diff --git a/src/seed/data/index.js b/src/seed/data/index.js
index d3f5d15d7..5df9ee404 100644
--- a/src/seed/data/index.js
+++ b/src/seed/data/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-import gql from 'graphql-tag'
-import asyncForEach from '../../helpers/asyncForEach'
-
-const seed = {
+export default {
   Badge: require('./badges.js').default,
   Category: require('./categories.js').default,
   Tags: require('./tags.js').default,
@@ -19,25 +16,3 @@ const seed = {
 
   // Reports: require('./reports.js').default
 }
-
-let data = {}
-
-export default async function (client) {
-  // iterate through seeds
-  await asyncForEach(Object.keys(seed), async key => {
-    const mutations = seed[key]
-    try {
-      const res = await client
-        .mutate({
-          mutation: gql(mutations(data))
-        })
-      data[key] = Object.assign(data[key] || {}, res.data)
-    } catch (err) {
-      /* eslint-disable-next-line no-console */
-      console.error(err)
-      process.exit(1)
-    }
-  })
-  /* eslint-disable-next-line no-console */
-  console.log('Seeded Data...')
-}
diff --git a/src/seed/factories/index.js b/src/seed/factories/index.js
index e62e98869..74076872b 100644
--- a/src/seed/factories/index.js
+++ b/src/seed/factories/index.js
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@ import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 
 dotenv.config()
 
-if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
-  throw new Error('YOU CAN`T RUN FACTORIES IN PRODUCTION MODE')
-}
-
-const client = new ApolloClient({
+const apolloClient = new ApolloClient({
   link: new HttpLink({ uri: 'http://localhost:4001', fetch }),
   cache: new InMemoryCache()
 })
@@ -28,7 +24,7 @@ const buildMutation = (model, parameters) => {
 }
 
 const create = (model, parameters) => {
-  return client.mutate({ mutation: gql(buildMutation(model, parameters)) })
+  return apolloClient.mutate({ mutation: gql(buildMutation(model, parameters)) })
 }
 
 const cleanDatabase = async () => {
@@ -44,6 +40,8 @@ const cleanDatabase = async () => {
 }
 
 export {
+  driver,
+  apolloClient,
   create,
   buildMutation,
   cleanDatabase
diff --git a/src/seed/seed-db.js b/src/seed/seed-db.js
index 3e7e6e9c4..e6adbe1a2 100644
--- a/src/seed/seed-db.js
+++ b/src/seed/seed-db.js
@@ -1,19 +1,28 @@
-import ApolloClient from 'apollo-client'
-import dotenv from 'dotenv'
-import fetch from 'node-fetch'
-import { HttpLink } from 'apollo-link-http'
-import { InMemoryCache } from 'apollo-cache-inmemory'
-import Seed from './data/index'
+import { apolloClient } from './factories'
+import gql from 'graphql-tag'
+import asyncForEach from '../helpers/asyncForEach'
+import seed from './data'
 
-dotenv.config()
+(async function () {
 
-if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
-  throw new Error('YOU CAN`T SEED IN PRODUCTION MODE')
-}
+  // prefer factories
+let data = {}
+  // legacy seeds
+  await asyncForEach(Object.keys(seed), async key => {
+    const mutations = seed[key]
+    try {
+      const res = await apolloClient
+        .mutate({
+          mutation: gql(mutations(data))
+        })
+      data[key] = Object.assign(data[key] || {}, res.data)
+    } catch (err) {
+      /* eslint-disable-next-line no-console */
+      console.error(err)
+      process.exit(1)
+    }
+  })
+  /* eslint-disable-next-line no-console */
+  console.log('Seeded Data...')
+})()
 
-const client = new ApolloClient({
-  link: new HttpLink({ uri: process.env.GRAPHQL_URI, fetch }),
-  cache: new InMemoryCache()
-})
-
-Seed(client)