diff --git a/app/tests/api/badges-api.test.js b/app/tests/api/badges-api.test.js
index fc053303..0329224c 100644
--- a/app/tests/api/badges-api.test.js
+++ b/app/tests/api/badges-api.test.js
@@ -1,19 +1,10 @@
-const path = require('path')
 const test = require('ava')
 const sinon = require('sinon')
 
 const db = require('../../db')
 const hydra = require('../../lib/hydra')
 
-const { dropTables } = require('../utils')
-
-const migrationsDirectory = path.join(
-  __dirname,
-  '..',
-  '..',
-  'db',
-  'migrations'
-)
+const { resetDb } = require('../utils')
 
 let app
 let dbClient
@@ -55,11 +46,7 @@ test.before(async () => {
   console.log('Connecting to test database...')
   dbClient = await db()
 
-  console.log('Dropping tables...')
-  await dropTables(dbClient)
-
-  console.log('Migrating...')
-  await dbClient.migrate.latest({ directory: migrationsDirectory })
+  await resetDb(dbClient)
 
   console.log('Starting server...')
   app = await require('../../index')()
diff --git a/app/tests/api/organization-api.test.js b/app/tests/api/organization-api.test.js
index f6d88400..41388338 100644
--- a/app/tests/api/organization-api.test.js
+++ b/app/tests/api/organization-api.test.js
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
-const path = require('path')
 const test = require('ava')
 const sinon = require('sinon')
 
 const db = require('../../db')
+const { resetDb } = require('../utils')
 const team = require('../../lib/team')
 const organization = require('../../lib/organization')
 const permissions = require('../../manage/permissions')
 
-const migrationsDirectory = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'db', 'migrations')
-
 let agent
 
 test.before(async () => {
   const conn = await db()
-  await conn.migrate.latest({ directory: migrationsDirectory })
+
+  await resetDb(conn)
 
   // seed
   await conn('users').insert({ id: 1 })
@@ -36,12 +35,6 @@ test.before(async () => {
   agent = require('supertest').agent(await require('../../index')())
 })
 
-test.after.always(async () => {
-  const conn = await db()
-  await conn.migrate.rollback({ directory: migrationsDirectory })
-  conn.destroy()
-})
-
 /**
  * Test create an organization
  */
diff --git a/app/tests/api/organization-model.test.js b/app/tests/api/organization-model.test.js
index 913e842b..372acfde 100644
--- a/app/tests/api/organization-model.test.js
+++ b/app/tests/api/organization-model.test.js
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-const path = require('path')
 const test = require('ava')
 const { prop, map, contains } = require('ramda')
 const db = require('../../db')
 const organization = require('../../lib/organization')
 const team = require('../../lib/team')
-
-const migrationsDirectory = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'db', 'migrations')
+const { resetDb } = require('../utils')
 
 test.before(async () => {
   const conn = await db()
-  await conn.migrate.latest({ directory: migrationsDirectory })
+
+  await resetDb(conn)
 
   // seed
   await conn('users').insert({ id: 1 })
@@ -18,12 +17,6 @@ test.before(async () => {
   await conn('users').insert({ id: 4 })
 })
 
-test.after.always(async () => {
-  const conn = await db()
-  await conn.migrate.rollback({ directory: migrationsDirectory })
-  conn.destroy()
-})
-
 /**
  * Test organization creation
  * An organization is created by a user.
diff --git a/app/tests/api/profile-api.test.js b/app/tests/api/profile-api.test.js
index 2be3ff1d..e1f386b6 100644
--- a/app/tests/api/profile-api.test.js
+++ b/app/tests/api/profile-api.test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-const path = require('path')
 const test = require('ava')
 const sinon = require('sinon')
 
@@ -7,16 +6,16 @@ const team = require('../../lib/team')
 const org = require('../../lib/organization')
 const permissions = require('../../manage/permissions')
 const profile = require('../../lib/profile')
+const { resetDb } = require('../utils')
 
 const { prop, concat, includes, propEq, find } = require('ramda')
 
-const migrationsDirectory = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'db', 'migrations')
-
 let agent
 
 test.before(async () => {
   const conn = await db()
-  await conn.migrate.latest({ directory: migrationsDirectory })
+
+  await resetDb(conn)
 
   // seed
   await conn('users').insert({ id: 1 })
@@ -39,12 +38,6 @@ test.before(async () => {
   agent = require('supertest').agent(await require('../../index')())
 })
 
-test.after.always(async () => {
-  const conn = await db()
-  await conn.migrate.rollback({ directory: migrationsDirectory })
-  conn.destroy()
-})
-
 /**
  * Get a team user profile with correct visibility
  */
diff --git a/app/tests/api/profile-model.test.js b/app/tests/api/profile-model.test.js
index 9cea4307..6449fd40 100644
--- a/app/tests/api/profile-model.test.js
+++ b/app/tests/api/profile-model.test.js
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
-
-const path = require('path')
 const { range, map, contains, prop, propEq, find, includes } = require('ramda')
 const test = require('ava')
 const db = require('../../db')
 const organization = require('../../lib/organization')
 const team = require('../../lib/team')
 const profile = require('../../lib/profile')
+const { resetDb } = require('../utils')
 const { ValidationError, PropertyRequiredError } = require('../../lib/utils')
 
-const migrationsDirectory = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'db', 'migrations')
-
 test.before(async () => {
   const conn = await db()
-  await conn.migrate.latest({ directory: migrationsDirectory })
+
+  await resetDb(conn)
 
   // seed
   await conn('users').insert({ id: 1 })
@@ -26,12 +24,6 @@ test.before(async () => {
   await conn('users').insert({ id: 9 })
 })
 
-test.after.always(async () => {
-  const conn = await db()
-  await conn.migrate.rollback({ directory: migrationsDirectory })
-  conn.destroy()
-})
-
 test('add attributes for a public user profile', async (t) => {
   const name = 'Age'
   const visibility = 'public'
diff --git a/app/tests/api/team-api.test.js b/app/tests/api/team-api.test.js
index aed3475a..59364047 100644
--- a/app/tests/api/team-api.test.js
+++ b/app/tests/api/team-api.test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-const path = require('path')
 const test = require('ava')
 const sinon = require('sinon')
 const { any } = require('ramda')
@@ -6,13 +5,13 @@ const { any } = require('ramda')
 const db = require('../../db')
 const team = require('../../lib/team')
 const permissions = require('../../manage/permissions')
-
-const migrationsDirectory = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'db', 'migrations')
+const { resetDb } = require('../utils')
 
 let agent
 test.before(async () => {
   const conn = await db()
-  await conn.migrate.latest({ directory: migrationsDirectory })
+
+  await resetDb(conn)
 
   // seed
   await conn('users').insert({ id: 1 })
@@ -39,12 +38,6 @@ test.before(async () => {
   agent = require('supertest').agent(await require('../../index')())
 })
 
-test.after.always(async () => {
-  const conn = await db()
-  await conn.migrate.rollback({ directory: migrationsDirectory })
-  conn.destroy()
-})
-
 test('create a team', async t => {
   let res = await agent.post('/api/teams')
     .send({ name: 'road team 1' })
diff --git a/app/tests/api/team-model.test.js b/app/tests/api/team-model.test.js
index faaebd81..faccf33e 100644
--- a/app/tests/api/team-model.test.js
+++ b/app/tests/api/team-model.test.js
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-const path = require('path')
 const test = require('ava')
 const db = require('../../db')
 const team = require('../../lib/team')
 const { prop } = require('ramda')
-
-const migrationsDirectory = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'db', 'migrations')
+const { resetDb } = require('../utils')
 
 test.before(async () => {
   const conn = await db()
-  await conn.migrate.latest({ directory: migrationsDirectory })
+
+  await resetDb(conn)
 
   // seed
   await conn('users').insert({ id: 1 })
@@ -17,12 +16,6 @@ test.before(async () => {
   await conn('users').insert({ id: 4 })
 })
 
-test.after.always(async () => {
-  const conn = await db()
-  await conn.migrate.rollback({ directory: migrationsDirectory })
-  conn.destroy()
-})
-
 test('create a team', async (t) => {
   const data = await team.create({ name: 'map team 1' }, 1)
   const members = await team.getMembers(data.id)
diff --git a/app/tests/utils.js b/app/tests/utils.js
index 33496596..763e5733 100644
--- a/app/tests/utils.js
+++ b/app/tests/utils.js
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
-async function dropTables (db) {
+const path = require('path')
+
+const migrationsDirectory = path.join(
+  __dirname,
+  '..',
+  'db',
+  'migrations'
+)
+
+async function resetDb (db) {
+  console.log('Dropping tables...')
   const pgres = await db.raw(`
       SELECT
           'drop table "' || tablename || '" cascade;' AS drop
@@ -12,8 +22,11 @@ async function dropTables (db) {
   for (const r of pgres.rows) {
     await db.raw(r.drop)
   }
+
+  console.log('Migrating...')
+  await db.migrate.latest({ directory: migrationsDirectory })
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-  dropTables
+  resetDb
 }