diff --git a/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/app_test.exs b/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/app_test.exs
index a86bfaf97..c4dcc59cb 100644
--- a/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/app_test.exs
+++ b/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/app_test.exs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.AppTest do
-  use Pleroma.DataCase, async: true
+  use Pleroma.DataCase, async: false
 
   setup_all do
     Mix.shell(Mix.Shell.Process)
diff --git a/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/database_test.exs b/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/database_test.exs
index 97fa830ff..f28bef51c 100644
--- a/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/database_test.exs
+++ b/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/database_test.exs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.DatabaseTest do
-  use Pleroma.DataCase, async: true
+  use Pleroma.DataCase, async: false
   use Oban.Testing, repo: Pleroma.Repo
 
   alias Pleroma.Activity
diff --git a/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/ecto/rollback_test.exs b/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/ecto/rollback_test.exs
index 57a2ed655..0ddb5231a 100644
--- a/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/ecto/rollback_test.exs
+++ b/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/ecto/rollback_test.exs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.Ecto.RollbackTest do
-  use Pleroma.DataCase, async: true
+  use Pleroma.DataCase, async: false
   import ExUnit.CaptureLog
   require Logger
 
diff --git a/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/ecto_test.exs b/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/ecto_test.exs
index 0164da5a8..eab2c2fcf 100644
--- a/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/ecto_test.exs
+++ b/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/ecto_test.exs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.EctoTest do
-  use ExUnit.Case, async: true
+  use ExUnit.Case, async: false
 
   test "raise on bad path" do
     assert_raise RuntimeError, ~r/Could not find migrations directory/, fn ->
diff --git a/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/emoji_test.exs b/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/emoji_test.exs
index bd20f285c..6549fbb70 100644
--- a/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/emoji_test.exs
+++ b/test/mix/tasks/pleroma/emoji_test.exs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.EmojiTest do
-  use ExUnit.Case, async: true
+  use ExUnit.Case, async: false
 
   import ExUnit.CaptureIO
   import Tesla.Mock
diff --git a/test/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool/read_description_test.exs b/test/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool/read_description_test.exs
index 7389fda47..f18da2371 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool/read_description_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool/read_description_test.exs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 defmodule Pleroma.Upload.Filter.Exiftool.ReadDescriptionTest do
-  use Pleroma.DataCase, async: true
+  use Pleroma.DataCase, async: false
   alias Pleroma.Upload.Filter
 
   @uploads %Pleroma.Upload{