diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index dcdadd472..5313e033a 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@
     "dev": "nodemon --exec babel-node src/ -e js,graphql",
     "dev:debug": "nodemon --exec babel-node --inspect=0.0.0.0:9229 src/index.js -e js,graphql",
     "lint": "eslint src --config .eslintrc.js",
-    "test": "nyc  --reporter=text-lcov yarn test:jest",
-    "test:cypress": "run-p --race test:before:*",
-    "test:before:server": "cross-env CLIENT_URI=http://localhost:4123 GRAPHQL_URI=http://localhost:4123 GRAPHQL_PORT=4123 babel-node src/ 2> /dev/null",
-    "test:before:seeder": "cross-env GRAPHQL_URI=http://localhost:4001 GRAPHQL_PORT=4001 DISABLED_MIDDLEWARES=permissions,activityPub babel-node src/ 2> /dev/null",
+    "test": "run-s test:jest test:cucumber",
+    "test:before:server": "cross-env GRAPHQL_URI=http://localhost:4123 GRAPHQL_PORT=4123 yarn run dev 2> /dev/null",
+    "test:before:seeder": "cross-env GRAPHQL_URI=http://localhost:4001 GRAPHQL_PORT=4001 DISABLED_MIDDLEWARES=permissions,activityPub yarn run dev",
     "test:jest:cmd": "wait-on tcp:4001 tcp:4123 && jest --forceExit --detectOpenHandles --runInBand",
     "test:cucumber:cmd": "wait-on tcp:4001 tcp:4123 && cucumber-js --require-module @babel/register --exit test/",
     "test:jest:cmd:debug": "wait-on tcp:4001 tcp:4123 && node --inspect-brk ./node_modules/.bin/jest -i --forceExit --detectOpenHandles --runInBand",
     "test:jest": "run-p --race test:before:* 'test:jest:cmd {@}' --",
-    "test:cucumber": "run-p --race test:before:* 'test:cucumber:cmd {@}' --",
+    "test:cucumber": " cross-env CLIENT_URI=http://localhost:4123 run-p --race test:before:server test:cucumber:before:seeder 'test:cucumber:cmd {@}' --",
+    "test:cucumber:before:seeder": "cross-env GRAPHQL_URI=http://localhost:4001 GRAPHQL_PORT=4001 DISABLED_MIDDLEWARES=permissions yarn run dev",
     "test:jest:debug": "run-p --race test:before:* 'test:jest:cmd:debug {@}' --",
     "test:coverage": "nyc report --reporter=text-lcov > coverage.lcov",
     "db:script:seed": "wait-on tcp:4001 && babel-node src/seed/seed-db.js",
@@ -97,4 +97,4 @@
     "nyc": "~13.3.0",
     "supertest": "~4.0.2"
   }
-}
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+}