diff --git a/test/auth/config.ts b/test/auth/config.ts
index 1c6bcc2348..a8d7fb599d 100644
--- a/test/auth/config.ts
+++ b/test/auth/config.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid'
 import { mapAsync } from '../../packages/payload/src/utilities/mapAsync'
 import { buildConfigWithDefaults } from '../buildConfigWithDefaults'
 import { devUser } from '../credentials'
-import { AuthDebug } from './AuthDebug'
 import { namedSaveToJWTValue, saveToJWTKey, slug } from './shared'
 
 export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
diff --git a/test/auth/int.spec.ts b/test/auth/int.spec.ts
index 03f658a1e8..6c94c82adf 100644
--- a/test/auth/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/auth/int.spec.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ const { email, password } = devUser
 
 describe('Auth', () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    const config = await startMemoryDB(configPromise)
-    payload = await getPayload({ config })
+    // const config = await startMemoryDB(configPromise)
+    payload = await getPayload({ config: configPromise })
     restClient = new NextRESTClient(payload.config)
   })
 
diff --git a/test/startMemoryDB.ts b/test/startMemoryDB.ts
index d13375f614..e3d449a8fb 100644
--- a/test/startMemoryDB.ts
+++ b/test/startMemoryDB.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ export const startMemoryDB = async (
 ): Promise<SanitizedConfig> => {
   const config = await configPromise
 
+  console.log('---- CONNECTING TO MEMORY DB ----')
+
   switch (process.env.PAYLOAD_DATABASE) {
     case 'postgres':
     case 'supabase':