diff --git a/backend/__tests__/healthcheck.test.ts b/backend/__tests__/healthcheck.test.ts
index 234d2d8eb..945968437 100644
--- a/backend/__tests__/healthcheck.test.ts
+++ b/backend/__tests__/healthcheck.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
-import { server } from '../src/app';
+import { Server } from 'http';
+import main from '../src';
 import { describe, expect, it, beforeAll, afterAll } from '@jest/globals';
 import supertest from 'supertest';
 import { setUpHealthEndpoint } from '../src/services/health';
 
-const requestWithSupertest = supertest(server);
+let requestWithSupertest: supertest.SuperTest<supertest.Test>;
+let server: Server;
+
 describe('Healthcheck endpoint', () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
+    server = await main;
+    requestWithSupertest = supertest(server);
     setUpHealthEndpoint(server);
   });
   afterAll(async () => {
@@ -16,4 +21,4 @@ describe('Healthcheck endpoint', () => {
     const res = await requestWithSupertest.get('/healthcheck');
     expect(res.status).toEqual(200);
   });
-});
+});
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diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index 52740358d..90589404d 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ const main = async () => {
     });
 
     setUpHealthEndpoint(server);
+    return server;
 }
 
-main();
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+export default main();
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