diff --git a/backend/src/models/index.js b/backend/src/models/index.js
index d152979e0..45c509dae 100644
--- a/backend/src/models/index.js
+++ b/backend/src/models/index.js
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 // NOTE: We cannot use `fs` here to clean up the code. Cypress breaks on any npm
 // module that is not browser-compatible. Node's `fs` module is server-side only
 export default {
-  Image: require('./Image.js'),
-  Badge: require('./Badge.js'),
-  User: require('./User.js'),
-  Group: require('./Group.js'),
-  EmailAddress: require('./EmailAddress.js'),
-  UnverifiedEmailAddress: require('./UnverifiedEmailAddress.js'),
-  SocialMedia: require('./SocialMedia.js'),
-  Post: require('./Post.js'),
-  Comment: require('./Comment.js'),
-  Category: require('./Category.js'),
-  Tag: require('./Tag.js'),
-  Location: require('./Location.js'),
-  Donations: require('./Donations.js'),
-  Report: require('./Report.js'),
-  Migration: require('./Migration.js'),
-  InviteCode: require('./InviteCode.js'),
+  Image: typeof Cypress !== 'undefined' ? require('./Image.js') : require('./Image.js').default,
+  Badge: typeof Cypress !== 'undefined' ? require('./Badge.js') : require('./Badge.js').default,
+  User: typeof Cypress !== 'undefined' ? require('./User.js') : require('./User.js').default,
+  Group: typeof Cypress !== 'undefined' ? require('./Group.js') : require('./Group.js').default,
+  EmailAddress: typeof Cypress !== 'undefined' ? require('./EmailAddress.js') : require('./EmailAddress.js').default,
+  UnverifiedEmailAddress: typeof Cypress !== 'undefined' ? require('./UnverifiedEmailAddress.js') : require('./UnverifiedEmailAddress.js').default,
+  SocialMedia: typeof Cypress !== 'undefined' ? require('./SocialMedia.js') : require('./SocialMedia.js').default,
+  Post: typeof Cypress !== 'undefined' ? require('./Post.js'):  require('./Post.js').default,
+  Comment: typeof Cypress !== 'undefined' ? require('./Comment.js') : require('./Comment.js').default,
+  Category: typeof Cypress !== 'undefined' ? require('./Category.js') : require('./Category.js').default,
+  Tag: typeof Cypress !== 'undefined' ? require('./Tag.js') :  require('./Tag.js').default,
+  Location: typeof Cypress !== 'undefined' ? require('./Location.js') : require('./Location.js').default,
+  Donations: typeof Cypress !== 'undefined' ? require('./Donations.js') : require('./Donations.js').default,
+  Report: typeof Cypress !== 'undefined' ? require('./Report.js') : require('./Report.js').default,
+  Migration: typeof Cypress !== 'undefined' ? require('./Migration.js') : require('./Migration.js').default,
+  InviteCode: typeof Cypress !== 'undefined' ? require('./InviteCode.js') : require('./InviteCode.js').default,
 }