diff --git a/backend/tool/seed.ts b/backend/tool/seed.ts
index 271bf7e0..4e2c5d38 100644
--- a/backend/tool/seed.ts
+++ b/backend/tool/seed.ts
@@ -1,80 +1,20 @@
-import { forkEntityManager, initORM } from '../src/orm.js';
+import { initORM } from '../src/orm.js';
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-import { makeTestAssignemnts } from '../tests/test_assets/assignments/assignments.testdata.js';
-import { makeTestGroups } from '../tests/test_assets/assignments/groups.testdata.js';
-import { makeTestSubmissions } from '../tests/test_assets/assignments/submission.testdata.js';
-import { makeTestClassJoinRequests } from '../tests/test_assets/classes/class-join-requests.testdata.js';
-import { makeTestClasses } from '../tests/test_assets/classes/classes.testdata.js';
-import { makeTestTeacherInvitations } from '../tests/test_assets/classes/teacher-invitations.testdata.js';
-import { makeTestAttachments } from '../tests/test_assets/content/attachments.testdata.js';
-import { makeTestLearningObjects } from '../tests/test_assets/content/learning-objects.testdata.js';
-import { makeTestLearningPaths } from '../tests/test_assets/content/learning-paths.testdata.js';
-import { makeTestAnswers } from '../tests/test_assets/questions/answers.testdata.js';
-import { makeTestQuestions } from '../tests/test_assets/questions/questions.testdata.js';
-import { makeTestStudents } from '../tests/test_assets/users/students.testdata.js';
-import { makeTestTeachers } from '../tests/test_assets/users/teachers.testdata.js';
 import { getLogger, Logger } from '../src/logging/initalize.js';
-import { Collection, MikroORM } from '@mikro-orm/core';
-import { Group } from '../src/entities/assignments/group.entity';
+import { seedORM } from './seedORM.js';
 
 const logger: Logger = getLogger();
 
-export async function seedORM(orm: MikroORM): Promise<void> {
-    await orm.schema.clearDatabase();
-
-    const em = forkEntityManager();
-
-    logger.info('seeding database...');
-
-    const students = makeTestStudents(em);
-    const teachers = makeTestTeachers(em);
-    const learningObjects = makeTestLearningObjects(em);
-    const learningPaths = makeTestLearningPaths(em);
-    const classes = makeTestClasses(em, students, teachers);
-    const assignments = makeTestAssignemnts(em, classes);
-
-    const groups = makeTestGroups(em, students, assignments);
-
-    assignments[0].groups = new Collection<Group>(groups.slice(0, 3));
-    assignments[1].groups = new Collection<Group>(groups.slice(3, 4));
-
-    const teacherInvitations = makeTestTeacherInvitations(em, teachers, classes);
-    const classJoinRequests = makeTestClassJoinRequests(em, students, classes);
-    const attachments = makeTestAttachments(em, learningObjects);
-
-    learningObjects[1].attachments = attachments;
-
-    const questions = makeTestQuestions(em, students, groups);
-    const answers = makeTestAnswers(em, teachers, questions);
-    const submissions = makeTestSubmissions(em, students, groups);
-
-    // Persist all entities
-    await em.persistAndFlush([
-        ...students,
-        ...teachers,
-        ...learningObjects,
-        ...learningPaths,
-        ...classes,
-        ...assignments,
-        ...groups,
-        ...teacherInvitations,
-        ...classJoinRequests,
-        ...attachments,
-        ...questions,
-        ...answers,
-        ...submissions,
-    ]);
-
-    logger.info('Development database seeded successfully!');
-}
-
-export async function seedDatabase(envFile = '.env.development.local', testMode = false): Promise<void> {
+export async function seedDatabase(envFile = '.env.development.local', testMode = process.env.NODE_ENV !== undefined && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test'): Promise<void> {
     dotenv.config({ path: envFile });
-    const orm = await initORM(testMode);
 
-    await seedORM(orm);
-
-    await orm.close();
+    try {
+        const orm = await initORM(testMode);
+        await seedORM(orm);
+        await orm.close();
+    } catch (err) {
+        logger.error(`Error: ${err}`);
+    }
 }
 
 seedDatabase().catch((err) => logger.error(`Seeding: ${err}`));
diff --git a/backend/tool/seedORM.ts b/backend/tool/seedORM.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9d869d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tool/seedORM.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { Collection, MikroORM } from '@mikro-orm/core';
+import { forkEntityManager } from '../src/orm';
+import { makeTestStudents } from '../tests/test_assets/users/students.testdata';
+import { makeTestTeachers } from '../tests/test_assets/users/teachers.testdata';
+import { makeTestLearningObjects } from '../tests/test_assets/content/learning-objects.testdata';
+import { makeTestLearningPaths } from '../tests/test_assets/content/learning-paths.testdata';
+import { makeTestClasses } from '../tests/test_assets/classes/classes.testdata';
+import { makeTestAssignemnts } from '../tests/test_assets/assignments/assignments.testdata';
+import { makeTestGroups } from '../tests/test_assets/assignments/groups.testdata';
+import { Group } from '../src/entities/assignments/group.entity';
+import { makeTestTeacherInvitations } from '../tests/test_assets/classes/teacher-invitations.testdata';
+import { makeTestClassJoinRequests } from '../tests/test_assets/classes/class-join-requests.testdata';
+import { makeTestAttachments } from '../tests/test_assets/content/attachments.testdata';
+import { makeTestQuestions } from '../tests/test_assets/questions/questions.testdata';
+import { makeTestAnswers } from '../tests/test_assets/questions/answers.testdata';
+import { makeTestSubmissions } from '../tests/test_assets/assignments/submission.testdata';
+import { getLogger } from '../src/logging/initalize';
+
+export async function seedORM(orm: MikroORM): Promise<void> {
+    const logger = getLogger();
+
+    logger.debug('Clearing database...');
+    await orm.schema.clearDatabase();
+
+    logger.debug('Forking entity manager...');
+    const em = forkEntityManager();
+
+    logger.debug('Seeding database...');
+
+    const students = makeTestStudents(em);
+    const teachers = makeTestTeachers(em);
+    const learningObjects = makeTestLearningObjects(em);
+    const learningPaths = makeTestLearningPaths(em);
+    const classes = makeTestClasses(em, students, teachers);
+    const assignments = makeTestAssignemnts(em, classes);
+
+    const groups = makeTestGroups(em, students, assignments);
+
+    assignments[0].groups = new Collection<Group>(groups.slice(0, 3));
+    assignments[1].groups = new Collection<Group>(groups.slice(3, 4));
+
+    const teacherInvitations = makeTestTeacherInvitations(em, teachers, classes);
+    const classJoinRequests = makeTestClassJoinRequests(em, students, classes);
+    const attachments = makeTestAttachments(em, learningObjects);
+
+    learningObjects[1].attachments = attachments;
+
+    const questions = makeTestQuestions(em, students, groups);
+    const answers = makeTestAnswers(em, teachers, questions);
+    const submissions = makeTestSubmissions(em, students, groups);
+
+    // Persist all entities
+    await em.persistAndFlush([
+        ...students,
+        ...teachers,
+        ...learningObjects,
+        ...learningPaths,
+        ...classes,
+        ...assignments,
+        ...groups,
+        ...teacherInvitations,
+        ...classJoinRequests,
+        ...attachments,
+        ...questions,
+        ...answers,
+        ...submissions,
+    ]);
+
+    logger.info('Development database seeded successfully!');
+}
diff --git a/backend/tool/startTestApp.ts b/backend/tool/startTestApp.ts
index a5d0f852..d8e4ca63 100644
--- a/backend/tool/startTestApp.ts
+++ b/backend/tool/startTestApp.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { errorHandler } from '../src/middleware/error-handling/error-handler.js'
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 import cors from '../src/middleware/cors';
 import { authenticateUser } from '../src/middleware/auth/auth';
-import { seedORM } from './seed';
+import { seedORM } from './seedORM';
 
 const envFile = '../.env.test';