diff --git a/backend/app.js b/backend/app.js
index 1f391612..5a373a87 100644
--- a/backend/app.js
+++ b/backend/app.js
@@ -195,11 +195,16 @@ if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' || process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') {
   mongoose.set('strictQuery', false)
   mongoose.connect(MONGODB_URI)
 } else {
-  var mongoDB = 'mongodb://localhost:27017/test'
+  const mongoDB = 'mongodb://localhost:27017/test'
   mongoose.set('strictQuery', false)
   mongoose.connect(mongoDB)
-  var db = mongoose.connection
-  db.on('error', logger.error('MongoDB connection error:'))
+  mongoose.connection.on('error', error => {
+    if (error.message.code === 'ETIMEDOUT') {
+      logger.error(error)
+      mongoose.connect(mongoDB)
+    }
+    logger.error(error)
+  })
 }
 
 app.use(cors())
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 8da692d2..06ed8c92 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "start": "NODE_ENV=production node index.js",
     "dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development nodemon index.js",
     "test": "NODE_ENV=test node --test --test-force-exit",
-    "test-githubactions": "cross-env NODE_ENV=testserver node --test **/*.test.js",
+    "test-githubactions": "cross-env NODE_ENV=testserver node --test --test-force-exit",
     "build:ui": "rm -rf build && cd ../frontend && npm run build --prod && cp -r build ../backend",
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "prettier": "prettier",
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   },
   "config": {
     "mongodbMemoryServer": {
-      "version": "4.2.8"
+      "version": "4.4.0"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/tests/game_testing.test.js b/backend/tests/game_testing.test.js
index d1b9bc4c..2596f008 100644
--- a/backend/tests/game_testing.test.js
+++ b/backend/tests/game_testing.test.js
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ describe('it is possible to do tests', () => {
     const testCaseAdded = await caseToAdd.save()
 
     const data = [testMap['test0']]
-    console.log(addedTests, data)
     let res = await api
       .post(`/api/game/${testCaseAdded.id}/checkTests`)
       .set('Authorization', `bearer ${user.body.token}`)