diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 9651cbb95..9aa7f539f 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "dev": "nodemon --exec babel-node src/ -e js,gql",
     "dev:debug": "nodemon --exec babel-node --inspect=0.0.0.0:9229 src/ -e js,gql",
     "lint": "eslint src --config .eslintrc.js",
-    "test": "cross-env NODE_ENV=test jest --forceExit --detectOpenHandles --runInBand --coverage",
+    "test": "cross-env NODE_ENV=test NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=8192 jest --forceExit --detectOpenHandles --runInBand --coverage",
     "db:clean": "babel-node src/db/clean.js",
     "db:reset": "yarn run db:clean",
     "db:seed": "babel-node src/db/seed.js",
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/excerptMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/excerptMiddleware.js
index cfaf7f1b0..ca061609a 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/excerptMiddleware.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/excerptMiddleware.js
@@ -4,28 +4,23 @@ export default {
   Mutation: {
     CreateGroup: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
       args.descriptionExcerpt = trunc(args.description, 120).html
-      const result = await resolve(root, args, context, info)
-      return result
+      return resolve(root, args, context, info)
     },
     CreatePost: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
       args.contentExcerpt = trunc(args.content, 120).html
-      const result = await resolve(root, args, context, info)
-      return result
+      return resolve(root, args, context, info)
     },
     UpdatePost: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
       args.contentExcerpt = trunc(args.content, 120).html
-      const result = await resolve(root, args, context, info)
-      return result
+      return resolve(root, args, context, info)
     },
     CreateComment: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
       args.contentExcerpt = trunc(args.content, 180).html
-      const result = await resolve(root, args, context, info)
-      return result
+      return resolve(root, args, context, info)
     },
     UpdateComment: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
       args.contentExcerpt = trunc(args.content, 180).html
-      const result = await resolve(root, args, context, info)
-      return result
+      return resolve(root, args, context, info)
     },
   },
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/slugifyMiddleware.spec.js b/backend/src/middleware/slugifyMiddleware.spec.js
index 9605aada9..3fea526ee 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/slugifyMiddleware.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/slugifyMiddleware.spec.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { createGroupMutation } from '../db/graphql/groups'
 import { createPostMutation } from '../db/graphql/posts'
 import { signupVerificationMutation } from '../db/graphql/authentications'
 
-let mutate
 let authenticatedUser
 let variables
 
@@ -15,19 +14,20 @@ const neode = getNeode()
 const descriptionAdditional100 =
   ' 123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789'
 
+const { server } = createServer({
+  context: () => {
+    return {
+      driver,
+      neode,
+      user: authenticatedUser,
+    }
+  },
+})
+
+const { mutate } = createTestClient(server)
+
 beforeAll(async () => {
   await cleanDatabase()
-
-  const { server } = createServer({
-    context: () => {
-      return {
-        driver,
-        neode,
-        user: authenticatedUser,
-      }
-    },
-  })
-  mutate = createTestClient(server).mutate
 })
 
 afterAll(async () => {
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/groups.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/groups.js
index d1af98513..5737f5505 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/groups.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/groups.js
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ export default {
     CreateGroup: async (_parent, params, context, _resolveInfo) => {
       const { categoryIds } = params
       delete params.categoryIds
-      if (!categoryIds || categoryIds.length < CATEGORIES_MIN) {
+      if (CONFIG.CATEGORIES_ACTIVE && (!categoryIds || categoryIds.length < CATEGORIES_MIN)) {
         throw new UserInputError('Too view categories!')
       }
-      if (categoryIds && categoryIds.length > CATEGORIES_MAX) {
+      if (CONFIG.CATEGORIES_ACTIVE && categoryIds && categoryIds.length > CATEGORIES_MAX) {
         throw new UserInputError('Too many categories!')
       }
       if (
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export default {
           `,
           { userId: context.user.id, categoryIds, params },
         )
-        const [group] = ownerCreateGroupTransactionResponse.records.map((record) =>
+        const [group] = await ownerCreateGroupTransactionResponse.records.map((record) =>
           record.get('group'),
         )
         return group