diff --git a/test/e2e/helper.js b/test/e2e/helper.js
index 0f0a9cf44a..6d9fd7cab0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/helper.js
+++ b/test/e2e/helper.js
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 import fs from 'fs';
+import { resetHabiticaDB } from '../helpers/api-integration/mongo';
+
+before(async () => {
+  await resetHabiticaDB();
+})
 
 // based on https://github.com/angular/protractor/issues/114#issuecomment-29046939
 afterEach(async function () {