diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 77ce438de1..fade243bdc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@
     "@payloadcms/eslint-config": "workspace:*",
     "@payloadcms/eslint-plugin": "workspace:*",
     "@payloadcms/live-preview-react": "workspace:*",
+    "@payloadcms/db-postgres": "workspace:*",
+    "drizzle-kit": "0.23.2-df9e596",
     "@playwright/test": "1.46.0",
     "@swc-node/register": "1.10.9",
     "@swc/cli": "0.4.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 25a0d7f02c..4e438ec0d4 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ importers:
       '@next/bundle-analyzer':
         specifier: 15.0.0-canary.104
         version: 15.0.0-canary.104
+      '@payloadcms/db-postgres':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:packages/db-postgres
       '@payloadcms/eslint-config':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:packages/eslint-config
@@ -99,6 +102,9 @@ importers:
       dotenv:
         specifier: 16.4.5
         version: 16.4.5
+      drizzle-kit:
+        specifier: 0.23.2-df9e596
+        version: 0.23.2-df9e596
       drizzle-orm:
         specifier: 0.32.1
         version: 0.32.1(@libsql/client@0.6.2)(@types/pg@8.10.2)(pg@8.11.3)(react@19.0.0-rc-06d0b89e-20240801)(types-react@19.0.0-rc.0)
@@ -1672,6 +1678,9 @@ importers:
       dotenv:
         specifier: 16.4.5
         version: 16.4.5
+      drizzle-kit:
+        specifier: 0.23.2-df9e596
+        version: 0.23.2-df9e596
       eslint-plugin-playwright:
         specifier: 1.6.2
         version: 1.6.2(eslint-plugin-jest@28.6.0(@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin@7.16.0(@typescript-eslint/parser@7.16.0(eslint@9.6.0)(typescript@5.5.4))(eslint@9.6.0)(typescript@5.5.4))(eslint@9.6.0)(jest@29.7.0(@types/node@20.12.5)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0))(typescript@5.5.4))(eslint@9.6.0)
diff --git a/test/dev.ts b/test/dev.ts
index 483419cf9a..336b5dc5cd 100644
--- a/test/dev.ts
+++ b/test/dev.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ import fs from 'node:fs'
 import path from 'node:path'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
 import open from 'open'
+import { loadEnv } from 'payload/node'
 
 import { getNextJSRootDir } from './helpers/getNextJSRootDir.js'
 import { runInit } from './runInit.js'
 import { createTestHooks } from './testHooks.js'
 
+loadEnv()
+
 const filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
 const dirname = path.dirname(filename)
 
diff --git a/test/package.json b/test/package.json
index 8099ca7540..643793b440 100644
--- a/test/package.json
+++ b/test/package.json
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     "qs-esm": "7.0.2",
     "server-only": "^0.0.1",
     "slate": "0.91.4",
+    "drizzle-kit": "0.23.2-df9e596",
     "tempy": "^1.0.1",
     "ts-essentials": "7.0.3",
     "typescript": "5.5.4",