diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/tests/linkController.spec.js b/packages/server/src/db/tests/linkController.spec.js
index 13f7b34381..2adf06d57f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/tests/linkController.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/tests/linkController.spec.js
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ describe("test the link controller", () => {
   let config = new TestConfig(false)
   let table1, table2, appId
 
-  beforeEach(async () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
     config.modeCloud()
     const app = await config.init()
     appId = app.appId
+  })
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
     const { _id } = await config.createTable()
     table2 = await config.createLinkedTable(RelationshipTypes.MANY_TO_MANY, ["link", "link2"])
     // update table after creating link