diff --git a/tests/integration/extenders/ApiControllerTest.php b/tests/integration/extenders/ApiControllerTest.php
index 7b3e21d8f..349622aff 100644
--- a/tests/integration/extenders/ApiControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/extenders/ApiControllerTest.php
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class ApiControllerTest extends TestCase
                 ['id' => 3, 'title' => 'Custom Discussion Title', 'created_at' => Carbon::now()->toDateTimeString(), 'user_id' => 1, 'first_post_id' => 0, 'comment_count' => 1, 'is_private' => 0],
             ],
         ]);
+
+        $this->app();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -327,6 +329,8 @@ class ApiControllerTest extends TestCase
             ])
         );
 
+        echo $response->getBody();
+
         $payload = json_decode($response->getBody(), true);
 
         $this->assertArrayHasKey('customSerializer', $payload['data']['attributes']);
diff --git a/tests/integration/extenders/ApiSerializerTest.php b/tests/integration/extenders/ApiSerializerTest.php
index 8e3e32236..ad1e3274f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/extenders/ApiSerializerTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/extenders/ApiSerializerTest.php
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class ApiSerializerTest extends TestCase
                 ['id' => 1, 'discussion_id' => 3, 'created_at' => Carbon::now()->toDateTimeString(), 'user_id' => 2, 'type' => 'discussionRenamed', 'content' => '<t><p>can i haz relationz?</p></t>'],
             ],
         ]);
+
+        $this->app();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/integration/extenders/ModelTest.php b/tests/integration/extenders/ModelTest.php
index 9d01dc1fb..f4e219975 100644
--- a/tests/integration/extenders/ModelTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/extenders/ModelTest.php
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ class ModelTest extends TestCase
                 $this->normalUser(),
             ],
         ]);
+
+        $this->app();
     }
 
     protected function prepPostsHierarchy()
@@ -47,6 +49,8 @@ class ModelTest extends TestCase
                 ['id' => 1, 'discussion_id' => 1, 'created_at' => Carbon::now()->toDateTimeString(), 'user_id' => 2, 'type' => 'discussionRenamed', 'content' => '<t><p>can i haz relationz?</p></t>'],
             ],
         ]);
+
+        $this->app();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -161,12 +165,12 @@ class ModelTest extends TestCase
                 })
         );
 
-        $this->prepDB();
         $this->prepareDatabase([
             'discussions' => [
                 ['id' => 1, 'title' => __CLASS__, 'created_at' => Carbon::now()->toDateTimeString(), 'user_id' => 1, 'first_post_id' => 1, 'comment_count' => 1]
             ]
         ]);
+        $this->prepDB();
 
         $user = User::find(1);
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/extenders/ModelVisibilityTest.php b/tests/integration/extenders/ModelVisibilityTest.php
index 69ff0820b..d05c98fb7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/extenders/ModelVisibilityTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/extenders/ModelVisibilityTest.php
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ class ModelVisibilityTest extends TestCase
                 $this->normalUser(),
             ]
         ]);
+
+        $this->app();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/integration/extenders/PolicyTest.php b/tests/integration/extenders/PolicyTest.php
index b2f0420b8..082af73e9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/extenders/PolicyTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/extenders/PolicyTest.php
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class PolicyTest extends TestCase
                 ['id' => 1, 'discussion_id' => 1, 'created_at' => Carbon::now()->toDateTimeString(), 'user_id' => 1, 'type' => 'comment', 'content' => '<t><p>a normal reply - too-obscure</p></t>'],
             ]
         ]);
+
+        $this->app();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/integration/extenders/UserTest.php b/tests/integration/extenders/UserTest.php
index 473805185..02ce5f00e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/extenders/UserTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/extenders/UserTest.php
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class UserTest extends TestCase
                 ['key' => 'display_name_driver', 'value' => 'custom'],
             ]
         ]);
+
+        $this->app();
     }
 
     protected function registerTestPreference()