diff --git a/backend/app/tests/scripts/test_backend_pre_start.py b/backend/app/tests/scripts/test_backend_pre_start.py
index 631690fcf6..cd4c4b928f 100644
--- a/backend/app/tests/scripts/test_backend_pre_start.py
+++ b/backend/app/tests/scripts/test_backend_pre_start.py
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
-from sqlmodel import select
-
-from app.backend_pre_start import init, logger
-
 
 def test_init_successful_connection() -> None:
     engine_mock = MagicMock()
 
     session_mock = MagicMock()
+    enter_mock = MagicMock(return_value=True)
     exec_mock = MagicMock(return_value=True)
-    session_mock.configure_mock(**{"exec.return_value": exec_mock})
+    enter_mock.configure_mock(**{"exec.return_value": exec_mock})
+    session_mock.__enter__.return_value = enter_mock
+
+    with patch("sqlmodel.Session", return_value=session_mock):
+        # causing effort if it is not here.. It seams Patch should happen before the import
+        from app.backend_pre_start import init
 
-    with (
-        patch("sqlmodel.Session", return_value=session_mock),
-        patch.object(logger, "info"),
-        patch.object(logger, "error"),
-        patch.object(logger, "warn"),
-    ):
         try:
             init(engine_mock)
             connection_successful = True
@@ -27,7 +23,5 @@ def test_init_successful_connection() -> None:
         assert (
             connection_successful
         ), "The database connection should be successful and not raise an exception."
-
-        assert session_mock.exec.called_once_with(
-            select(1)
-        ), "The session should execute a select statement once."
+        session_mock.__enter__.assert_called_once()
+        enter_mock.exec.assert_called_once()
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/scripts/test_test_pre_start.py b/backend/app/tests/scripts/test_test_pre_start.py
index a176f380de..51b10372a5 100644
--- a/backend/app/tests/scripts/test_test_pre_start.py
+++ b/backend/app/tests/scripts/test_test_pre_start.py
@@ -1,23 +1,18 @@
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
-from sqlmodel import select
-
-from app.tests_pre_start import init, logger
-
 
 def test_init_successful_connection() -> None:
     engine_mock = MagicMock()
 
     session_mock = MagicMock()
+    enter_mock = MagicMock(return_value=True)
     exec_mock = MagicMock(return_value=True)
-    session_mock.configure_mock(**{"exec.return_value": exec_mock})
+    enter_mock.configure_mock(**{"exec.return_value": exec_mock})
+    session_mock.__enter__.return_value = enter_mock
+
+    with patch("sqlmodel.Session", return_value=session_mock):
+        from app.tests_pre_start import init
 
-    with (
-        patch("sqlmodel.Session", return_value=session_mock),
-        patch.object(logger, "info"),
-        patch.object(logger, "error"),
-        patch.object(logger, "warn"),
-    ):
         try:
             init(engine_mock)
             connection_successful = True
@@ -28,6 +23,5 @@ def test_init_successful_connection() -> None:
             connection_successful
         ), "The database connection should be successful and not raise an exception."
 
-        assert session_mock.exec.called_once_with(
-            select(1)
-        ), "The session should execute a select statement once."
+        session_mock.__enter__.assert_called_once()
+        enter_mock.exec.assert_called_once()