diff --git a/packages/backend/test/utils.ts b/packages/backend/test/utils.ts
index 26de19eaf1..cf97473d14 100644
--- a/packages/backend/test/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/test/utils.ts
@@ -612,8 +612,8 @@ export async function initTestDb(justBorrow = false, initEntities?: any[]) {
 		username: config.db.user,
 		password: config.db.pass,
 		database: config.db.db,
-		synchronize: true && !justBorrow,
-		dropSchema: true && !justBorrow,
+		synchronize: !justBorrow,
+		dropSchema: !justBorrow,
 		entities: initEntities ?? entities,
 	});