diff --git a/backend/deps.edn b/backend/deps.edn
index 2c5183e78..b69343ea5 100644
--- a/backend/deps.edn
+++ b/backend/deps.edn
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@
   {:extra-paths ["test"]
    :extra-deps
    {io.github.cognitect-labs/test-runner
-    {:git/tag "v0.5.0" :git/sha "b3fd0d2"}}
+    {:git/tag "v0.5.1" :git/sha "dfb30dd"}}
+   :main-opts ["-m" "cognitect.test-runner"]
    :exec-fn cognitect.test-runner.api/test}
 
   :outdated
diff --git a/backend/src/app/config.clj b/backend/src/app/config.clj
index 1a856acd4..e80be8f80 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/config.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/config.clj
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
    [app.common.data :as d]
    [app.common.exceptions :as ex]
    [app.common.flags :as flags]
-   [app.common.logging :as l]
    [app.common.spec :as us]
    [app.common.version :as v]
    [app.util.time :as dt]
@@ -359,11 +358,7 @@
                "%version%")))
 
 (defonce ^:dynamic config (read-config))
-
-(defonce ^:dynamic flags
-  (let [flags (parse-flags config)]
-    (l/info :hint "flags initialized" :flags (str/join "," (map name flags)))
-    flags))
+(defonce ^:dynamic flags (parse-flags config))
 
 (def deletion-delay
   (dt/duration {:days 7}))
diff --git a/backend/src/app/main.clj b/backend/src/app/main.clj
index 318b3a7df..fa098af9f 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/main.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/main.clj
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
    [app.common.logging :as l]
    [app.config :as cf]
    [app.util.time :as dt]
+   [cuerdas.core :as str]
    [integrant.core :as ig])
   (:gen-class))
 
@@ -417,6 +418,7 @@
                                  (ig/prep)
                                  (ig/init))))
   (l/info :msg "welcome to penpot"
+          :flags (str/join "," (map name cf/flags))
           :worker? (contains? cf/flags :backend-worker)
           :version (:full cf/version)))
 
diff --git a/backend/test/app/services_profile_test.clj b/backend/test/app/services_profile_test.clj
index 2e5b7d663..0c8aeaf82 100644
--- a/backend/test/app/services_profile_test.clj
+++ b/backend/test/app/services_profile_test.clj
@@ -301,10 +301,7 @@
       (t/is (th/ex-of-code? error :email-as-password)))))
 
 (t/deftest test-email-change-request
-  (with-mocks [email-send-mock {:target 'app.emails/send! :return nil}
-               cfg-get-mock    {:target 'app.config/get
-                                :return (th/mock-config-get-with
-                                         {:smtp-enabled true})}]
+  (with-mocks [email-send-mock {:target 'app.emails/send! :return nil}]
     (let [profile (th/create-profile* 1)
           pool    (:app.db/pool th/*system*)
           data    {::th/type :request-email-change
diff --git a/backend/test/app/test_helpers.clj b/backend/test/app/test_helpers.clj
index 784f8e772..d32c6f093 100644
--- a/backend/test/app/test_helpers.clj
+++ b/backend/test/app/test_helpers.clj
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
        (merge cf/defaults defaults)
        (us/conform ::cf/config)))
 
+(def default-flags
+  [:enable-secure-session-cookies
+   :enable-email-verification
+   :enable-smtp])
+
 (defn state-init
   [next]
   (let [templates [{:id "test"
@@ -57,8 +62,7 @@
                     :file-uri "test"
                     :thumbnail-uri "test"
                     :path (-> "app/test_files/template.penpot" io/resource fs/path)}]
-        config (-> main/system-config
-                   (merge main/worker-config)
+        system (-> (merge main/system-config main/worker-config)
                    (assoc-in [:app.redis/redis :uri] (:redis-uri config))
                    (assoc-in [:app.db/pool :uri] (:database-uri config))
                    (assoc-in [:app.db/pool :username] (:database-username config))
@@ -75,7 +79,6 @@
                            :app.auth.oidc/generic-provider
                            :app.setup/builtin-templates
                            :app.auth.oidc/routes
-                           ;; :app.auth.ldap/provider
                            :app.worker/executors-monitor
                            :app.http.oauth/handler
                            :app.notifications/handler
@@ -86,16 +89,16 @@
                            :app.loggers.zmq/receiver
                            :app.worker/cron
                            :app.worker/worker))
-        _      (ig/load-namespaces config)
-        system (-> (ig/prep config)
+        _      (ig/load-namespaces system)
+        system (-> (ig/prep system)
                    (ig/init))]
     (try
       (binding [*system* system
                 *pool*   (:app.db/pool system)]
-        (mk/with-mocks [mock1 {:target 'app.rpc.commands.auth/derive-password
-                               :return identity}
-                        mock2 {:target 'app.rpc.commands.auth/verify-password
-                               :return (fn [a b] {:valid (= a b)})}]
+        (with-redefs [app.config/flags (flags/parse flags/default default-flags (:flags config))
+                      app.config/config config
+                      app.rpc.commands.auth/derive-password identity
+                      app.rpc.commands.auth/verify-password (fn [a b] {:valid (= a b)})]
           (next)))
       (finally
         (ig/halt! system)))))