diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 74d099feb..93e8eafe9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ jobs:
            echo BC_MINIMUM_AGE=$BC_MINIMUM_AGE >> .env
            echo BC_EXPO_ACCESS_TOKEN=$BC_EXPO_ACCESS_TOKEN >> .env
            echo BC_STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=$BC_STRIPE_SECRET_KEY >> .env
+           echo BC_ADMIN_EMAIL=$BC_ADMIN_EMAIL >> .env
            npm install
            npm test
       env:
@@ -92,3 +93,4 @@ jobs:
         BC_MINIMUM_AGE: ${{ vars.BC_MINIMUM_AGE }}
         BC_EXPO_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BC_EXPO_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
         BC_STRIPE_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.BC_STRIPE_SECRET_KEY }}
+        BC_ADMIN_EMAIL: ${{ vars.BC_ADMIN_EMAIL }}
diff --git a/api/tests/testHelper.ts b/api/tests/testHelper.ts
index 40ed50b11..5793a5158 100644
--- a/api/tests/testHelper.ts
+++ b/api/tests/testHelper.ts
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ export const initialize = async () => {
   expect(admin.id).toBeDefined()
   ADMIN_USER_ID = admin.id
 
-  const adminFromEnv = env.ADMIN_EMAIL && await User.findOne({ email: env.ADMIN_EMAIL })
-  if (!adminFromEnv) {
+  const adminFromEnv = await User.findOne({ email: env.ADMIN_EMAIL })
+  if (env.ADMIN_EMAIL && !adminFromEnv) {
     await (new User({
       fullName: 'admin',
       email: env.ADMIN_EMAIL,
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export const getAdminUserId = () => ADMIN_USER_ID
 export const getUserId = () => USER_ID
 
 export const close = async () => {
-  const res = await User.deleteMany({ email: { $in: [ADMIN_EMAIL, USER_EMAIL] } })
+  const res = await User.deleteMany({ _id: { $in: [ADMIN_USER_ID, USER_ID] } })
   expect(res.deletedCount).toBe(2)
   await Notification.deleteMany({ user: { $in: [ADMIN_USER_ID, USER_ID] } })
   await NotificationCounter.deleteMany({ user: { $in: [ADMIN_USER_ID, USER_ID] } })