diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/events/identification.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/events/identification.ts
index 75cd4ae7ec..08ed9c54b2 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/events/identification.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/events/identification.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
   isCloudAccount,
   isSSOAccount,
   TenantGroup,
-  SettingsConfig,
   CloudAccount,
   UserIdentity,
   InstallationGroup,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/cloud.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/cloud.ts
index 7f43f21fc9..7be00e3a1d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/cloud.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/cloud.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export async function exportApps(ctx: Ctx) {
 }
 
 async function checkHasBeenImported() {
-  if (!env.SELF_HOSTED || env.MULTI_TENANCY) {
+  if (!env.SELF_HOSTED) {
     return true
   }
   const apps = await dbCore.getAllApps({ all: true })
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export async function hasBeenImported(ctx: Ctx) {
 }
 
 export async function importApps(ctx: Ctx) {
-  if (!env.SELF_HOSTED || env.MULTI_TENANCY) {
+  if (!env.SELF_HOSTED) {
     ctx.throw(400, "Importing only allowed in self hosted environments.")
   }
   const beenImported = await checkHasBeenImported()
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/cloud.seq.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/cloud.spec.ts
similarity index 70%
rename from packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/cloud.seq.spec.ts
rename to packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/cloud.spec.ts
index d9bd6221ad..aad1214a31 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/cloud.seq.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/cloud.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { App } from "@budibase/types"
+
 jest.setTimeout(30000)
 
 import { AppStatus } from "../../../db/utils"
@@ -5,6 +7,7 @@ import { AppStatus } from "../../../db/utils"
 import * as setup from "./utilities"
 
 import { wipeDb } from "./utilities/TestFunctions"
+import { tenancy } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 
 describe("/cloud", () => {
   let request = setup.getRequest()!
@@ -12,18 +15,10 @@ describe("/cloud", () => {
 
   afterAll(setup.afterAll)
 
-  beforeAll(() => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
     // Importing is only allowed in self hosted environments
-    config.modeSelf()
-  })
-
-  beforeEach(async () => {
     await config.init()
-  })
-
-  afterEach(async () => {
-    // clear all mocks
-    jest.clearAllMocks()
+    config.modeSelf()
   })
 
   describe("import", () => {
@@ -32,30 +27,28 @@ describe("/cloud", () => {
       // import will not run
       await wipeDb()
 
-      // get a count of apps before the import
-      const preImportApps = await request
-        .get(`/api/applications?status=${AppStatus.ALL}`)
-        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
-        .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
-        .expect(200)
-
       // Perform the import
       const res = await request
         .post(`/api/cloud/import`)
+        .set(config.publicHeaders())
         .attach("importFile", "src/api/routes/tests/data/export-test.tar.gz")
-        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
         .expect(200)
       expect(res.body.message).toEqual("Apps successfully imported.")
 
       // get a count of apps after the import
       const postImportApps = await request
         .get(`/api/applications?status=${AppStatus.ALL}`)
-        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+        .set(config.publicHeaders())
         .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
         .expect(200)
 
+      const apps = postImportApps.body as App[]
       // There are two apps in the file that was imported so check for this
-      expect(postImportApps.body.length).toEqual(2)
+      expect(apps.length).toEqual(2)
+      // The new tenant id was assigned to the imported apps
+      expect(tenancy.getTenantIDFromAppID(apps[0].appId)).toBe(
+        config.getTenantId()
+      )
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/utilities/TestFunctions.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/utilities/TestFunctions.ts
index 3f57c1e8ef..5a1ed5210e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/utilities/TestFunctions.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/utilities/TestFunctions.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import * as rowController from "../../../controllers/row"
 import * as appController from "../../../controllers/application"
 import { AppStatus } from "../../../../db/utils"
 import { roles, tenancy, context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
-import { TENANT_ID } from "../../../../tests/utilities/structures"
 import env from "../../../../environment"
 import { db } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import Nano from "@budibase/nano"
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ export const getAllTableRows = async (config: any) => {
 }
 
 export const clearAllApps = async (
-  tenantId = TENANT_ID,
+  tenantId: string,
   exceptions: Array<string> = []
 ) => {
   await tenancy.doInTenant(tenantId, async () => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/tests/userEmailViewCasing.spec.js b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/tests/userEmailViewCasing.spec.js
index c0066b1c71..15ddcfd1ef 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/tests/userEmailViewCasing.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/tests/userEmailViewCasing.spec.js
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ jest.mock("@budibase/backend-core", () => {
     }
   }
 })
-const { tenancy, db: dbCore } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
+const { context, db: dbCore } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 const TestConfig = require("../../../tests/utilities/TestConfiguration")
-const { TENANT_ID } = require("../../../tests/utilities/structures")
 
 // mock email view creation
 
@@ -26,8 +25,8 @@ describe("run", () => {
     afterAll(config.end)
 
     it("runs successfully", async () => {
-      await tenancy.doInTenant(TENANT_ID, async () => {
-        const globalDb = tenancy.getGlobalDB()
+      await config.doInTenant(async () => {
+        const globalDb = context.getGlobalDB()
         await migration.run(globalDb)
         expect(dbCore.createNewUserEmailView).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
       })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/jestEnv.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/jestEnv.ts
index c567b260b3..7727bb6007 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/jestEnv.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/jestEnv.ts
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ process.env.BUDIBASE_DIR = tmpdir("budibase-unittests")
 process.env.LOG_LEVEL = process.env.LOG_LEVEL || "error"
 process.env.ENABLE_4XX_HTTP_LOGGING = "0"
 process.env.MOCK_REDIS = "1"
+process.env.PLATFORM_URL = "http://localhost:10000"
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
index 88545dbcbb..e9b770229f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {
   basicScreen,
   basicLayout,
   basicWebhook,
-  TENANT_ID,
 } from "./structures"
 import {
   constants,
@@ -41,8 +40,8 @@ import { generateUserMetadataID } from "../../db/utils"
 import { startup } from "../../startup"
 import supertest from "supertest"
 import {
+  App,
   AuthToken,
-  Database,
   Datasource,
   Row,
   SourceName,
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ class TestConfiguration {
   started: boolean
   appId: string | null
   allApps: any[]
-  app: any
+  app?: App
   prodApp: any
   prodAppId: any
   user: any
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ class TestConfiguration {
   linkedTable: any
   automation: any
   datasource: any
-  tenantId: string | null
+  tenantId?: string
   defaultUserValues: DefaultUserValues
 
   constructor(openServer = true) {
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ class TestConfiguration {
     }
     this.appId = null
     this.allApps = []
-    this.tenantId = null
     this.defaultUserValues = this.populateDefaultUserValues()
   }
 
@@ -154,19 +152,10 @@ class TestConfiguration {
 
   // use a new id as the name to avoid name collisions
   async init(appName = newid()) {
-    this.defaultUserValues = this.populateDefaultUserValues()
-    if (context.isMultiTenant()) {
-      this.tenantId = structures.tenant.id()
-    }
-
     if (!this.started) {
       await startup()
     }
-    this.user = await this.globalUser()
-    this.globalUserId = this.user._id
-    this.userMetadataId = generateUserMetadataID(this.globalUserId)
-
-    return this.createApp(appName)
+    return this.newTenant(appName)
   }
 
   end() {
@@ -182,24 +171,22 @@ class TestConfiguration {
   }
 
   // MODES
-  #setMultiTenancy = (value: boolean) => {
+  setMultiTenancy = (value: boolean) => {
     env._set("MULTI_TENANCY", value)
     coreEnv._set("MULTI_TENANCY", value)
   }
 
-  #setSelfHosted = (value: boolean) => {
+  setSelfHosted = (value: boolean) => {
     env._set("SELF_HOSTED", value)
     coreEnv._set("SELF_HOSTED", value)
   }
 
   modeCloud = () => {
-    this.#setSelfHosted(false)
-    this.#setMultiTenancy(true)
+    this.setSelfHosted(false)
   }
 
   modeSelf = () => {
-    this.#setSelfHosted(true)
-    this.#setMultiTenancy(false)
+    this.setSelfHosted(true)
   }
 
   // UTILS
@@ -354,6 +341,8 @@ class TestConfiguration {
     })
   }
 
+  // HEADERS
+
   defaultHeaders(extras = {}) {
     const tenantId = this.getTenantId()
     const authObj: AuthToken = {
@@ -374,6 +363,7 @@ class TestConfiguration {
         `${constants.Cookie.CurrentApp}=${appToken}`,
       ],
       [constants.Header.CSRF_TOKEN]: this.defaultUserValues.csrfToken,
+      Host: this.tenantHost(),
       ...extras,
     }
 
@@ -383,10 +373,6 @@ class TestConfiguration {
     return headers
   }
 
-  getTenantId() {
-    return this.tenantId || TENANT_ID
-  }
-
   publicHeaders({ prodApp = true } = {}) {
     const appId = prodApp ? this.prodAppId : this.appId
 
@@ -397,9 +383,7 @@ class TestConfiguration {
       headers[constants.Header.APP_ID] = appId
     }
 
-    if (this.tenantId) {
-      headers[constants.Header.TENANT_ID] = this.tenantId
-    }
+    headers[constants.Header.TENANT_ID] = this.getTenantId()
 
     return headers
   }
@@ -413,6 +397,34 @@ class TestConfiguration {
     return this.login({ email, roleId, builder, prodApp })
   }
 
+  // TENANCY
+
+  tenantHost() {
+    const tenantId = this.getTenantId()
+    const platformHost = new URL(coreEnv.PLATFORM_URL).host.split(":")[0]
+    return `${tenantId}.${platformHost}`
+  }
+
+  getTenantId() {
+    if (!this.tenantId) {
+      throw new Error("no test tenant id - init has not been called")
+    }
+    return this.tenantId
+  }
+
+  async newTenant(appName = newid()): Promise<App> {
+    this.defaultUserValues = this.populateDefaultUserValues()
+    this.tenantId = structures.tenant.id()
+    this.user = await this.globalUser()
+    this.globalUserId = this.user._id
+    this.userMetadataId = generateUserMetadataID(this.globalUserId)
+    return this.createApp(appName)
+  }
+
+  doInTenant(task: any) {
+    return context.doInTenant(this.getTenantId(), task)
+  }
+
   // API
 
   async generateApiKey(userId = this.defaultUserValues.globalUserId) {
@@ -432,7 +444,7 @@ class TestConfiguration {
   }
 
   // APP
-  async createApp(appName: string) {
+  async createApp(appName: string): Promise<App> {
     // create dev app
     // clear any old app
     this.appId = null
@@ -442,7 +454,7 @@ class TestConfiguration {
         null,
         controllers.app.create
       )
-      this.appId = this.app.appId
+      this.appId = this.app?.appId!
     })
     return await context.doInAppContext(this.appId, async () => {
       // create production app
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/structures.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/structures.ts
index c1959dc791..e38c0a5275 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/structures.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/structures.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ import {
 
 const { v4: uuidv4 } = require("uuid")
 
-export const TENANT_ID = "default"
-
 export function basicTable() {
   return {
     name: "TestTable",