diff --git a/packages/core/__tests__/setup/global.setup.ts b/packages/core/__tests__/setup/global.setup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69fee4d9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/__tests__/setup/global.setup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+This file is part of the Notesnook project (https://notesnook.com/)
+
+Copyright (C) 2023 Streetwriters (Private) Limited
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+import { rmSync } from "fs";
+import path from "path";
+import { tmpdir } from "os";
+
+export default async function () {
+  return async () => {
+    rmSync(path.join(tmpdir(), "notesnook-tests-tmp"), {
+      force: true,
+      recursive: true
+    });
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/globals.setup.js b/packages/core/__tests__/setup/test.setup.ts
similarity index 86%
rename from packages/core/globals.setup.js
rename to packages/core/__tests__/setup/test.setup.ts
index 0f25a8bf4..0dc03351e 100644
--- a/packages/core/globals.setup.js
+++ b/packages/core/__tests__/setup/test.setup.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ import dotenv from "dotenv";
 import { DOMParser } from "linkedom";
 import WebSocket from "ws";
 
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+// @ts-ignore
 globalThis.DOMParser = DOMParser;
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+// @ts-ignore
 globalThis.WebSocket = WebSocket;
 require("abortcontroller-polyfill/dist/polyfill-patch-fetch");
 dotenv.config();
diff --git a/packages/core/package-lock.json b/packages/core/package-lock.json
index a0d148d4b..c837c688c 100644
--- a/packages/core/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/core/package-lock.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         "@types/ws": "^8.5.5",
         "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^1.0.1",
         "abortcontroller-polyfill": "^1.7.3",
-        "better-sqlite3": "^8.6.0",
+        "better-sqlite3-multiple-ciphers": "^9.4.0",
         "bson-objectid": "^2.0.4",
         "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
         "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
@@ -2519,10 +2519,10 @@
         }
       ]
     },
-    "node_modules/better-sqlite3": {
-      "version": "8.7.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/better-sqlite3/-/better-sqlite3-8.7.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-99jZU4le+f3G6aIl6PmmV0cxUIWqKieHxsiF7G34CVFiE+/UabpYqkU0NJIkY/96mQKikHeBjtR27vFfs5JpEw==",
+    "node_modules/better-sqlite3-multiple-ciphers": {
+      "version": "9.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/better-sqlite3-multiple-ciphers/-/better-sqlite3-multiple-ciphers-9.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uQoBdShnpCdAPUmCPuLSrHtfSHAxjIFQvLnMbXHsvbWkfBP3sPfnnIaUTz7KHYRqgWNLlcQfs+9F9uqvMqau6Q==",
       "dev": true,
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index fb3b1a8a1..7a03a5e9e 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "@types/ws": "^8.5.5",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^1.0.1",
     "abortcontroller-polyfill": "^1.7.3",
-    "better-sqlite3": "^8.6.0",
+    "better-sqlite3-multiple-ciphers": "^9.4.0",
     "bson-objectid": "^2.0.4",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
     "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/core/vitest.config.ts b/packages/core/vitest.config.ts
index 0d6334888..c804772e6 100644
--- a/packages/core/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/vitest.config.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ const IS_E2E = process.env.IS_E2E === "true";
 
 export default defineConfig({
   test: {
-    setupFiles: ["./globals.setup.js"],
+    globalSetup: ["./__tests__/setup/global.setup.ts"],
+    setupFiles: ["./__tests__/setup/test.setup.ts"],
     coverage: {
       reporter: ["text", "html"],
       exclude: ["src/utils/templates/html/languages/*.js"],