diff --git a/backend/src/db/seed.js b/backend/src/db/seed.js
index e3fbe7fc1..b5493d81d 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/seed.js
+++ b/backend/src/db/seed.js
@@ -935,132 +935,252 @@ const languages = ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'pl']
 
     await Factory.buildList('user', 30)
 
-    await Factory.buildList( 'post', 30, {
-      image: faker.image.unsplash.objects(),
-    }, {
-      categoryIds: ['cat1'],
-      author: jennyRostock,
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'post',
+      30,
+      {
+        image: faker.image.unsplash.objects(),
+      },
+      {
+        categoryIds: ['cat1'],
+        author: jennyRostock,
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList('comment', 6, {}, {
-      author: jennyRostock,
-      postId: 'p2',
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'comment',
+      6,
+      {},
+      {
+        author: jennyRostock,
+        postId: 'p2',
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList('comment', 4, {}, {
-      author: jennyRostock,
-      postId: 'p15',
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'comment',
+      4,
+      {},
+      {
+        author: jennyRostock,
+        postId: 'p15',
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList( 'comment', 2, {}, {
-      author: jennyRostock,
-      postId: 'p4',
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'comment',
+      2,
+      {},
+      {
+        author: jennyRostock,
+        postId: 'p4',
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList('post', 21, {
-      image: faker.image.unsplash.buildings(),
-    }, {
-      author: peterLustig,
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'post',
+      21,
+      {
+        image: faker.image.unsplash.buildings(),
+      },
+      {
+        author: peterLustig,
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList('comment', 3, {}, {
-      author: peterLustig,
-      postId: 'p4',
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'comment',
+      3,
+      {},
+      {
+        author: peterLustig,
+        postId: 'p4',
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList('comment', 5, {}, {
-      author: peterLustig,
-      postId: 'p14',
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'comment',
+      5,
+      {},
+      {
+        author: peterLustig,
+        postId: 'p14',
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList('comment', 6, {}, {
-      author: peterLustig,
-      postId: 'p0',
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'comment',
+      6,
+      {},
+      {
+        author: peterLustig,
+        postId: 'p0',
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList( 'post', 11, {
-      image: faker.image.unsplash.food(),
-    }, {
-      author: dewey,
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'post',
+      11,
+      {
+        image: faker.image.unsplash.food(),
+      },
+      {
+        author: dewey,
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList( 'comment', 7, {}, {
-      author: dewey,
-      postId: 'p2',
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'comment',
+      7,
+      {},
+      {
+        author: dewey,
+        postId: 'p2',
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList( 'comment', 5, {}, {
-      author: dewey,
-      postId: 'p6',
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'comment',
+      5,
+      {},
+      {
+        author: dewey,
+        postId: 'p6',
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList( 'comment', 2, {}, {
-      author: dewey,
-      postId: 'p9',
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'comment',
+      2,
+      {},
+      {
+        author: dewey,
+        postId: 'p9',
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList('post', 16, {
-      image: faker.image.unsplash.technology(),
-    }, {
-      author: louie,
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'post',
+      16,
+      {
+        image: faker.image.unsplash.technology(),
+      },
+      {
+        author: louie,
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList('comment', 4, {}, {
-      postId: 'p1',
-      author: louie,
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'comment',
+      4,
+      {},
+      {
+        postId: 'p1',
+        author: louie,
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList('comment', 8, {}, {
-      author: louie,
-      postId: 'p10',
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'comment',
+      8,
+      {},
+      {
+        author: louie,
+        postId: 'p10',
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList('comment', 5, {}, {
-      author: louie,
-      postId: 'p13',
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'comment',
+      5,
+      {},
+      {
+        author: louie,
+        postId: 'p13',
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList('post', 45, {
-      image: faker.image.unsplash.people(),
-    }, {
-      author: bobDerBaumeister,
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'post',
+      45,
+      {
+        image: faker.image.unsplash.people(),
+      },
+      {
+        author: bobDerBaumeister,
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList('comment', 2, {}, {
-      author: bobDerBaumeister,
-      postId: 'p2',
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'comment',
+      2,
+      {},
+      {
+        author: bobDerBaumeister,
+        postId: 'p2',
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList( 'comment', 3, {}, {
-      author: bobDerBaumeister,
-      postId: 'p12',
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'comment',
+      3,
+      {},
+      {
+        author: bobDerBaumeister,
+        postId: 'p12',
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList( 'comment', 7, {}, {
-      author: bobDerBaumeister,
-      postId: 'p13',
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'comment',
+      7,
+      {},
+      {
+        author: bobDerBaumeister,
+        postId: 'p13',
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList( 'post', 8, {
-      image: faker.image.unsplash.nature(),
-    }, {
-      author: huey,
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'post',
+      8,
+      {
+        image: faker.image.unsplash.nature(),
+      },
+      {
+        author: huey,
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList('comment', 6, {}, {
-      author: huey,
-      postId: 'p0',
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'comment',
+      6,
+      {},
+      {
+        author: huey,
+        postId: 'p0',
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList( 'comment', 8, {}, {
-      author: huey,
-      postId: 'p13',
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'comment',
+      8,
+      {},
+      {
+        author: huey,
+        postId: 'p13',
+      },
+    )
 
-    await Factory.buildList('comment', 9, {}, {
-      author: huey,
-      postId: 'p15',
-    })
+    await Factory.buildList(
+      'comment',
+      9,
+      {},
+      {
+        author: huey,
+        postId: 'p15',
+      },
+    )
 
     await Factory.build('donations')
     /* eslint-disable-next-line no-console */
diff --git a/cypress/integration/common/steps.js b/cypress/integration/common/steps.js
index a0c3f30ae..a22ee8e77 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/common/steps.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/common/steps.js
@@ -42,26 +42,18 @@ Given("I am logged in as the muted user", () => {
 });
 
 Given("we have a selection of categories", () => {
-  cy.createCategories("cat0", "just-for-fun");
+  cy.factory().build('category', { id: "cat0", slug: "just-for-fun" });
 });
 
 Given("we have a selection of tags and categories as well as posts", () => {
-  cy.createCategories("cat12", "cat121", "cat122")
-    .factory()
-    .build("tag", {
-      id: "Ecology"
-    })
-    .build("tag", {
-      id: "Nature"
-    })
-    .build("tag", {
-      id: "Democracy"
-    });
-
   cy.factory()
-    .build("user", {
-      id: 'a1'
-    })
+    .build('category', { id: 'cat12', name: "Just For Fun", icon: "smile", })
+    .build('category', { id: 'cat121', name: "Happiness & Values", icon: "heart-o"})
+    .build('category', { id: 'cat122', name: "Health & Wellbeing", icon: "medkit"})
+    .build("tag", { id: "Ecology" })
+    .build("tag", { id: "Nature" })
+    .build("tag", { id: "Democracy" })
+    .build("user", { id: 'a1' })
     .build("post", {}, {
       authorId: 'a1',
       tagIds: ["Ecology", "Nature", "Democracy"],
@@ -71,20 +63,14 @@ Given("we have a selection of tags and categories as well as posts", () => {
       authorId: 'a1',
       tagIds: ["Nature", "Democracy"],
       categoryIds: ["cat121"]
-    });
-
-  cy.factory()
-    .build("user", {
-      id: 'a2'
     })
+    .build("user", { id: 'a2' })
     .build("post", {}, {
       authorId: 'a2',
       tagIds: ['Nature', 'Democracy'],
       categoryIds: ["cat12"]
-    });
-  cy.factory()
+    })
     .build("post", {}, {
-      authorId: narratorParams.id,
       tagIds: ['Democracy'],
       categoryIds: ["cat122"]
     })
@@ -95,12 +81,12 @@ Given("we have the following user accounts:", table => {
     cy.factory().build("user", {
       ...params,
       ...termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion
-    });
+    }, params);
   });
 });
 
 Given("I have a user account", () => {
-  cy.factory().build("user", narratorParams);
+  cy.factory().build("user", narratorParams, loginCredentials);
 });
 
 Given("my user account has the role {string}", role => {
@@ -197,16 +183,16 @@ Given("we have the following posts in our database:", table => {
     icon: "smile"
   })
 
-  table.hashes().forEach(({
-    ...postAttributes
-  }, i) => {
-    postAttributes = {
-      ...postAttributes,
-      deleted: Boolean(postAttributes.deleted),
-      disabled: Boolean(postAttributes.disabled),
-      pinned: Boolean(postAttributes.pinned),
-    }
-    cy.factory().build("post", postAttributes, { categoryIds: ['cat-456'] });
+  table.hashes().forEach((attributesOrOptions, i) => {
+    cy.factory().build("post", {
+      ...attributesOrOptions,
+      deleted: Boolean(attributesOrOptions.deleted),
+      disabled: Boolean(attributesOrOptions.disabled),
+      pinned: Boolean(attributesOrOptions.pinned),
+    }, {
+      ...attributesOrOptions,
+      categoryIds: ['cat-456']
+    });
   })
 });
 
@@ -476,13 +462,11 @@ Given("I follow the user {string}", name => {
 });
 
 Given('"Spammy Spammer" wrote a post {string}', title => {
-  cy.createCategories("cat21")
-    .factory()
+  cy.factory()
     .build("post", {
       title,
     }, {
       authorId: 'annoying-user',
-      categoryIds: ["cat21"]
     });
 });
 
@@ -500,13 +484,11 @@ Then("nobody is following the user profile anymore", () => {
 });
 
 Given("I wrote a post {string}", title => {
-  cy.createCategories(`cat213`, title)
-    .factory()
+  cy.factory()
     .build("post", {
       title,
     }, {
       authorId: narratorParams.id,
-      categoryIds: ["cat213"]
     });
 });
 
diff --git a/cypress/support/commands.js b/cypress/support/commands.js
index 6ab0a77ce..8e586fde9 100644
--- a/cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -75,27 +75,6 @@ Cypress.Commands.add("openPage", page => {
   cy.visit(`/${page}`);
 });
 
-Cypress.Commands.add("createCategories", (id, slug) => {
-  cy.factory()
-    .build("category", {
-      id: `${id}`,
-      name: "Just For Fun",
-      slug: `${slug}`,
-      icon: "smile"
-    })
-    .build("category", {
-      id: `${id}1`,
-      name: "Happiness & Values",
-      icon: "heart-o"
-    })
-    .build("category", {
-      id: `${id}2`,
-      name: "Health & Wellbeing",
-      icon: "medkit"
-    });
-});
-
-
 Cypress.Commands.add(
   'authenticateAs',
   async ({email, password}) => {
diff --git a/cypress/support/factories.js b/cypress/support/factories.js
index 7103ce524..951833de1 100644
--- a/cypress/support/factories.js
+++ b/cypress/support/factories.js
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('factory', () => {
 Cypress.Commands.add(
   'build',
   { prevSubject: true },
-  async (factory, node, properties, options) => {
-    await Factory.build(node, properties, options)
+  async (factory, name, atrributes, options) => {
+    await Factory.build(name, atrributes, options)
     return factory
   }
 )