diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/users/tests/utils.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/users/tests/utils.spec.ts
index 3178978c46..8eba6db5b6 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/users/tests/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/users/tests/utils.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { rawUserMetadata, syncGlobalUsers } from "../utils"
 describe("syncGlobalUsers", () => {
   const config = new TestConfiguration()
 
-  beforeAll(async () => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
     await config.init()
   })
 
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@ describe("syncGlobalUsers", () => {
     })
   })
 
-  it("app users are synced", async () => {
+  it("admin and builders users are synced", async () => {
+    const user1 = await config.createUser({ admin: true })
+    const user2 = await config.createUser({ admin: false, builder: true })
     await config.doInContext(config.appId, async () => {
-      const user1 = await config.createUser()
-      const user2 = await config.createUser()
-
       await syncGlobalUsers()
 
       const metadata = await rawUserMetadata()
@@ -46,4 +45,19 @@ describe("syncGlobalUsers", () => {
       )
     })
   })
+
+  it("app users are not synced if not specified", async () => {
+    const user = await config.createUser({ admin: false, builder: false })
+    await config.doInContext(config.appId, async () => {
+      await syncGlobalUsers()
+
+      const metadata = await rawUserMetadata()
+      expect(metadata).toHaveLength(1)
+      expect(metadata).not.toContainEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          _id: db.generateUserMetadataID(user._id),
+        })
+      )
+    })
+  })
 })