diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/index.ts b/packages/server/src/db/index.ts
index fa8027dcc1..157c2f4fb3 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { init as coreInit } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import * as core from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import env from "../environment"
 
 export function init() {
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ export function init() {
     dbConfig.allDbs = true
   }
 
-  coreInit({ db: dbConfig })
+  core.init({ db: dbConfig })
 }
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/db/index.ts b/packages/worker/src/db/index.ts
index d74d00d910..157c2f4fb3 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/db/index.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/db/index.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 import * as core from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import env from "../environment"
 
-export const init = () => {
-  const dbConfig: any = {}
+export function init() {
+  const dbConfig: any = {
+    replication: true,
+    find: true,
+  }
+
   if (env.isTest() && !env.COUCH_DB_URL) {
     dbConfig.inMemory = true
+    dbConfig.allDbs = true
   }
+
   core.init({ db: dbConfig })
 }