diff --git a/packages/backend/test/factories/config.ts b/packages/backend/test/factories/config.js
similarity index 61%
rename from packages/backend/test/factories/config.ts
rename to packages/backend/test/factories/config.js
index 0f709492..fe21d765 100644
--- a/packages/backend/test/factories/config.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/test/factories/config.js
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
-import { IJSONObject } from '@automatisch/types';
 import { faker } from '@faker-js/faker';
 
-type ConfigParams = {
-  key?: string;
-  value?: IJSONObject;
-};
-
-export const createConfig = async (params: ConfigParams = {}) => {
+export const createConfig = async (params = {}) => {
   const configData = {
     key: params?.key || faker.lorem.word(),
     value: params?.value || { data: 'sampleConfig' },
diff --git a/packages/backend/test/factories/connection.ts b/packages/backend/test/factories/connection.js
similarity index 80%
rename from packages/backend/test/factories/connection.ts
rename to packages/backend/test/factories/connection.js
index 13f081f3..aff7abff 100644
--- a/packages/backend/test/factories/connection.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/test/factories/connection.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import Connection from '../../src/models/connection';
 import appConfig from '../../src/config/app';
 import { AES } from 'crypto-js';
 
-export const createConnection = async (params: Partial<Connection> = {}) => {
+export const createConnection = async (params = {}) => {
   params.key = params?.key || 'deepl';
 
   const formattedData = params.formattedData || {
diff --git a/packages/backend/test/factories/execution-step.ts b/packages/backend/test/factories/execution-step.js
similarity index 78%
rename from packages/backend/test/factories/execution-step.ts
rename to packages/backend/test/factories/execution-step.js
index b1d2cb9a..01b9daa5 100644
--- a/packages/backend/test/factories/execution-step.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/test/factories/execution-step.js
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-import ExecutionStep from '../../src/models/execution-step';
 import { createExecution } from './execution';
 import { createStep } from './step';
 
-export const createExecutionStep = async (
-  params: Partial<ExecutionStep> = {}
-) => {
+export const createExecutionStep = async (params = {}) => {
   params.executionId = params?.executionId || (await createExecution()).id;
   params.stepId = params?.stepId || (await createStep()).id;
   params.status = params?.status || 'success';
diff --git a/packages/backend/test/factories/execution.ts b/packages/backend/test/factories/execution.js
similarity index 76%
rename from packages/backend/test/factories/execution.ts
rename to packages/backend/test/factories/execution.js
index 34b45fa0..67ea6340 100644
--- a/packages/backend/test/factories/execution.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/test/factories/execution.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import Execution from '../../src/models/execution';
 import { createFlow } from './flow';
 
-export const createExecution = async (params: Partial<Execution> = {}) => {
+export const createExecution = async (params = {}) => {
   params.flowId = params?.flowId || (await createFlow()).id;
   params.testRun = params?.testRun || false;
   params.createdAt = params?.createdAt || new Date().toISOString();
diff --git a/packages/backend/test/factories/flow.ts b/packages/backend/test/factories/flow.js
similarity index 78%
rename from packages/backend/test/factories/flow.ts
rename to packages/backend/test/factories/flow.js
index b43a2b62..09cebbbd 100644
--- a/packages/backend/test/factories/flow.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/test/factories/flow.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import Flow from '../../src/models/flow';
 import { createUser } from './user';
 
-export const createFlow = async (params: Partial<Flow> = {}) => {
+export const createFlow = async (params = {}) => {
   params.userId = params?.userId || (await createUser()).id;
   params.name = params?.name || 'Name your flow!';
   params.createdAt = params?.createdAt || new Date().toISOString();
diff --git a/packages/backend/test/factories/permission.ts b/packages/backend/test/factories/permission.js
similarity index 74%
rename from packages/backend/test/factories/permission.ts
rename to packages/backend/test/factories/permission.js
index aae670ea..bc604adf 100644
--- a/packages/backend/test/factories/permission.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/test/factories/permission.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import Permission from '../../src/models/permission';
 import { createRole } from './role';
 
-export const createPermission = async (params: Partial<Permission> = {}) => {
+export const createPermission = async (params = {}) => {
   params.roleId = params?.roleId || (await createRole()).id;
   params.action = params?.action || 'read';
   params.subject = params?.subject || 'User';
diff --git a/packages/backend/test/factories/role.js b/packages/backend/test/factories/role.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f2ed88bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/test/factories/role.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export const createRole = async (params = {}) => {
+  params.name = params?.name || 'Viewer';
+  params.key = params?.key || 'viewer';
+
+  const [role] = await global.knex.table('roles').insert(params).returning('*');
+
+  return role;
+};
diff --git a/packages/backend/test/factories/role.ts b/packages/backend/test/factories/role.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ef45291a..00000000
--- a/packages/backend/test/factories/role.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import { IRole } from '@automatisch/types';
-
-type RoleParams = {
-  name?: string;
-  key?: string;
-};
-
-export const createRole = async (params: RoleParams = {}): Promise<IRole> => {
-  params.name = params?.name || 'Viewer';
-  params.key = params?.key || 'viewer';
-
-  const [role] = await knex.table('roles').insert(params).returning('*');
-
-  return role;
-};
diff --git a/packages/backend/test/factories/step.ts b/packages/backend/test/factories/step.js
similarity index 85%
rename from packages/backend/test/factories/step.ts
rename to packages/backend/test/factories/step.js
index f26d8f7c..9fb0ec84 100644
--- a/packages/backend/test/factories/step.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/test/factories/step.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import Step from '../../src/models/step';
 import { createFlow } from './flow';
 
-export const createStep = async (params: Partial<Step> = {}) => {
+export const createStep = async (params = {}) => {
   params.flowId = params?.flowId || (await createFlow()).id;
   params.type = params?.type || 'action';
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/test/factories/user.ts b/packages/backend/test/factories/user.js
similarity index 79%
rename from packages/backend/test/factories/user.ts
rename to packages/backend/test/factories/user.js
index 4a057fa8..6ae60d36 100644
--- a/packages/backend/test/factories/user.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/test/factories/user.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { createRole } from './role';
 import { faker } from '@faker-js/faker';
-import User from '../../src/models/user';
 
-export const createUser = async (params: Partial<User> = {}) => {
+export const createUser = async (params = {}) => {
   params.roleId = params?.roleId || (await createRole()).id;
   params.fullName = params?.fullName || faker.person.fullName();
   params.email = params?.email || faker.internet.email();