diff --git a/apps/server/spec/etapi/import-zip.spec.ts b/apps/server/spec/etapi/import-zip.spec.ts
index c42623b76..3215c90ee 100644
--- a/apps/server/spec/etapi/import-zip.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/server/spec/etapi/import-zip.spec.ts
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ describe("etapi/import", () => {
             .expect(201);
         expect(response.body.note.title).toStrictEqual("Journal");
         expect(response.body.branch.parentNoteId).toStrictEqual("root");
-    });
+    }, 10_000);
 });
diff --git a/apps/server/vite.config.mts b/apps/server/vite.config.mts
index 76829347a..e9d88fcfa 100644
--- a/apps/server/vite.config.mts
+++ b/apps/server/vite.config.mts
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ export default defineConfig(() => ({
     globals: true,
     setupFiles: ["./spec/setup.ts"],
     environment: "node",
+    env: {
+      NODE_ENV: "development",
+      TRILIUM_DATA_DIR: "./spec/db",
+      TRILIUM_INTEGRATION_TEST: "memory"
+    },
     include: ['{src,spec}/**/*.{test,spec}.{js,mjs,cjs,ts,mts,cts,jsx,tsx}'],
     exclude: [
       "spec/build-checks/**",