diff --git a/.badges/file-count.svg b/.badges/file-count.svg
index b5e74ca..91b596c 100644
--- a/.badges/file-count.svg
+++ b/.badges/file-count.svg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
-    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" width="68" height="20" role="img" aria-label="Files: 57">
-        <title>Files: 57</title>
+    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" width="68" height="20" role="img" aria-label="Files: 54">
+        <title>Files: 54</title>
         <linearGradient id="s" x2="0" y2="100%"><stop offset="0" stop-color="#bbb" stop-opacity=".1"/><stop offset="1" stop-opacity=".1"/></linearGradient>
         <clipPath id="r"><rect width="68" height="20" rx="3" fill="#fff"/></clipPath>
         <g clip-path="url(#r)">
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
             <g fill="#fff" text-anchor="middle" font-family="Verdana,Geneva,DejaVu Sans,sans-serif" text-rendering="geometricPrecision" font-size="110">
             <text aria-hidden="true" x="200" y="150" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3" transform="scale(.1)">Files</text>
             <text x="200" y="140" transform="scale(.1)" fill="#fff">Files</text>
-            <text aria-hidden="true" x="544" y="150" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3" transform="scale(.1)">57</text>
-            <text x="544" y="140" transform="scale(.1)" fill="#fff">57</text>
+            <text aria-hidden="true" x="544" y="150" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3" transform="scale(.1)">54</text>
+            <text x="544" y="140" transform="scale(.1)" fill="#fff">54</text>
         </g>
     </svg>
     
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diff --git a/.badges/lines-of-code.svg b/.badges/lines-of-code.svg
index 8adf591..182ee56 100644
--- a/.badges/lines-of-code.svg
+++ b/.badges/lines-of-code.svg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
-    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" width="137" height="20" role="img" aria-label="Lines of Code: 4.4K">
-        <title>Lines of Code: 4.4K</title>
+    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" width="137" height="20" role="img" aria-label="Lines of Code: 3.7K">
+        <title>Lines of Code: 3.7K</title>
         <linearGradient id="s" x2="0" y2="100%"><stop offset="0" stop-color="#bbb" stop-opacity=".1"/><stop offset="1" stop-opacity=".1"/></linearGradient>
         <clipPath id="r"><rect width="137" height="20" rx="3" fill="#fff"/></clipPath>
         <g clip-path="url(#r)">
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
             <g fill="#fff" text-anchor="middle" font-family="Verdana,Geneva,DejaVu Sans,sans-serif" text-rendering="geometricPrecision" font-size="110">
             <text aria-hidden="true" x="435" y="150" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3" transform="scale(.1)">Lines of Code</text>
             <text x="435" y="140" transform="scale(.1)" fill="#fff">Lines of Code</text>
-            <text aria-hidden="true" x="1096" y="150" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3" transform="scale(.1)">4.4K</text>
-            <text x="1096" y="140" transform="scale(.1)" fill="#fff">4.4K</text>
+            <text aria-hidden="true" x="1096" y="150" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3" transform="scale(.1)">3.7K</text>
+            <text x="1096" y="140" transform="scale(.1)" fill="#fff">3.7K</text>
         </g>
     </svg>
     
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diff --git a/server/Database.js b/server/Database.js
index 967c814..fe7be2c 100644
--- a/server/Database.js
+++ b/server/Database.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const sqlite3 = require('sqlite3').verbose();
 // ============================ INIT SQLite DATABASE ============================
 /** @type { import('sqlite3').Database } */
 let db;
-async function reinitializeIfNotExists(dbFile=':memory:', schemaFile='databaseSchema.sql') {
+async function reinitializeIfNotExists(dbFile=':memory:', schemaFile='./server/databaseSchema.sql') {
     const exists = dbFile != ':memory:' && fs.existsSync(dbFile);
     if (exists) console.log("Database file found: " + dbFile);
     if (db) await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index 784d3dd..cc12280 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ app.use(cors(corsOptions))
 app.use(express.static("public"));
 
 // ============================ DATABASE ============================
-const schemaFile = "./databaseSchema.sql"; // filepath for the database schema
-require('./Database').reinitializeIfNotExists(process.env.DB_FILE, schemaFile);
+const schemaFile = "./server/databaseSchema.sql"; // filepath for the database schema
+module.exports.initPromise = require('./Database').reinitializeIfNotExists(process.env.DB_FILE, schemaFile);
 
 // ============================ AUTHENTICATION ============================
 const { authRouter } = require('./Auth');
diff --git a/test/client.test.js b/test/client.test.js
index cfaa7e6..d4251a0 100644
--- a/test/client.test.js
+++ b/test/client.test.js
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ describe('Client', () => {
   before(async () => {
     // spin up the server
     process.env.DEVELOPMENT = supportsGoogleSignIn() ? 'false' : 'true';
-    ({ listener } = require('../server/server.js'));
+    ({ listener, initPromise } = require('../server/server.js'));
+    await initPromise;
     port = listener.address().port;
 
     // spin up the browser
diff --git a/test/server.test.js b/test/server.test.js
index e157c03..ff237ee 100644
--- a/test/server.test.js
+++ b/test/server.test.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe('Server', () => {
 
     describe('Database', () => {
         beforeEach(async () => {
-            await reinitializeIfNotExists(TEST_DB_FILE, './databaseSchema.sql');
+            await reinitializeIfNotExists(TEST_DB_FILE, './server/databaseSchema.sql');
         });
 
         it('Should not return a value when asyncRun called', async () => {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe('Server', () => {
 
     describe('Authentication', () => {
         beforeEach(async () => {
-            await reinitializeIfNotExists(TEST_DB_FILE, './databaseSchema.sql');
+            await reinitializeIfNotExists(TEST_DB_FILE, './server/databaseSchema.sql');
         });
 
         it('Should return 400 Invalid Input when no token is provided', (t, done) => {
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ describe('Server', () => {
 
     describe('Business', () => {
         beforeEach(async () => {
-            await reinitializeIfNotExists(TEST_DB_FILE, './databaseSchema.sql');
+            await reinitializeIfNotExists(TEST_DB_FILE, './server/databaseSchema.sql');
         });
 
         it('Should create a business with the correct values when createBusiness called', async (t) => {