diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.ts
index e6349099d7..076ee064dc 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.ts
@@ -27,15 +27,17 @@ describe("/users", () => {
 
   describe("fetch", () => {
     it("returns a list of users from an instance db", async () => {
-      await config.createUser({ id: "uuidx" })
-      await config.createUser({ id: "uuidy" })
+      const id1 = `us_${utils.newid()}`
+      const id2 = `us_${utils.newid()}`
+      await config.createUser({ _id: id1 })
+      await config.createUser({ _id: id2 })
 
       const res = await config.api.user.fetch()
       expect(res.length).toBe(3)
 
       const ids = res.map(u => u._id)
-      expect(ids).toContain(`ro_ta_users_us_uuidx`)
-      expect(ids).toContain(`ro_ta_users_us_uuidy`)
+      expect(ids).toContain(`ro_ta_users_${id1}`)
+      expect(ids).toContain(`ro_ta_users_${id2}`)
     })
 
     it("should apply authorization to endpoint", async () => {
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ describe("/users", () => {
   describe("update", () => {
     it("should be able to update the user", async () => {
       const user: UserMetadata = await config.createUser({
-        id: `us_update${utils.newid()}`,
+        _id: `us_update${utils.newid()}`,
       })
       user.roleId = roles.BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.BASIC
       delete user._rev
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/tests/index.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/tests/index.spec.ts
index c01040593a..236776cd3f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/migrations/tests/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/tests/index.spec.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe("migrations", () => {
 
   describe("backfill", () => {
     it("runs app db migration", async () => {
-      await config.doInContext(null, async () => {
+      await config.doInContext(undefined, async () => {
         await clearMigrations()
         await config.createAutomation()
         await config.createAutomation(structures.newAutomation())
@@ -93,18 +93,18 @@ describe("migrations", () => {
   })
 
   it("runs global db migration", async () => {
-    await config.doInContext(null, async () => {
+    await config.doInContext(undefined, async () => {
       await clearMigrations()
-      const appId = config.prodAppId
+      const appId = config.getProdAppId()
       const roles = { [appId]: "role_12345" }
       await config.createUser({
-        builder: false,
-        admin: true,
+        builder: { global: false },
+        admin: { global: true },
         roles,
       }) // admin only
       await config.createUser({
-        builder: false,
-        admin: false,
+        builder: { global: false },
+        admin: { global: false },
         roles,
       }) // non admin non builder
       await config.createTable()
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/tests/sync.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/tests/sync.spec.ts
index 1d28ed977c..a53bdb0bd7 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/tests/sync.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/tests/sync.spec.ts
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ async function createUser(email: string, roles: UserRoles, builder?: boolean) {
   const user = await config.createUser({
     email,
     roles,
-    builder: builder || false,
-    admin: false,
+    builder: { global: builder || false },
+    admin: { global: false },
   })
   await context.doInContext(config.appId!, async () => {
     await events.user.created(user)
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ async function createUser(email: string, roles: UserRoles, builder?: boolean) {
 async function removeUserRole(user: User) {
   const final = await config.globalUser({
     ...user,
-    id: user._id,
+    _id: user._id,
     roles: {},
-    builder: false,
-    admin: false,
+    builder: { global: false },
+    admin: { global: false },
   })
   await context.doInContext(config.appId!, async () => {
     await events.user.updated(final)
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ async function createGroupAndUser(email: string) {
   groupUser = await config.createUser({
     email,
     roles: {},
-    builder: false,
-    admin: false,
+    builder: { global: false },
+    admin: { global: false },
   })
   group = await config.createGroup()
   await config.addUserToGroup(group._id!, groupUser._id!)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/users/tests/utils.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/users/tests/utils.spec.ts
index efe790d49b..6f1c5afd3d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/users/tests/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/users/tests/utils.spec.ts
@@ -22,15 +22,18 @@ describe("syncGlobalUsers", () => {
       expect(metadata).toHaveLength(1)
       expect(metadata).toEqual([
         expect.objectContaining({
-          _id: db.generateUserMetadataID(config.user._id),
+          _id: db.generateUserMetadataID(config.getUser()._id!),
         }),
       ])
     })
   })
 
   it("admin and builders users are synced", async () => {
-    const user1 = await config.createUser({ admin: true })
-    const user2 = await config.createUser({ admin: false, builder: true })
+    const user1 = await config.createUser({ admin: { global: true } })
+    const user2 = await config.createUser({
+      admin: { global: false },
+      builder: { global: true },
+    })
     await config.doInContext(config.appId, async () => {
       expect(await rawUserMetadata()).toHaveLength(1)
       await syncGlobalUsers()
@@ -51,7 +54,10 @@ describe("syncGlobalUsers", () => {
   })
 
   it("app users are not synced if not specified", async () => {
-    const user = await config.createUser({ admin: false, builder: false })
+    const user = await config.createUser({
+      admin: { global: false },
+      builder: { global: false },
+    })
     await config.doInContext(config.appId, async () => {
       await syncGlobalUsers()
 
@@ -68,8 +74,14 @@ describe("syncGlobalUsers", () => {
   it("app users are added when group is assigned to app", async () => {
     await config.doInTenant(async () => {
       const group = await proSdk.groups.save(structures.userGroups.userGroup())
-      const user1 = await config.createUser({ admin: false, builder: false })
-      const user2 = await config.createUser({ admin: false, builder: false })
+      const user1 = await config.createUser({
+        admin: { global: false },
+        builder: { global: false },
+      })
+      const user2 = await config.createUser({
+        admin: { global: false },
+        builder: { global: false },
+      })
       await proSdk.groups.addUsers(group.id, [user1._id!, user2._id!])
 
       await config.doInContext(config.appId, async () => {
@@ -103,8 +115,14 @@ describe("syncGlobalUsers", () => {
   it("app users are removed when app is removed from user group", async () => {
     await config.doInTenant(async () => {
       const group = await proSdk.groups.save(structures.userGroups.userGroup())
-      const user1 = await config.createUser({ admin: false, builder: false })
-      const user2 = await config.createUser({ admin: false, builder: false })
+      const user1 = await config.createUser({
+        admin: { global: false },
+        builder: { global: false },
+      })
+      const user2 = await config.createUser({
+        admin: { global: false },
+        builder: { global: false },
+      })
       await proSdk.groups.updateGroupApps(group.id, {
         appsToAdd: [
           { appId: config.prodAppId!, roleId: roles.BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.BASIC },
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
index 5333f1ebf2..f6f0992585 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
@@ -307,23 +307,28 @@ export default class TestConfiguration {
       builder = { global: true },
       admin = { global: false },
       email = generator.email(),
-      roles,
+      tenantId = this.getTenantId(),
+      roles = {},
     } = config
 
     const db = tenancy.getTenantDB(this.getTenantId())
-    let existing
+    let existing: Partial<User> = {}
     try {
       existing = await db.get<User>(_id)
     } catch (err) {
-      existing = { email }
+      // ignore
     }
     const user: User = {
-      _id: _id,
+      _id,
       ...existing,
-      roles: roles || {},
-      tenantId: this.getTenantId(),
+      ...config,
+      email,
+      roles,
+      tenantId,
       firstName,
       lastName,
+      builder,
+      admin,
     }
     await sessions.createASession(_id, {
       sessionId: "sessionid",
@@ -331,7 +336,10 @@ export default class TestConfiguration {
       csrfToken: this.csrfToken,
     })
     const resp = await db.put(user)
-    return { _rev: resp.rev, ...user }
+    return {
+      _rev: resp.rev,
+      ...user,
+    }
   }
 
   async createUser(user: Partial<User> = {}): Promise<User> {
@@ -751,7 +759,7 @@ export default class TestConfiguration {
     if (!automation) {
       return
     }
-    return this._req(automationController.destroy, {
+    return this._req(automationController.destroy, undefined, {
       id: automation._id,
       rev: automation._rev,
     })