diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 8b130501..24963ec2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           port: 8001
       - run: pnpm --filter api install
-      - run: pnpm run --filter api db:init
+      - run: pnpm run --filter api db:test:init
       - run: pnpm --filter api run test:mutate:data
 
   build-api:
diff --git a/services/api/package.json b/services/api/package.json
index 64f16c83..01ace0d7 100644
--- a/services/api/package.json
+++ b/services/api/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "start:debug": "NODE_ENV=development nest start --debug --watch",
     "db:init": "NODE_ENV=development ts-node ./scripts/db/init.ts",
     "db:drop": "NODE_ENV=development ts-node ./scripts/db/drop.ts",
+    "db:test:init": "NODE_ENV=test ts-node ./scripts/db/init.ts",
     "db:test:drop": "NODE_ENV=test ts-node ./scripts/db/drop.ts",
     "lint": "eslint \"{src,apps,libs,test}/**/*.ts\" --fix --max-warnings 0",
     "test": "jest",
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
     "test:cov": "jest --coverage",
     "test:debug": "node --inspect-brk -r tsconfig-paths/register -r ts-node/register node_modules/.bin/jest --runInBand",
     "test:mutate": "stryker run",
-    "test:mutate:data": "stryker run stryker.data.conf.mjs",
+    "test:mutate:data": "NODE_ENV=test SKIP_DB_SETUP=true stryker run stryker.data.conf.mjs",
     "test:int": "jest --config ./test/jest-e2e.config.cjs",
     "docs:generate": "typedoc",
     "docs:serve": "http-server docs"
diff --git a/services/api/src/fixtures/setup-e2e.ts b/services/api/src/fixtures/setup-e2e.ts
index 63fb2de3..ab625ebb 100644
--- a/services/api/src/fixtures/setup-e2e.ts
+++ b/services/api/src/fixtures/setup-e2e.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ import { Test, TestingModule } from '@nestjs/testing';
 import { LoggerModule } from '@app/app.logger';
 
 const setup = async () => {
+  // Setup and teardown should be done manually for mutation tests
+  if (process.env.SKIP_DB_SETUP === 'true') {
+    return;
+  }
+
   const moduleFixture: TestingModule = await Test.createTestingModule({
     imports: [DataModule, LoggerModule],
   }).compile();
diff --git a/services/api/src/fixtures/teardown-e2e.ts b/services/api/src/fixtures/teardown-e2e.ts
index 8ff37cdd..e5dfad2b 100644
--- a/services/api/src/fixtures/teardown-e2e.ts
+++ b/services/api/src/fixtures/teardown-e2e.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ import { Test, TestingModule } from '@nestjs/testing';
 import { LoggerModule } from '@app/app.logger';
 
 const setup = async () => {
+  // Setup and teardown should be done manually for mutation tests
+  if (process.env.SKIP_DB_SETUP === 'true') {
+    return;
+  }
+
   const moduleFixture: TestingModule = await Test.createTestingModule({
     imports: [DataModule, LoggerModule],
   }).compile();