diff --git a/docs/jobs-queue/queues.mdx b/docs/jobs-queue/queues.mdx
index e255a4f00..a1a13e7db 100644
--- a/docs/jobs-queue/queues.mdx
+++ b/docs/jobs-queue/queues.mdx
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ As mentioned above, you can queue jobs, but the jobs won't run unless a worker p
 
 ### Cron jobs
 
-You can use the `jobs.autoRun` property to configure cron jobs:
+The `jobs.autoRun` property allows you to configure cron jobs that automatically run queued jobs at specified intervals. Note that this does not _queue_ new jobs - only _runs_ jobs that are already in the specified queue.
+
+**Example**:
 
 ```ts
 export default buildConfig({
diff --git a/packages/next/src/views/LivePreview/index.client.tsx b/packages/next/src/views/LivePreview/index.client.tsx
index 5eb0c7aaa..d5b03c985 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/views/LivePreview/index.client.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/src/views/LivePreview/index.client.tsx
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ const PreviewView: React.FC<Props> = ({
       : currentEditor !== user?.id) &&
     !isReadOnlyForIncomingUser &&
     !showTakeOverModal &&
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-compiler/react-compiler
+     
     !documentLockStateRef.current?.hasShownLockedModal &&
     !isLockExpired
 
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/bin/index.ts b/packages/payload/src/bin/index.ts
index e937254ca..3f87a9f1b 100755
--- a/packages/payload/src/bin/index.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/bin/index.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export const bin = async () => {
         queue,
       })
 
-      await payload.db.destroy!() // close database connections after running jobs so process can exit cleanly
+      await payload.destroy() // close database connections after running jobs so process can exit cleanly
 
       return
     }
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/index.ts b/packages/payload/src/index.ts
index 8d2e69fef..fdf111a39 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/index.ts
@@ -322,9 +322,23 @@ export class BasePayload {
     return create<TSlug, TSelect>(this, options)
   }
 
+  crons: Cron[] = []
   db: DatabaseAdapter
+
   decrypt = decrypt
 
+  destroy = async () => {
+    if (this.crons.length) {
+      // Remove all crons from the list before stopping them
+      const cronsToStop = this.crons.splice(0, this.crons.length)
+      await Promise.all(cronsToStop.map((cron) => cron.stop()))
+    }
+
+    if (this.db?.destroy && typeof this.db.destroy === 'function') {
+      await this.db.destroy()
+    }
+  }
+
   duplicate = async <TSlug extends CollectionSlug, TSelect extends SelectFromCollectionSlug<TSlug>>(
     options: DuplicateOptions<TSlug, TSelect>,
   ): Promise<TransformCollectionWithSelect<TSlug, TSelect>> => {
@@ -334,11 +348,11 @@ export class BasePayload {
 
   email: InitializedEmailAdapter
 
-  encrypt = encrypt
-
   // TODO: re-implement or remove?
   // errorHandler: ErrorHandler
 
+  encrypt = encrypt
+
   extensions: (args: {
     args: OperationArgs<any>
     req: graphQLRequest<unknown, unknown>
@@ -783,6 +797,8 @@ export class BasePayload {
               queue: cronConfig.queue,
             })
           })
+
+          this.crons.push(job)
         }),
       )
     }
@@ -832,9 +848,7 @@ export const reload = async (
   payload: Payload,
   skipImportMapGeneration?: boolean,
 ): Promise<void> => {
-  if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-    await payload.db.destroy()
-  }
+  await payload.destroy()
 
   payload.config = config
 
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/queues/config/types/index.ts b/packages/payload/src/queues/config/types/index.ts
index 8082be526..9d261113c 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/queues/config/types/index.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/queues/config/types/index.ts
@@ -10,18 +10,20 @@ export type CronConfig = {
    * @default '* * * * *' (every minute).
    *
    * @example
-   *     ┌───────────── minute (0 - 59)
-   *     │ ┌───────────── hour (0 - 23)
-   *     │ │ ┌───────────── day of the month (1 - 31)
-   *     │ │ │ ┌───────────── month (1 - 12)
-   *     │ │ │ │ ┌───────────── day of the week (0 - 6) (Sunday to Saturday)
-   *     │ │ │ │ │
-   *     │ │ │ │ │
-   *  - '0 * * * *' every hour at minute 0
-   *  - '0 0 * * *' daily at midnight
-   *  - '0 0 * * 0' weekly at midnight on Sundays
-   *  - '0 0 1 * *' monthly at midnight on the 1st day of the month
-   *  - '0/5 * * * *' every 5 minutes
+   *     ┌───────────── (optional) second (0 - 59)
+   *     │ ┌───────────── minute (0 - 59)
+   *     │ │ ┌───────────── hour (0 - 23)
+   *     │ │ │ ┌───────────── day of the month (1 - 31)
+   *     │ │ │ │ ┌───────────── month (1 - 12)
+   *     │ │ │ │ │ ┌───────────── day of the week (0 - 6) (Sunday to Saturday)
+   *     │ │ │ │ │ │
+   *     │ │ │ │ │ │
+   *  - '* 0 * * * *' every hour at minute 0
+   *  - '* 0 0 * * *' daily at midnight
+   *  - '* 0 0 * * 0' weekly at midnight on Sundays
+   *  - '* 0 0 1 * *' monthly at midnight on the 1st day of the month
+   *  - '* 0/5 * * * *' every 5 minutes
+   *  - '* * * * * *' every second
    */
   cron?: string
   /**
@@ -58,7 +60,10 @@ export type JobsConfig = {
    */
   addParentToTaskLog?: boolean
   /**
-   * Queue cron jobs automatically on payload initialization.
+   * Allows you to configure cron jobs that automatically run queued jobs
+   * at specified intervals. Note that this does not _queue_ new jobs - only
+   * _runs_ jobs that are already in the specified queue.
+   *
    * @remark this property should not be used on serverless platforms like Vercel
    */
   autoRun?: ((payload: Payload) => CronConfig[] | Promise<CronConfig[]>) | CronConfig[]
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/fields/Relationship/Input.tsx b/packages/ui/src/fields/Relationship/Input.tsx
index bdc5b173d..8e7d75731 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/fields/Relationship/Input.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/fields/Relationship/Input.tsx
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export const RelationshipInput: React.FC<RelationshipInputProps> = (props) => {
 
   const valueRef = useRef(value)
   // the line below seems odd
-  // eslint-disable-next-line react-compiler/react-compiler -- TODO: fix this
+   
   valueRef.current = value
 
   const [DocumentDrawer, , { isDrawerOpen, openDrawer }] = useDocumentDrawer({
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/index.tsx
index 463f27ddc..3af8e56bf 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/providers/TableColumns/index.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export const TableColumnsProvider: React.FC<TableColumnsProviderProps> = ({
         resetColumnsState,
         setActiveColumns,
         toggleColumn,
-        // eslint-disable-next-line react-compiler/react-compiler -- TODO: fix
+         
         ...contextRef.current,
       }}
     >
diff --git a/templates/plugin/dev/int.spec.ts b/templates/plugin/dev/int.spec.ts
index 97b3c4d64..04e6982bf 100644
--- a/templates/plugin/dev/int.spec.ts
+++ b/templates/plugin/dev/int.spec.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ import { customEndpointHandler } from '../src/endpoints/customEndpointHandler.js
 let payload: Payload
 
 afterAll(async () => {
-  if (payload.db.destroy) {
-    await payload.db.destroy()
-  }
+  await payload.destroy()
 })
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
diff --git a/test/_community/int.spec.ts b/test/_community/int.spec.ts
index 6cc524d87..52676c058 100644
--- a/test/_community/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/_community/int.spec.ts
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ describe('_Community Tests', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   // --__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__
diff --git a/test/access-control/int.spec.ts b/test/access-control/int.spec.ts
index a91d17fee..e7854ffc1 100644
--- a/test/access-control/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/access-control/int.spec.ts
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ describe('Access Control', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('Fields', () => {
diff --git a/test/admin-root/int.spec.ts b/test/admin-root/int.spec.ts
index 7e16899b9..36a0bc539 100644
--- a/test/admin-root/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/admin-root/int.spec.ts
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ describe('Admin (Root) Tests', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   // --__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__--__
diff --git a/test/array-update/int.spec.ts b/test/array-update/int.spec.ts
index a34948ec6..2d42d48f2 100644
--- a/test/array-update/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/array-update/int.spec.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ describe('array-update', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   it('should persist existing array-based data while updating and passing row ID', async () => {
diff --git a/test/auth/custom-strategy/int.spec.ts b/test/auth/custom-strategy/int.spec.ts
index 341e0b77f..01f8b4c6a 100644
--- a/test/auth/custom-strategy/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/auth/custom-strategy/int.spec.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ describe('AuthStrategies', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('create user', () => {
diff --git a/test/auth/forgot-password-localized/int.spec.ts b/test/auth/forgot-password-localized/int.spec.ts
index 0e5eaa308..e38f3897b 100644
--- a/test/auth/forgot-password-localized/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/auth/forgot-password-localized/int.spec.ts
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ describe('Forgot password operation with localized fields', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload?.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload?.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   it('should successfully process forgotPassword operation with localized fields', async () => {
diff --git a/test/auth/int.spec.ts b/test/auth/int.spec.ts
index ec6e6c0e5..ea89fc74e 100644
--- a/test/auth/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/auth/int.spec.ts
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ describe('Auth', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('GraphQL - admin user', () => {
diff --git a/test/auth/removed-token/int.spec.ts b/test/auth/removed-token/int.spec.ts
index b21ba502d..4260bc9b3 100644
--- a/test/auth/removed-token/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/auth/removed-token/int.spec.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ describe('Remove token from auth responses', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   it('should not include token in response from /login', async () => {
diff --git a/test/collections-graphql/int.spec.ts b/test/collections-graphql/int.spec.ts
index 42435b1d1..1c13e1a8b 100644
--- a/test/collections-graphql/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/collections-graphql/int.spec.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ describe('collections-graphql', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('CRUD', () => {
diff --git a/test/collections-rest/int.spec.ts b/test/collections-rest/int.spec.ts
index 3bc84072f..553d2d4f2 100644
--- a/test/collections-rest/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/collections-rest/int.spec.ts
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
diff --git a/test/config/int.spec.ts b/test/config/int.spec.ts
index 0b6b56887..26b5127a7 100644
--- a/test/config/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/config/int.spec.ts
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ describe('Config', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('payload config', () => {
diff --git a/test/custom-graphql/int.spec.ts b/test/custom-graphql/int.spec.ts
index 9c18cab18..fb86c56f4 100644
--- a/test/custom-graphql/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/custom-graphql/int.spec.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ describe('Custom GraphQL', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   if (!['sqlite', 'sqlite-uuid'].includes(process.env.PAYLOAD_DATABASE || '')) {
diff --git a/test/database/int.spec.ts b/test/database/int.spec.ts
index a628f23a8..98c78074d 100644
--- a/test/database/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/database/int.spec.ts
@@ -71,9 +71,7 @@ describe('database', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('id type', () => {
diff --git a/test/database/postgres-relationships-v2-v3-migration/int.spec.ts b/test/database/postgres-relationships-v2-v3-migration/int.spec.ts
index 0dc9eada2..f769cc0d0 100644
--- a/test/database/postgres-relationships-v2-v3-migration/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/database/postgres-relationships-v2-v3-migration/int.spec.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ describe('Postgres relationships v2-v3 migration', () => {
     expect(hasErr).toBeFalsy()
 
     await payload.db.dropDatabase({ adapter: payload.db as any })
-    await payload.db.destroy()
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/database/up-down-migration/int.spec.ts b/test/database/up-down-migration/int.spec.ts
index c4be9b37c..472a952cf 100644
--- a/test/database/up-down-migration/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/database/up-down-migration/int.spec.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ describe('SQL migrations', () => {
     await payload.db.migrateDown()
 
     await payload.db.dropDatabase({ adapter: payload.db as any })
-    await payload.db.destroy?.()
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/dataloader/int.spec.ts b/test/dataloader/int.spec.ts
index faf04d34a..b63f46ca6 100644
--- a/test/dataloader/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/dataloader/int.spec.ts
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ describe('dataloader', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('graphql', () => {
diff --git a/test/endpoints/int.spec.ts b/test/endpoints/int.spec.ts
index ee91929ed..7d31ffd62 100644
--- a/test/endpoints/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/endpoints/int.spec.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ describe('Endpoints', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('Collections', () => {
diff --git a/test/fields-relationship/int.spec.ts b/test/fields-relationship/int.spec.ts
index 6cc4d164d..e6b458221 100644
--- a/test/fields-relationship/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/fields-relationship/int.spec.ts
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ describe('Relationship Fields', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('Versioned Relationship Field', () => {
diff --git a/test/fields/int.spec.ts b/test/fields/int.spec.ts
index 61fa97715..6de846436 100644
--- a/test/fields/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/fields/int.spec.ts
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ describe('Fields', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
diff --git a/test/folders-browse-by-disabled/int.spec.ts b/test/folders-browse-by-disabled/int.spec.ts
index a6cb8db5e..17afb242a 100644
--- a/test/folders-browse-by-disabled/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/folders-browse-by-disabled/int.spec.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ describe('folders', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
diff --git a/test/folders/int.spec.ts b/test/folders/int.spec.ts
index a6cb8db5e..17afb242a 100644
--- a/test/folders/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/folders/int.spec.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ describe('folders', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
diff --git a/test/form-state/int.spec.ts b/test/form-state/int.spec.ts
index d81d4ae73..eb614e002 100644
--- a/test/form-state/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/form-state/int.spec.ts
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ describe('Form State', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   it('should build entire form state', async () => {
diff --git a/test/globals/int.spec.ts b/test/globals/int.spec.ts
index 943e45f46..19315ec70 100644
--- a/test/globals/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/globals/int.spec.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ describe('globals', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('REST', () => {
diff --git a/test/graphql/int.spec.ts b/test/graphql/int.spec.ts
index 6006887fb..8946d81b7 100644
--- a/test/graphql/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/graphql/int.spec.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('graphql', () => {
diff --git a/test/helpers/startMemoryDB.ts b/test/helpers/startMemoryDB.ts
index cd328a0d6..648a4118b 100644
--- a/test/helpers/startMemoryDB.ts
+++ b/test/helpers/startMemoryDB.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ import dotenv from 'dotenv'
 import { MongoMemoryReplSet } from 'mongodb-memory-server'
 dotenv.config()
 
+declare global {
+  // Add the custom property to the NodeJS global type
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-var
+  var _mongoMemoryServer: MongoMemoryReplSet | undefined
+}
+
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-exports
 export default async () => {
   // @ts-expect-error
diff --git a/test/helpers/stopMemoryDB.ts b/test/helpers/stopMemoryDB.ts
index ec3f196ad..9aaa1a4b1 100644
--- a/test/helpers/stopMemoryDB.ts
+++ b/test/helpers/stopMemoryDB.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,38 @@
-// eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-exports
-export default async () => {
+import { spawn } from 'child_process'
+
+try {
   if (global._mongoMemoryServer) {
-    console.log('Stopping memorydb...')
-    await global._mongoMemoryServer.stop()
-    console.log('Stopped memorydb')
+    // Spawn a detached process to stop the memory server.
+    // We need to stop the memory server in a seperate process, after the jest process has exited.
+    // This ensures that Cronjobs that may be started by payload (in the jest process) are stopped.
+    // Otherwise, we may shut down the memory server while the cronjob is still running, which can lead to mongo
+    // connection errors (if the cronjob tries to perform a db operation in between mongo shutting down and jest exiting) that are reported as failed tests.
+    const stopScript = `
+      (async () => {
+        // Wait 300ms to ensure the jest process has exited
+        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 300));
+        try {
+          if (global._mongoMemoryServer) {
+            await global._mongoMemoryServer.stop();
+            console.log('Stopped memorydb');
+          }
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.error('Error stopping memorydb:', error);
+        }
+        process.exit(0);
+      })();
+    `
+
+    const child = spawn(process.execPath, ['-e', stopScript], {
+      detached: true,
+      stdio: 'ignore',
+    })
+    // Unreference the child process so it can run independently and so that jest can exit cleanly without open handles warnings
+    child.unref()
+    console.log('Spawned detached process to stop memorydb')
   }
-  process.exit(0)
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error('Error stopping memorydb:', error)
 }
+
+process.exit(0)
diff --git a/test/hooks/int.spec.ts b/test/hooks/int.spec.ts
index ef3786fe5..c292c3725 100644
--- a/test/hooks/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/hooks/int.spec.ts
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ describe('Hooks', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
   if (isMongoose(payload)) {
     describe('transform actions', () => {
diff --git a/test/joins/int.spec.ts b/test/joins/int.spec.ts
index d2fac5431..a2e567f66 100644
--- a/test/joins/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/joins/int.spec.ts
@@ -122,9 +122,7 @@ describe('Joins Field', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   it('should populate joins using findByID', async () => {
diff --git a/test/live-preview/int.spec.ts b/test/live-preview/int.spec.ts
index ef392a36d..3fa1d9154 100644
--- a/test/live-preview/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/live-preview/int.spec.ts
@@ -102,9 +102,7 @@ describe('Collections - Live Preview', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   it('handles `postMessage`', async () => {
diff --git a/test/localization/int.spec.ts b/test/localization/int.spec.ts
index 8a184a9f0..64a90ffb2 100644
--- a/test/localization/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/localization/int.spec.ts
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ describe('Localization', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('Localization with fallback true', () => {
diff --git a/test/locked-documents/int.spec.ts b/test/locked-documents/int.spec.ts
index 560569104..487f6400e 100644
--- a/test/locked-documents/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/locked-documents/int.spec.ts
@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ describe('Locked documents', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   afterEach(() => {
diff --git a/test/login-with-username/int.spec.ts b/test/login-with-username/int.spec.ts
index f16d18c78..66c2cbed5 100644
--- a/test/login-with-username/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/login-with-username/int.spec.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ describe('Login With Username Feature', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   it('should not allow creation with neither email nor username', async () => {
diff --git a/test/payload-cloud/int.spec.ts b/test/payload-cloud/int.spec.ts
index 322d8c4d8..95a493f7c 100644
--- a/test/payload-cloud/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/payload-cloud/int.spec.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ describe('@payloadcms/plugin-cloud', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('tests', () => {
diff --git a/test/plugin-cloud-storage/int.spec.ts b/test/plugin-cloud-storage/int.spec.ts
index 861a5be0d..db3b64a77 100644
--- a/test/plugin-cloud-storage/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/plugin-cloud-storage/int.spec.ts
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ describe('@payloadcms/plugin-cloud-storage', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   let client: AWS.S3Client
diff --git a/test/plugin-form-builder/int.spec.ts b/test/plugin-form-builder/int.spec.ts
index 3db963924..51b1af149 100644
--- a/test/plugin-form-builder/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/plugin-form-builder/int.spec.ts
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ describe('@payloadcms/plugin-form-builder', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('plugin collections', () => {
diff --git a/test/plugin-import-export/int.spec.ts b/test/plugin-import-export/int.spec.ts
index c61ee3883..acd54ea06 100644
--- a/test/plugin-import-export/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/plugin-import-export/int.spec.ts
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ describe('@payloadcms/plugin-import-export', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('graphql', () => {
diff --git a/test/plugin-multi-tenant/int.spec.ts b/test/plugin-multi-tenant/int.spec.ts
index b7e19750e..7df008e45 100644
--- a/test/plugin-multi-tenant/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/plugin-multi-tenant/int.spec.ts
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ describe('@payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('tenants', () => {
diff --git a/test/plugin-nested-docs/int.spec.ts b/test/plugin-nested-docs/int.spec.ts
index 674fe4b18..caeda5984 100644
--- a/test/plugin-nested-docs/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/plugin-nested-docs/int.spec.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ describe('@payloadcms/plugin-nested-docs', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('seed', () => {
diff --git a/test/plugin-redirects/int.spec.ts b/test/plugin-redirects/int.spec.ts
index 6acf1cd57..b22b08ef8 100644
--- a/test/plugin-redirects/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/plugin-redirects/int.spec.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ describe('@payloadcms/plugin-redirects', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   it('should add a redirects collection', async () => {
diff --git a/test/plugin-search/int.spec.ts b/test/plugin-search/int.spec.ts
index cf34f031b..1271d46f2 100644
--- a/test/plugin-search/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/plugin-search/int.spec.ts
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ describe('@payloadcms/plugin-search', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   it('should add a search collection', async () => {
diff --git a/test/plugin-sentry/int.spec.ts b/test/plugin-sentry/int.spec.ts
index 65908e269..f8c8f0fd9 100644
--- a/test/plugin-sentry/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/plugin-sentry/int.spec.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ describe('@payloadcms/plugin-sentry', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('tests', () => {
diff --git a/test/plugin-seo/int.spec.ts b/test/plugin-seo/int.spec.ts
index 5a04f776e..e3c527569 100644
--- a/test/plugin-seo/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/plugin-seo/int.spec.ts
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ describe('@payloadcms/plugin-seo', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   it('should add meta title', async () => {
diff --git a/test/plugin-stripe/int.spec.ts b/test/plugin-stripe/int.spec.ts
index c875a3e9b..aed0f2459 100644
--- a/test/plugin-stripe/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/plugin-stripe/int.spec.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ describe('Stripe Plugin', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   it('should create products', async () => {
diff --git a/test/plugins/int.spec.ts b/test/plugins/int.spec.ts
index e185d3691..6ab6520e7 100644
--- a/test/plugins/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/plugins/int.spec.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ describe('Collections - Plugins', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   it('created pages collection', async () => {
diff --git a/test/query-presets/int.spec.ts b/test/query-presets/int.spec.ts
index 5ce5e4d99..c157f70f5 100644
--- a/test/query-presets/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/query-presets/int.spec.ts
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ describe('Query Presets', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('default access control', () => {
diff --git a/test/queues/config.ts b/test/queues/config.ts
index 2217f29e1..7f0c66ad8 100644
--- a/test/queues/config.ts
+++ b/test/queues/config.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,16 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
     },
   },
   jobs: {
+    autoRun: [
+      {
+        // Every second
+        cron: '* * * * * *',
+        limit: 100,
+        queue: 'autorunSecond', // name of the queue
+      },
+      // add as many cron jobs as you want
+    ],
+    shouldAutoRun: () => true,
     jobsCollectionOverrides: ({ defaultJobsCollection }) => {
       return {
         ...defaultJobsCollection,
diff --git a/test/queues/int.spec.ts b/test/queues/int.spec.ts
index e0c72a0e9..4a5001154 100644
--- a/test/queues/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/queues/int.spec.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ describe('Queues', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
@@ -652,6 +650,29 @@ describe('Queues', () => {
     expect(allSimples.docs[0].title).toBe('hello!')
   })
 
+  it('can create and autorun jobs', async () => {
+    await payload.jobs.queue({
+      workflow: 'inlineTaskTest',
+      queue: 'autorunSecond',
+      input: {
+        message: 'hello!',
+      },
+    })
+
+    // Do not call payload.jobs.run()
+
+    // Autorun runs every second - so should definitely be done if we wait 2 seconds
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 2000))
+
+    const allSimples = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'simple',
+      limit: 100,
+    })
+
+    expect(allSimples.totalDocs).toBe(1)
+    expect(allSimples?.docs?.[0]?.title).toBe('hello!')
+  })
+
   it('should respect deleteJobOnComplete true default configuration', async () => {
     const { id } = await payload.jobs.queue({
       workflow: 'inlineTaskTest',
@@ -1372,13 +1393,14 @@ describe('Queues', () => {
       // TODO: This test is flaky on supabase in CI, so we skip it for now
       return
     }
-
     const amount = 500
     payload.config.jobs.deleteJobOnComplete = false
 
     const job = await payload.jobs.queue({
       workflow: 'parallelTask',
-      input: {},
+      input: {
+        amount,
+      },
     })
 
     await payload.jobs.run()
diff --git a/test/queues/payload-types.ts b/test/queues/payload-types.ts
index eb7892fa4..b6b91c4f5 100644
--- a/test/queues/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/queues/payload-types.ts
@@ -781,7 +781,9 @@ export interface WorkflowLongRunning {
  * via the `definition` "WorkflowParallelTask".
  */
 export interface WorkflowParallelTask {
-  input?: unknown;
+  input: {
+    amount: number;
+  };
 }
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
diff --git a/test/queues/workflows/parallelTaskWorkflow.ts b/test/queues/workflows/parallelTaskWorkflow.ts
index 1ae2d8ddd..ad755d226 100644
--- a/test/queues/workflows/parallelTaskWorkflow.ts
+++ b/test/queues/workflows/parallelTaskWorkflow.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,17 @@ import type { WorkflowConfig } from 'payload'
 
 export const parallelTaskWorkflow: WorkflowConfig<'parallelTask'> = {
   slug: 'parallelTask',
-  inputSchema: [],
+  inputSchema: [
+    {
+      name: 'amount',
+      type: 'number',
+      required: true,
+    },
+  ],
   handler: async ({ job, inlineTask }) => {
-    const taskIDs = Array.from({ length: 500 }, (_, i) => i + 1).map((i) => i.toString())
+    const taskIDs = Array.from({ length: job.input.amount }, (_, i) => i + 1).map((i) =>
+      i.toString(),
+    )
 
     await Promise.all(
       taskIDs.map(async (taskID) => {
diff --git a/test/relationships/int.spec.ts b/test/relationships/int.spec.ts
index 0473db152..d8deded0a 100644
--- a/test/relationships/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/relationships/int.spec.ts
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ describe('Relationships', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
diff --git a/test/select/int.spec.ts b/test/select/int.spec.ts
index 31983fa03..851c5d228 100644
--- a/test/select/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/select/int.spec.ts
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ describe('Select', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('Local API - Base', () => {
@@ -2153,7 +2151,7 @@ describe('Select', () => {
     it('graphQL - should retrieve fields against defaultPopulate', async () => {
       const query = `query {
         Pages {
-          docs { 
+          docs {
             id,
             content {
               ... on Introduction {
@@ -2161,7 +2159,7 @@ describe('Select', () => {
                   doc {
                     id,
                     additional,
-                    slug, 
+                    slug,
                   }
                 },
                 richTextLexical(depth: 1)
diff --git a/test/sort/int.spec.ts b/test/sort/int.spec.ts
index 2e18887dd..a71827ce0 100644
--- a/test/sort/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/sort/int.spec.ts
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ describe('Sort', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('Local API', () => {
diff --git a/test/storage-s3/int.spec.ts b/test/storage-s3/int.spec.ts
index 91b533ef9..6fa8fdf86 100644
--- a/test/storage-s3/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/storage-s3/int.spec.ts
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ describe('@payloadcms/storage-s3', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
   afterEach(async () => {
     await clearTestBucket()
diff --git a/test/uploads/int.spec.ts b/test/uploads/int.spec.ts
index 73b645213..e7ba4d54a 100644
--- a/test/uploads/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/uploads/int.spec.ts
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ describe('Collections - Uploads', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   describe('REST API', () => {
diff --git a/test/versions/int.spec.ts b/test/versions/int.spec.ts
index 097e22431..545d2fa7c 100644
--- a/test/versions/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/versions/int.spec.ts
@@ -56,9 +56,7 @@ describe('Versions', () => {
   })
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
-      await payload.db.destroy()
-    }
+    await payload.destroy()
   })
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
diff --git a/tsconfig.base.json b/tsconfig.base.json
index 15f492b2d..8d0bb793b 100644
--- a/tsconfig.base.json
+++ b/tsconfig.base.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       }
     ],
     "paths": {
-      "@payload-config": ["./test/access-control/config.ts"],
+      "@payload-config": ["./test/_community/config.ts"],
       "@payloadcms/admin-bar": ["./packages/admin-bar/src"],
       "@payloadcms/live-preview": ["./packages/live-preview/src"],
       "@payloadcms/live-preview-react": ["./packages/live-preview-react/src/index.ts"],