uk-input" type="password" bind:value={password} />
+    </div>
   </div>
   <footer>
     <ActionButton alert on:click={onClosed}>Cancel</ActionButton>
diff --git a/packages/server/config.js b/packages/server/config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25256fcc13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module.exports = () => ({
+  datastore: "local",
+  datastoreConfig: {
+    rootPath: "./myapps/.data",
+  },
+  keys: ["secret1", "secret2"],
+  port: 4001,
+  latestPackagesFolder: "./myapps",
+  extraMasterPlugins: {},
+  dev: true,
+  customizeMaster: appDefinition => appDefinition,
+  useAppRootPath: true,
+})
diff --git a/packages/server/middleware/controllers/client.js b/packages/server/middleware/controllers/client.js
index 981b541441..1d9d2fcc58 100644
--- a/packages/server/middleware/controllers/client.js
+++ b/packages/server/middleware/controllers/client.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ exports.create = async function(ctx) {
       by_type: { 
         map: function(doc) { 
           emit([doc.type], doc._id); 
-        } 
+        }.toString() 
       } 
     }
   });
diff --git a/packages/server/middleware/controllers/instance.js b/packages/server/middleware/controllers/instance.js
index fe8a116780..12fb53844d 100644
--- a/packages/server/middleware/controllers/instance.js
+++ b/packages/server/middleware/controllers/instance.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ exports.create = async function(ctx) {
   // await couchdb.db.create(instanceName);
 
   const { clientId, applicationId } = ctx.params;
-  const db = new CouchDB(ctx.config)(instanceName);
+  const db = new CouchDB(instanceName);
   await db.put({
     _id: "_design/database",
     metadata: {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ exports.create = async function(ctx) {
         map: function(doc) { 
           emit([doc.type], doc._id); 
         }.toString() 
-      } 
+      }
     }
   });
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ exports.destroy = async function(ctx) {
   const clientDb = new CouchDB(metadata.clientId);
   const budibaseApp = await clientDb.get(metadata.applicationId);
   budibaseApp.instances = budibaseApp.instances.filter(instance => instance !== ctx.params.instanceId);
-  await clientDb.put(budibaseApp);
+  const updatedApp = await clientDb.put(budibaseApp);
 
   ctx.body = {
     message: `Instance Database ${ctx.params.instanceId} successfully destroyed.`,
diff --git a/packages/server/middleware/controllers/record.js b/packages/server/middleware/controllers/record.js
index 474f395191..99d2fc71be 100644
--- a/packages/server/middleware/controllers/record.js
+++ b/packages/server/middleware/controllers/record.js
@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@ exports.save = async function(ctx) {
   if (existingRecord) {
     const response = await db.put({ ...record, _id: existingRecord._id });
     ctx.body = {
-      message: "Record updated successfully.",
+      message: `${model.name} updated successfully.`,
       status: 200,
-      record: response
+      record: {
+        ...record,
+        ...response
+      } 
     }
     return
   }
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ exports.save = async function(ctx) {
 
   ctx.body = record
   ctx.status = 200
-  ctx.message = `${model.name} ${record._rev ? "updated" : "created"} successfully`
+  ctx.message = `${model.name} created successfully`
 }
 
 exports.fetch = async function(ctx) {
@@ -62,5 +65,5 @@ exports.find = async function(ctx) {
 exports.destroy = async function(ctx) {
   const databaseId = ctx.params.instanceId;
   const db = new CouchDB(databaseId)
-  ctx.body = await db.destroy(ctx.params.recordId, ctx.params.revId);
+  ctx.body = await db.remove(ctx.params.recordId, ctx.params.revId);
 };
diff --git a/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/application.spec.js b/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/application.spec.js
index c0e63ac52a..02a9930175 100644
--- a/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/application.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/application.spec.js
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ describe("/applications", () => {
   });
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    await destroyDatabase(CLIENT_DB_ID)
     server.close();
+    await destroyDatabase(CLIENT_DB_ID)
   })
 
   describe("create", () => {
diff --git a/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/client.spec.js b/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/client.spec.js
index 26016c8a57..ebf5660720 100644
--- a/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/client.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/client.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const supertest = require("supertest");
 const app = require("../../../../app");
-const { createClientDatabase, destroyDatabase } = require("./couchTestUtils")
+const { createClientDatabase, destroyClientDatabase } = require("./couchTestUtils")
 
 
 const CLIENT_DB_ID = "client-testing";
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const CLIENT_DB_ID = "client-testing";
 describe("/clients", () => {
   let request;
   let server;
+  let db;
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
     server = await app({
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ describe("/clients", () => {
 
   describe("create", () => {
     afterEach(async () => {
-      await destroyDatabase(CLIENT_DB_ID);
+      await destroyClientDatabase();
     });
 
     it("returns a success message when the client database is successfully created", done => {
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ describe("/clients", () => {
 
   describe("destroy", () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
-      await createClientDatabase();
+      db = await createClientDatabase();
     });
 
     it("returns a success message when the client database is successfully destroyed", async done => {
diff --git a/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/couchTestUtils.js b/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/couchTestUtils.js
index b83d7af052..ec230c2bec 100644
--- a/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/couchTestUtils.js
+++ b/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/couchTestUtils.js
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 const couchdb = require("../../../../db")
 const createClientDb = require("../../../../db/initialiseClientDb")
 
 const CLIENT_DB_ID = "client-testing"
+=======
+const CouchDB = require("../../../../db");
+const CLIENT_DB_ID = "client-testing";
+>>>>>>> fixing tests
 const TEST_APP_ID = "test-app";
 
-exports.destroyDatabase = couchdb.db.destroy;
-
 exports.createModel = async (instanceId, model) => {
   model = model || {
     "name": "TestModel",
@@ -15,8 +18,8 @@ exports.createModel = async (instanceId, model) => {
       "name": { "type": "string" }
     }
   }
-  const db = couchdb.db.use(instanceId);
-  const response = await db.insert(model);
+  const db = new CouchDB(instanceId);
+  const response = await db.post(model);
 
   const designDoc = await db.get("_design/database");
   designDoc.views = {
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ exports.createModel = async (instanceId, model) => {
       }`
     }
   };
-  await db.insert(designDoc, designDoc._id);
+  await db.put(designDoc);
 
   return {
     ...response,
@@ -37,20 +40,36 @@ exports.createModel = async (instanceId, model) => {
   };
 } 
 
-exports.createClientDatabase = async () =>
-  await createClientDb({
-    database: "couch",
-    clientId: CLIENT_DB_ID,
-  })
+exports.createClientDatabase = async () => {
+  const db = new CouchDB(CLIENT_DB_ID);
 
-exports.destroyClientDatabase = async () => await couchdb.db.destroy(CLIENT_DB_ID);
+  await db.put({
+    _id: "_design/client",
+    views: { 
+      by_type: { 
+        map: function(doc) { 
+          emit([doc.type], doc._id); 
+        } 
+      }.toString() 
+    }
+  });
+
+  await db.put({
+    _id: TEST_APP_ID,
+    type: "app",
+    instances: []
+  });
+
+  return db;
+}
+
+exports.destroyClientDatabase = async () => new CouchDB(CLIENT_DB_ID).destroy();
 
 exports.createInstanceDatabase = async instanceId => {
-  await couchdb.db.create(instanceId);
+  const db = new CouchDB(instanceId);
 
-  const db = couchdb.db.use(instanceId);
-
-  await db.insert({
+  await db.put({
+    _id: "_design/database",
     metadata: {
       clientId: CLIENT_DB_ID,
       applicationId: TEST_APP_ID
@@ -59,17 +78,17 @@ exports.createInstanceDatabase = async instanceId => {
       by_type: { 
         map: function(doc) { 
           emit([doc.type], doc._id); 
-        } 
+        }.toString()
       } 
     }
-  }, '_design/database');
+  });
 
-  return instanceId;
+  return db;
 }
 
 exports.insertDocument = async (databaseId, document) => {
   const { id, ...documentFields } = document;
-  await couchdb.db.use(databaseId).insert(documentFields, id);
+  await new CouchDB(databaseId).put({ _id: id, ...documentFields });
 }
 
 exports.createSchema = async (request, instanceId, schema) => {
diff --git a/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/instance.spec.js b/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/instance.spec.js
index 82ffe5a0f6..80a222c192 100644
--- a/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/instance.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/instance.spec.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const supertest = require("supertest");
 const app = require("../../../../app");
 const { 
   createInstanceDatabase, 
-  destroyDatabase, 
   createClientDatabase,
   destroyClientDatabase
 } = require("./couchTestUtils");
@@ -29,13 +28,13 @@ describe("/instances", () => {
   })
 
   describe("create", () => {
+
     beforeEach(async () => {
-      await createClientDatabase();
+      clientDb = await createClientDatabase();
     });
 
     afterEach(async () => {
       await destroyClientDatabase();
-      await destroyDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
     });
 
     it("returns a success message when the instance database is successfully created", done => {
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ describe("/instances", () => {
   describe("destroy", () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
       await createClientDatabase();
-      await createInstanceDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
+      instanceDb = await createInstanceDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
     });
 
     afterEach(async () => {
diff --git a/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/model.spec.js b/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/model.spec.js
index 323224390e..961189b9dd 100644
--- a/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/model.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/model.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const supertest = require("supertest");
 const app = require("../../../../app");
-const { createInstanceDatabase, createModel, destroyDatabase } = require("./couchTestUtils");
+const { createInstanceDatabase, createModel } = require("./couchTestUtils");
 
 
 const TEST_INSTANCE_ID = "testing-123";
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ describe("/models", () => {
   })
 
   describe("create", () => {
+    let db;
+
     beforeEach(async () => {
-      await createInstanceDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
+      db = await createInstanceDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
     });
 
     afterEach(async () => {
-      await destroyDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
+      await db.destroy();
     });
 
     it("returns a success message when the model is successfully created", done => {
@@ -54,14 +56,15 @@ describe("/models", () => {
 
   describe("fetch", () => {
     let testModel;
+    let db;
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
-      await createInstanceDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
+      db = await createInstanceDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
       testModel = await createModel(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
     });
 
     afterEach(async () => {
-      await destroyDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
+      await db.destroy();
     });
 
     it("returns all the models for that instance in the response body", done => {
@@ -81,14 +84,15 @@ describe("/models", () => {
 
   describe("destroy", () => {
     let testModel;
+    let db;
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
-      await createInstanceDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
+      db = await createInstanceDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
       testModel = await createModel(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
     });
 
     afterEach(async () => {
-      await destroyDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
+      await db.destroy();
     });
 
     it("returns a success response when a model is deleted.", done => {
diff --git a/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/record.spec.js b/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/record.spec.js
index c0cd62d056..ae4e40fc88 100644
--- a/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/record.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/record.spec.js
@@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
 const supertest = require("supertest");
 const app = require("../../../../app");
-const { createInstanceDatabase, createModel, destroyDatabase } = require("./couchTestUtils");
-const { getNewRecord } = require("../../../../../common/lib/records/getNewRecord")
-const { testSchema } = require("../../../../../common/lib/testUtils/testSchema")
+const { createInstanceDatabase, createModel } = require("./couchTestUtils");
 
 const TEST_INSTANCE_ID = "testing-123";
 
+const CONTACT_MODEL = {
+  "name": "Contact",
+  "type": "model",
+  "key": "name",
+  "schema": {
+    "name": { "type": "string" },
+    "age": { "type": "number" }
+  }
+};
+
 describe("/records", () => {
   let request;
   let server;
+  let db;
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
     server = await app({
@@ -24,21 +33,23 @@ describe("/records", () => {
   })
 
   describe("save, load, update, delete", () => {
-    const schema = testSchema()
+    let record;
+    let model;
 
-    beforeAll(async () => {
-      await createInstanceDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
-      await createModel(TEST_INSTANCE_ID, schema.findModel("Contact"))
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      db = await createInstanceDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
+      model = await createModel(TEST_INSTANCE_ID, CONTACT_MODEL)
+      record = {
+        name: "Test Contact",
+        status: "new",
+        modelId: model.id
+      }
     });
 
-    afterAll(async () => {
-      await destroyDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
+    afterEach(async () => {
+      await db.destroy();
     });
 
-    let record = getNewRecord(schema, "Contact")
-    record.name = "Test Contact"
-    record.Status = "new"
-
     it("returns a success message when the record is created", done => {
       request
         .post(`/api/${TEST_INSTANCE_ID}/records`)
@@ -47,69 +58,65 @@ describe("/records", () => {
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
         .expect(200)
         .end(async (err, res) => {
-            expect(res.res.statusMessage.toLowerCase()).toEqual("contact created successfully")           
+            expect(res.res.statusMessage).toEqual("Contact created successfully")           
             expect(res.body.name).toEqual("Test Contact")
             expect(res.body._rev).toBeDefined()   
-            record = res.body         
             done();
         });
     })
 
     it("updates a record successfully", async () => {
-      record.name = "Updated Name"
+      const existing = await db.post(record);
+
       const res = await request
         .post(`/api/${TEST_INSTANCE_ID}/records`)
-        .send(record)
+        .send({
+          _id: existing.id,
+          _rev: existing.rev,
+          modelId: model.id,
+          name: "Updated Name",
+        })
         .set("Accept", "application/json")
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
         .expect(200)
       
-      expect(res.res.statusMessage.toLowerCase()).toEqual("contact updated successfully")
-      expect(res.body.name).toEqual("Updated Name")
-      record = res.body
+      expect(res.body.message).toEqual("Contact updated successfully.")
+      expect(res.body.record.name).toEqual("Updated Name")
     })
 
     it("should load a record", async () => {
+      const existing = await db.post(record);
+
       const res = await request
-        .get(`/api/${TEST_INSTANCE_ID}/records/${record._id}`)
+        .get(`/api/${TEST_INSTANCE_ID}/records/${existing.id}`)
         .set("Accept", "application/json")
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
         .expect(200)
-      expect(res.body).toEqual(record)
+
+      expect(res.body).toEqual({
+        ...record,
+        _id: existing.id,
+        _rev: existing.rev
+      })
     })
 
     it("should list all records for given modelId", async () => {
-      const secondRecord = getNewRecord(schema, "Contact")
-      secondRecord.name = "Second Contact"
-      secondRecord.Status = "new"
+      const newRecord = {
+        modelId: model.id,
+        name: "Second Contact",
+        status: "new"
+      }
 
-      await request
-        .post(`/api/${TEST_INSTANCE_ID}/records`)
-        .send(secondRecord)
-        .set("Accept", "application/json")
+      await db.post(newRecord);
 
       const res = await request
-        .get(`/api/${TEST_INSTANCE_ID}/${record.modelId}/records`)
+        .get(`/api/${TEST_INSTANCE_ID}/all_${newRecord.modelId}/records`)
         .set("Accept", "application/json")
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
         .expect(200)
 
-      expect(res.body.length).toBe(2)
-      console.log(JSON.stringify(res.body, undefined, 2))
-      expect(res.body.find(c => c.name === record.name)).toBeDefined()
-      expect(res.body.find(c => c.name === secondRecord.name)).toBeDefined()
-    })
-
-    it("should return 404 when load, after a delete", async () => {
-      await request
-        .delete(`/api/${TEST_INSTANCE_ID}/records/${record._id}/${record._rev}`)
-        .expect(200)
-
-      await request
-        .get(`/api/${TEST_INSTANCE_ID}/records/${record._id}`)
-        .set("Accept", "application/json")
-        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
-        .expect(404)
+      expect(res.body.length).toBe(1)
+      expect(res.body[0].name).toEqual(newRecord.name);
     })
 
     it("load should return 404 when record does not exist", async () => {
@@ -119,6 +126,5 @@ describe("/records", () => {
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
         .expect(404)
     })
-
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/user.spec.js b/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/user.spec.js
index 9c757370f9..f6fb33139b 100644
--- a/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/user.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/user.spec.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 const supertest = require("supertest");
 const app = require("../../../../app");
 const { 
-  createInstanceDatabase, 
-  destroyDatabase 
+  createInstanceDatabase
 } = require("./couchTestUtils");
 
 
@@ -29,12 +28,14 @@ describe("/users", () => {
   })
 
   describe("fetch", () => {
+    let db;
+
     beforeEach(async () => {
-      await createInstanceDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
+      db = await createInstanceDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
     });
 
     afterEach(async () => {
-      await destroyDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
+      await db.destroy();
     });
 
     it("returns a list of users from an instance db", done => {
@@ -52,18 +53,20 @@ describe("/users", () => {
     });
 
   describe("create", () => {
+    let db;
+
     beforeEach(async () => {
-      await createInstanceDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
+      db = await createInstanceDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
     });
 
     afterEach(async () => {
-      await destroyDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
+      await db.destroy();
     });
 
     it("returns a success message when a user is successfully created", done => {
       request
         .post(`/api/${TEST_INSTANCE_ID}/users`)
-        .send({ name: "John" })
+        .send({ name: "Bill", username: "bill1", password: "password" })
         .set("Accept", "application/json")
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
         .expect(200)
diff --git a/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/view.spec.js b/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/view.spec.js
index 2eed82c7d0..0fe298440b 100644
--- a/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/view.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/middleware/routes/neo/tests/view.spec.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const TEST_INSTANCE_ID = "testing-123";
 describe("/views", () => {
   let request;
   let server;
+  let db;
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
     server = await app({
@@ -24,11 +25,11 @@ describe("/views", () => {
 
   describe("create", () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
-      await createInstanceDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
+      db = await createInstanceDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
     });
 
     afterEach(async () => {
-      await destroyDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
+      await db.destroy();
     });
 
     it("returns a success message when the view is successfully created", done => {
@@ -55,13 +56,15 @@ describe("/views", () => {
     });
 
   describe("fetch", () => {
+    let db;
+
     beforeEach(async () => {
-      await createInstanceDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
+      db = await createInstanceDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
       await createModel(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
     });
 
     afterEach(async () => {
-      await destroyDatabase(TEST_INSTANCE_ID);
+      await db.destroy();
     });
 
     it("returns a list of all the views that exist in the instance database", done => {
diff --git a/packages/server/testing/000005.ldb b/packages/server/testing/000005.ldb
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index 0000000000..d4865c7f77
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diff --git a/packages/server/testing/CURRENT b/packages/server/testing/CURRENT
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cacca7574c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/testing/CURRENT
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+MANIFEST-000004
diff --git a/packages/server/testing/LOCK b/packages/server/testing/LOCK
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/server/testing/LOG b/packages/server/testing/LOG
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9fcd97cc6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/testing/LOG
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+2020/04/24-17:59:26.471929 70000b6a2000 Recovering log #3
+2020/04/24-17:59:26.472213 70000b6a2000 Level-0 table #5: started
+2020/04/24-17:59:26.472546 70000b6a2000 Level-0 table #5: 237 bytes OK
+2020/04/24-17:59:26.473181 70000b6a2000 Delete type=0 #3
+2020/04/24-17:59:26.473287 70000b6a2000 Delete type=3 #2
diff --git a/packages/server/testing/LOG.old b/packages/server/testing/LOG.old
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14d6ff9f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/testing/LOG.old
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2020/04/24-17:59:03.648971 700012783000 Delete type=3 #1
diff --git a/packages/server/testing/MANIFEST-000004 b/packages/server/testing/MANIFEST-000004
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11f9281eb0
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