diff --git a/jest-testcontainers-config.js b/jest-testcontainers-config.js
index 6bf29db9bd..8417b9b845 100644
--- a/jest-testcontainers-config.js
+++ b/jest-testcontainers-config.js
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ module.exports = {
     image: "budibase/dependencies",
     tag: "latest",
     ports: [6379, 5984, 9000],
-    env: {},
+    env: {
+      COUCHDB_USER: "test_couchdb_user",
+      COUCHDB_PASSWORD: "test_couchdb_password",
+    },
     wait: {
       type: "text",
       text: "Test environment started...",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/jestSetup.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/jestSetup.ts
index ae229ddd7d..47d277ef3b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/jestSetup.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/jestSetup.ts
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ overrideConfigValue(
   `http://localhost:${global.__TESTCONTAINERS_DEVENV_PORT_9000__}`
 )
 
-overrideConfigValue("COUCH_DB_USERNAME", "admin")
-overrideConfigValue("COUCH_DB_PASSWORD", "admin")
+overrideConfigValue("COUCH_DB_USERNAME", "test_couchdb_user")
+overrideConfigValue("COUCH_DB_PASSWORD", "test_couchdb_password")