diff --git a/src/mongoose/connect.ts b/src/mongoose/connect.ts
index 9988c43946..88ea207004 100644
--- a/src/mongoose/connect.ts
+++ b/src/mongoose/connect.ts
@@ -29,36 +29,35 @@ const connectMongoose = async (
       const { MongoMemoryServer } = require('mongodb-memory-server');
       const getPort = require('get-port');
 
-    const port = await getPort();
-    mongoMemoryServer = await MongoMemoryServer.create({
-      instance: {
-        dbName: connection.name,
-        port,
-      },
-    });
+      const port = await getPort();
+      mongoMemoryServer = await MongoMemoryServer.create({
+        instance: {
+          dbName: connection.name,
+          port,
+        },
+      });
 
-    urlToConnect = mongoMemoryServer.getUri();
-    successfulConnectionMessage = 'Connected to in-memory MongoDB server successfully!';
-  }
-
-  try {
-    await mongoose.connect(urlToConnect, connectionOptions);
-
-    if (process.env.PAYLOAD_DROP_DATABASE === 'true') {
-      logger.info('---- DROPPING DATABASE ----');
-      await mongoose.connection.dropDatabase();
-      logger.info('---- DROPPED DATABASE ----');
+      urlToConnect = mongoMemoryServer.getUri();
+      successfulConnectionMessage = 'Connected to in-memory MongoDB server successfully!';
     }
-    logger.info(successfulConnectionMessage);
-  } catch (err) {
-    logger.error(
-      `Error: cannot connect to MongoDB. Details: ${err.message}`,
-      err,
-    );
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
 
+    try {
+      await mongoose.connect(urlToConnect, connectionOptions);
+
+      if (process.env.PAYLOAD_DROP_DATABASE === 'true') {
+        logger.info('---- DROPPING DATABASE ----');
+        await mongoose.connection.dropDatabase();
+        logger.info('---- DROPPED DATABASE ----');
+      }
+      logger.info(successfulConnectionMessage);
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error(
+        `Error: cannot connect to MongoDB. Details: ${err.message}`,
+        err,
+      );
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+  }
   return mongoMemoryServer;
 };
-
 export default connectMongoose;