diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/notifications/notificationsMiddleware.spec.ts b/backend/src/middleware/notifications/notificationsMiddleware.spec.ts
index b82d3e775..f0857ee29 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/notifications/notificationsMiddleware.spec.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/notifications/notificationsMiddleware.spec.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 })
 
 afterAll(async () => {
-  // await cleanDatabase()
+  await cleanDatabase()
   driver.close()
 })
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ beforeEach(async () => {
 
 // TODO: avoid database clean after each test in the future if possible for performance and flakyness reasons by filling the database step by step, see issue https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/issues/4543
 afterEach(async () => {
-  // await cleanDatabase()
+  await cleanDatabase()
 })
 
 describe('notifications', () => {