diff --git a/backend/__tests__/global-setup.ts b/backend/__tests__/global-setup.ts
index 573bff62c..64c96042a 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/global-setup.ts
+++ b/backend/__tests__/global-setup.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 import * as MongoDbMock from "vitest-mongodb";
 export async function setup(): Promise<void> {
   process.env.TZ = "UTC";
-  await MongoDbMock.setup({
-    serverOptions: {
-      binary: {
-        version: "6.0.12",
-      },
-    },
-  });
+  await MongoDbMock.setup(MongoDbMockConfig);
 }
 
 export async function teardown(): Promise<void> {
   await MongoDbMock.teardown();
 }
+
+export const MongoDbMockConfig = {
+  serverOptions: {
+    binary: {
+      version: "6.0.12",
+    },
+  },
+};
diff --git a/backend/__tests__/setup-tests.ts b/backend/__tests__/setup-tests.ts
index 5d267700c..0a1f16757 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/setup-tests.ts
+++ b/backend/__tests__/setup-tests.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Collection, Db, MongoClient, WithId } from "mongodb";
 import { afterAll, beforeAll, afterEach } from "vitest";
 import * as MongoDbMock from "vitest-mongodb";
+import { MongoDbMockConfig } from "./global-setup";
 
 process.env["MODE"] = "dev";
 //process.env["MONGOMS_DISTRO"] = "ubuntu-22.04";
@@ -15,9 +16,8 @@ let client: MongoClient;
 const collectionsForCleanUp = ["users"];
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
-  await MongoDbMock.setup({
-    //don't add any configuration here, add to global-setup.ts instead.
-  });
+  //don't add any configuration here, add to global-setup.ts instead.
+  await MongoDbMock.setup(MongoDbMockConfig);
 
   client = new MongoClient(globalThis.__MONGO_URI__);
   await client.connect();