fix: #939

src/init.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-param-reassign */
 import express, { NextFunction, Response } from 'express';
 import crypto from 'crypto';
+import mongoose from 'mongoose';
 import {
 
   InitOptions,
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ export const initAsync = async (payload: Payload, options: InitOptions): Promise
   payload.mongoURL = options.mongoURL;
 
   if (payload.mongoURL) {
+    mongoose.set('strictQuery', false);
     payload.mongoMemoryServer = await connectMongoose(payload.mongoURL, options.mongoOptions, payload.logger);
   }
 
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ export const initSync = (payload: Payload, options: InitOptions): void => {
   payload.mongoURL = options.mongoURL;
 
   if (payload.mongoURL) {
+    mongoose.set('strictQuery', false);
     connectMongoose(payload.mongoURL, options.mongoOptions, payload.logger);
   }
 

src/mongoose/connect.ts

@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ const connectMongoose = async (
   try {
     await mongoose.connect(urlToConnect, connectionOptions);
 
-    mongoose.set('strictQuery', false);
-
     if (process.env.PAYLOAD_DROP_DATABASE === 'true') {
       logger.info('---- DROPPING DATABASE ----');
       await mongoose.connection.dropDatabase();