diff --git a/base-helpers/connect.ts b/base-helpers/connect.ts
index 9f96ea6..e7d3766 100644
--- a/base-helpers/connect.ts
+++ b/base-helpers/connect.ts
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@ export async function connect(extraConfig: ExtraConnectionConfig = {}): Promise<
     }
   }
 
+  // ensure all test suites get a different database when not using a explicit database
+  const dbName = extraConfig.dbName ?? config.DataBase + process.env.JEST_WORKER_ID;
+
   // to not duplicate code
-  const connectionString = `${process.env.MONGO_URI}/${extraConfig.dbName ?? config.DataBase}`;
+  const connectionString = `${process.env.MONGO_URI}/${dbName}`;
 
   if (extraConfig.createNewConnection) {
     connection = await mongooseInstance.createConnection(connectionString, options).asPromise();
diff --git a/base-helpers/globalSetup.ts b/base-helpers/globalSetup.ts
index f1f0ad7..28a9e8c 100644
--- a/base-helpers/globalSetup.ts
+++ b/base-helpers/globalSetup.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { MongoMemoryServer } from 'mongodb-memory-server';
 import { config } from './config';
-import { connect } from './connect';
+// import { connect } from './connect';
 
 export = async function globalSetup() {
   if (config.Memory) {
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export = async function globalSetup() {
     process.env.MONGO_URI = `mongodb://${config.IP}:${config.Port}`;
   }
 
-  const connection = await connect({ dbName: config.DataBase });
-  await connection.db.dropDatabase();
-  await connection.close();
+  // const connection = await connect({ dbName: config.DataBase });
+  // await connection.db.dropDatabase();
+  // await connection.close();
 };