diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 83bdf52..3bdbff5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "start": "node bin/server.js",
     "build": "node ace build",
     "dev": "node ace serve --hmr",
-    "test": "node ace test",
+    "test": "npx vitest run --coverage",
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "format": "prettier --write .",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
diff --git a/tests/integration/ttl_expiration.spec.ts b/tests/integration/ttl_expiration.spec.ts
index 71aead3..59819e9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/ttl_expiration.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/ttl_expiration.spec.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ describe('TTL expiration integration test', () => {
       await client.connect()
       db = client.db('adam-acs-test')
 
+      // Ensure the collection exists before creating the index
+      const collections = await db.listCollections({ name: COLLECTION_NAME }).toArray()
+      if (collections.length === 0) {
+        await db.createCollection(COLLECTION_NAME)
+      }
       // Create the TTL index (as the migration would)
       const collection = db.collection(COLLECTION_NAME)
       await collection.createIndex(