diff --git a/test/resources/bookshop-graphql/package.json b/test/resources/bookshop-graphql/package.json
index 34b9d665..feae891a 100644
--- a/test/resources/bookshop-graphql/package.json
+++ b/test/resources/bookshop-graphql/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
         "kind": "mocked"
       }
     },
+    "features": {
+      "in_memory_db": true
+    },
     "cdsc": {
       "docs": true
     }
diff --git a/test/tests/logger-prod.test.js b/test/tests/logger-prod.test.js
index 707c28ed..c67bcd97 100644
--- a/test/tests/logger-prod.test.js
+++ b/test/tests/logger-prod.test.js
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ describe('graphql - query logging with sanitization in production', () => {
   const { gql } = require('../util')
   const util = require('util')
 
-  const PROJECT_PATH = path.join(__dirname, '../resources/bookshop-graphql')
-
-  const { axios, GET, POST, data } = cds.test(PROJECT_PATH)
+  const { axios, GET, POST, data } = cds.test(path.join(__dirname, '../resources/bookshop-graphql'))
   // Prevent axios from throwing errors for non 2xx status codes
   axios.defaults.validateStatus = false
 
@@ -15,10 +13,6 @@ describe('graphql - query logging with sanitization in production', () => {
 
   let _log
 
-  beforeAll(async () => {
-    await cds.deploy(path.join(PROJECT_PATH, 'srv'))
-  })
-
   beforeEach(async () => {
     await data.reset()
     _log = jest.spyOn(console, 'info')