diff --git a/packages/server/src/db.replication.test.ts b/packages/server/src/db.replication.test.ts
index dc757162e..56713b0cf 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db.replication.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/db.replication.test.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ import { DatabaseConfig, DatabaseConfigClient } from './utils/types';
 import { createDb } from './tools/dbTools';
 import { msleep } from './utils/time';
 
+const eventId1 = '4f405391-bd72-4a4f-809f-344fc6cd4b31';
+const eventId2 = '4f405391-bd72-4a4f-809f-344fc6cd4b32';
+
 const event1: Event = {
-	id: 'test1',
+	id: eventId1,
 	type: 1,
 	name: 'test',
 	created_time: Date.now(),
@@ -14,11 +17,11 @@ const event1: Event = {
 
 const event2 = {
 	...event1,
-	id: 'test2',
+	id: eventId2,
 };
 
-const beforeTest = async (extraEnv: Record<string, string> = null) => {
-	await beforeAllDb('db.replication', null, extraEnv);
+const beforeTest = async (envValues: Record<string, string> = null) => {
+	await beforeAllDb('db.replication', envValues ? { envValues } : null);
 	await beforeEachDb();
 };
 
@@ -42,7 +45,7 @@ describe('db.replication', () => {
 		{
 			const results = await db().select('*').from('events');
 			expect(results.length).toBe(1);
-			expect(results[0].id).toBe('test1');
+			expect(results[0].id).toBe(eventId1);
 		}
 
 		await reconnectDb(db());
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ describe('db.replication', () => {
 		{
 			const results = await db().select('*').from('events');
 			expect(results.length).toBe(2);
-			expect([results[0].id, results[1].id].sort()).toEqual(['test1', 'test2']);
+			expect([results[0].id, results[1].id].sort()).toEqual([eventId1, eventId2]);
 		}
 
 		await afterTest();
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tools/dbTools.ts b/packages/server/src/tools/dbTools.ts
index 5cacfd3a1..63ed48e60 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tools/dbTools.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tools/dbTools.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const { execCommand } = require('@joplin/tools/tool-utils');
 export interface CreateDbOptions {
 	dropIfExists?: boolean;
 	autoMigrate?: boolean;
+	envValues?: Record<string, string>;
 }
 
 export interface DropDbOptions {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utils/testing/testUtils.ts b/packages/server/src/utils/testing/testUtils.ts
index c8b0c00bc..de628468e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utils/testing/testUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utils/testing/testUtils.ts
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ export const getDatabaseClientType = () => {
 
 let createdDbPath_: string = null;
 let createdDbSlavePath_: string = null;
-export async function beforeAllDb(unitName: string, createDbOptions: CreateDbOptions = null, extraEnv: Record<string, string> = null) {
+export async function beforeAllDb(unitName: string, createDbOptions: CreateDbOptions = null) {
 	unitName = unitName.replace(/\//g, '_');
 
-	const useDbSlave = extraEnv && extraEnv.DB_USE_SLAVE === '1';
+	const useDbSlave = createDbOptions?.envValues && createDbOptions?.envValues.DB_USE_SLAVE === '1';
 
 	createdDbPath_ = `${packageRootDir}/db-test-${unitName}.sqlite`;
 	await fs.remove(createdDbPath_);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export async function beforeAllDb(unitName: string, createDbOptions: CreateDbOpt
 			SLAVE_POSTGRES_PASSWORD: 'joplin',
 
 			SUPPORT_EMAIL: 'testing@localhost',
-			...extraEnv,
+			...createDbOptions?.envValues,
 		}), {
 			tempDir: tempDir,
 		});
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export async function beforeAllDb(unitName: string, createDbOptions: CreateDbOpt
 			SQLITE_DATABASE: createdDbPath_,
 			SLAVE_SQLITE_DATABASE: createdDbSlavePath_,
 			SUPPORT_EMAIL: 'testing@localhost',
-			...extraEnv,
+			...createDbOptions?.envValues,
 		}), {
 			tempDir: tempDir,
 		});