diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/db/tests/index.spec.js b/packages/backend-core/src/db/tests/index.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25cb7134b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/db/tests/index.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+const { MOCK_DATE } = require("../../tests/utilities/TestConfiguration")
+const { getDB, allDbs } = require("../")
+
+Date = jest.fn(() => MOCK_DATE)
+
+describe("db", () => { 
+  
+  describe("getDB", () => {
+    it("returns a db", async () => {
+      const db = getDB("test")
+      expect(db).toBeDefined()
+      expect(db._adapter).toBe("memory")
+      expect(db.prefix).toBe("_pouch_")
+      expect(db.name).toBe("test")
+    })
+
+    it("uses the custom put function", async () => {
+      const db = getDB("test")
+      let doc = { _id: "test" }
+      await db.put(doc)
+      doc = await db.get(doc._id)
+      expect(doc.createdAt).toBe(MOCK_DATE.toISOString())
+      expect(doc.updatedAt).toBe(MOCK_DATE.toISOString())
+      await db.destroy()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("allDbs", () => {
+    it("returns all dbs", async () => {
+      let all = await allDbs()
+      expect(all).toStrictEqual([])
+      const db1 = getDB("test1")
+      await db1.put({ _id: "test1" })
+      const db2 = getDB("test2")
+      await db2.put({ _id: "test2" })
+      all = await allDbs()
+      expect(all.length).toBe(2)
+    })
+  })
+})
+
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/middleware/passport/tests/third-party-common.spec.js b/packages/backend-core/src/middleware/passport/tests/third-party-common.spec.js
index 3a3c55bfa0..8caed931ea 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/middleware/passport/tests/third-party-common.spec.js
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/middleware/passport/tests/third-party-common.spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-// Mock data
-
-require("../../../tests/utilities/dbConfig")
-
+require("../../../tests/utilities/TestConfiguration")
 const database = require("../../../db")
 const { authenticateThirdParty } = require("../third-party-common")
 const { data } = require("./utilities/mock-data")
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/migrations/tests/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap b/packages/backend-core/src/migrations/tests/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
index 222c3b1228..532b5a32db 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/migrations/tests/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/migrations/tests/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 exports[`migrations should match snapshot 1`] = `
 Object {
   "_id": "migrations",
-  "_rev": "1-6277abc4e3db950221768e5a2618a059",
-  "test": 1487076708000,
+  "_rev": "1-a32b0b708e59eeb006ed5e063cfeb36a",
+  "createdAt": "2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+  "test": 1577836800000,
+  "updatedAt": "2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
 }
 `;
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/migrations/tests/index.spec.js b/packages/backend-core/src/migrations/tests/index.spec.js
index 0a7659e279..7ad5f3ad92 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/migrations/tests/index.spec.js
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/migrations/tests/index.spec.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-require("../../tests/utilities/dbConfig")
-
+const { MOCK_DATE_TIMESTAMP, MOCK_DATE } = require("../../tests/utilities/TestConfiguration")
 const { runMigrations, getMigrationsDoc } = require("../index")
 const { getDB } = require("../../db")
 const {
   StaticDatabases,
 } = require("../../db/utils")
 
-Date.now = jest.fn(() => 1487076708000)
+Date = jest.fn(() => MOCK_DATE)
+Date.now = jest.fn(() => MOCK_DATE_TIMESTAMP)
 let db
 
 describe("migrations", () => {
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.js b/packages/backend-core/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b9784eb4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+require("./db")
+
+exports.MOCK_DATE = new Date("2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z")
+exports.MOCK_DATE_TIMESTAMP = 1577836800000
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/tests/utilities/dbConfig.js b/packages/backend-core/src/tests/utilities/db.js
similarity index 86%
rename from packages/backend-core/src/tests/utilities/dbConfig.js
rename to packages/backend-core/src/tests/utilities/db.js
index acd692df40..14173e5ee0 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/tests/utilities/dbConfig.js
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/tests/utilities/db.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const core = require("../../index")
 const dbConfig = {
   inMemory: true,
+  allDbs: true,
 }
 core.init({ db: dbConfig })