diff --git a/test/jest.setup.js b/test/jest.setup.js
index 83d33b699..1b5d4da0f 100644
--- a/test/jest.setup.js
+++ b/test/jest.setup.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jest.spyOn(nodemailer, 'createTestAccount').mockImplementation(() => {
 
 if (!process.env.PAYLOAD_DATABASE) {
   // Mutate env so we can use conditions by DB adapter in tests properly without ignoring // eslint no-jest-conditions.
-  process.env.PAYLOAD_DATABASE = 'sqlite-uuid'
+  process.env.PAYLOAD_DATABASE = 'mongodb'
 }
 
 generateDatabaseAdapter(process.env.PAYLOAD_DATABASE)