diff --git a/core/server/data/schema/schema.js b/core/server/data/schema/schema.js
index 5fc2bea2eb..0bbbd65b96 100644
--- a/core/server/data/schema/schema.js
+++ b/core/server/data/schema/schema.js
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ module.exports = {
                     'array',
                     'string',
                     'number',
-                    'boolean'
+                    'boolean',
+                    'object'
                 ]]
             }
         },
diff --git a/core/server/services/labs.js b/core/server/services/labs.js
index 5a799f9d6a..dddbd82c31 100644
--- a/core/server/services/labs.js
+++ b/core/server/services/labs.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module.exports.getAll = () => {
     const labs = _.cloneDeep(settingsCache.get('labs')) || {};
 
     ALPHA_FEATURES.forEach((alphaKey) => {
-        if (labs[alphaKey] && !(config.get('enableDeveloperExperiments'))) {
+        if (labs[alphaKey] && !(config.get('enableDeveloperExperiments') || process.env.NODE_ENV.match(/^testing/))) {
             delete labs[alphaKey];
         }
     });
diff --git a/test/regression/api/canary/admin/settings_spec.js b/test/regression/api/canary/admin/settings_spec.js
index 0b301450a7..265a6529b1 100644
--- a/test/regression/api/canary/admin/settings_spec.js
+++ b/test/regression/api/canary/admin/settings_spec.js
@@ -677,8 +677,10 @@ describe('Settings API (canary)', function () {
 
             jsonResponse.settings.length.should.eql(1);
             testUtils.API.checkResponseValue(jsonResponse.settings[0], ['id', 'group', 'key', 'value', 'type', 'flags', 'created_at', 'updated_at']);
+
+            const jsonObjectRegex = /^\{.*\}$/; // '{...}'
             jsonResponse.settings[0].key.should.eql('labs');
-            jsonResponse.settings[0].value.should.eql(JSON.stringify({}));
+            jsonResponse.settings[0].value.should.match(jsonObjectRegex);
         });
 
         it('Can read deprecated default_locale', function (done) {
diff --git a/test/regression/api/v2/admin/settings_spec.js b/test/regression/api/v2/admin/settings_spec.js
index 318e0e8e8f..d9321e9d88 100644
--- a/test/regression/api/v2/admin/settings_spec.js
+++ b/test/regression/api/v2/admin/settings_spec.js
@@ -286,8 +286,10 @@ describe('Settings API (v2)', function () {
 
             jsonResponse.settings.length.should.eql(1);
             testUtils.API.checkResponseValue(jsonResponse.settings[0], ['id', 'key', 'value', 'type', 'flags', 'created_at', 'updated_at']);
+
+            const jsonObjectRegex = /^\{.*\}$/; // '{...}'
             jsonResponse.settings[0].key.should.eql('labs');
-            jsonResponse.settings[0].value.should.eql(JSON.stringify({}));
+            jsonResponse.settings[0].value.should.match(jsonObjectRegex);
         });
 
         it('Can read default_locale deprecated in v3', function (done) {
diff --git a/test/regression/api/v3/admin/settings_spec.js b/test/regression/api/v3/admin/settings_spec.js
index 63d3ef9de7..bf446c3545 100644
--- a/test/regression/api/v3/admin/settings_spec.js
+++ b/test/regression/api/v3/admin/settings_spec.js
@@ -303,8 +303,10 @@ describe('Settings API (v3)', function () {
 
             jsonResponse.settings.length.should.eql(1);
             testUtils.API.checkResponseValue(jsonResponse.settings[0], ['id', 'group', 'key', 'value', 'type', 'flags', 'created_at', 'updated_at']);
+
+            const jsonObjectRegex = /^\{.*\}$/; // '{...}'
             jsonResponse.settings[0].key.should.eql('labs');
-            jsonResponse.settings[0].value.should.eql(JSON.stringify({}));
+            jsonResponse.settings[0].value.should.match(jsonObjectRegex);
         });
 
         it('Can read deprecated default_locale', function (done) {
diff --git a/test/unit/services/labs_spec.js b/test/unit/services/labs_spec.js
index 36567fd882..996b04f7f9 100644
--- a/test/unit/services/labs_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/services/labs_spec.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ describe('Labs Service', function () {
 
     it('returns an alpha flag when dev experiments in toggled', function () {
         configUtils.set('enableDeveloperExperiments', true);
+        sinon.stub(process.env, 'NODE_ENV').value('production');
         sinon.stub(settingsCache, 'get');
         settingsCache.get.withArgs('labs').returns({
             multipleProducts: true
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ describe('Labs Service', function () {
 
     it('returns a falsy alpha flag when dev experiments in NOT toggled', function () {
         configUtils.set('enableDeveloperExperiments', false);
+        sinon.stub(process.env, 'NODE_ENV').value('production');
         sinon.stub(settingsCache, 'get');
         settingsCache.get.withArgs('labs').returns({
             multipleProducts: true
diff --git a/test/utils/fixture-utils.js b/test/utils/fixture-utils.js
index c16c66c2b5..d8c2b251de 100644
--- a/test/utils/fixture-utils.js
+++ b/test/utils/fixture-utils.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const emailAnalyticsService = require('../../core/server/services/email-analytic
 const permissions = require('../../core/server/services/permissions');
 const settingsService = require('../../core/server/services/settings');
 const settingsCache = require('../../core/server/services/settings/cache');
+const labsService = require('../../core/server/services/labs');
 
 // Other Test Utilities
 const context = require('./fixtures/context');
@@ -536,6 +537,28 @@ const fixtures = {
         return Promise.map(DataGenerator.forKnex.snippets, function (snippet) {
             return models.Snippet.add(snippet, context.internal);
         });
+    },
+
+    async enableAllLabsFeatures() {
+        const labsValue = Object.fromEntries(labsService.WRITABLE_KEYS_ALLOWLIST.map(key => [key, true]));
+        const labsSetting = DataGenerator.forKnex.createSetting({
+            key: 'labs',
+            group: 'labs',
+            type: 'object',
+            value: JSON.stringify(labsValue)
+        });
+
+        const existingLabsSetting = await models.Settings.findOne({key: 'labs'});
+
+        if (existingLabsSetting) {
+            delete labsSetting.id;
+            await models.Settings.edit(labsSetting);
+        } else {
+            await models.Settings.add(labsSetting);
+        }
+
+        settingsCache.shutdown();
+        await settingsService.init();
     }
 };
 
@@ -624,6 +647,9 @@ const toDoList = {
     },
     snippets: function insertSnippets() {
         return fixtures.insertSnippets();
+    },
+    'labs:enabled': function enableAllLabsFeatures() {
+        return fixtures.enableAllLabsFeatures();
     }
 };
 
@@ -660,6 +686,8 @@ const getFixtureOps = (toDos) => {
         delete toDos.init;
     }
 
+    fixtureOps.push(toDoList['labs:enabled']);
+
     // Go through our list of things to do, and add them to an array
     _.each(toDos, function (value, toDo) {
         let tmp;