diff --git a/spec/internal/db.lua b/spec/internal/db.lua
index 9895181fdeb8..16cf4506fba6 100644
--- a/spec/internal/db.lua
+++ b/spec/internal/db.lua
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ end
 -- }
 local function get_db_utils(strategy, tables, plugins, vaults, skip_migrations)
   strategy = strategy or conf.database
+  conf.database = strategy
+
   if tables ~= nil and type(tables) ~= "table" then
     error("arg #2 must be a list of tables to truncate", 2)
   end
@@ -314,12 +316,6 @@ local function get_db_utils(strategy, tables, plugins, vaults, skip_migrations)
     bootstrap_database(db)
   end
 
-  do
-    local database = conf.database
-    conf.database = strategy
-    conf.database = database
-  end
-
   db:truncate("plugins")
   assert(db.plugins:load_plugin_schemas(conf.loaded_plugins))
   assert(db.vaults:load_vault_schemas(conf.loaded_vaults))