diff --git a/packages/backend-test-utils/src/database/startMysqlContainer.ts b/packages/backend-test-utils/src/database/startMysqlContainer.ts
index fa99389cbc..2b4c917393 100644
--- a/packages/backend-test-utils/src/database/startMysqlContainer.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-test-utils/src/database/startMysqlContainer.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export async function startMysqlContainer(image: string) {
 
   const container = await new GenericContainer(image)
     .withExposedPorts(3306)
-    .withEnv('MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD', password)
+    .withEnvironment({ MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: password })
     .withTmpFs({ '/var/lib/mysql': 'rw' })
     .start();
 
diff --git a/packages/backend-test-utils/src/database/startPostgresContainer.ts b/packages/backend-test-utils/src/database/startPostgresContainer.ts
index 81358e01d3..7a1c3f89c5 100644
--- a/packages/backend-test-utils/src/database/startPostgresContainer.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-test-utils/src/database/startPostgresContainer.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export async function startPostgresContainer(image: string) {
 
   const container = await new GenericContainer(image)
     .withExposedPorts(5432)
-    .withEnv('POSTGRES_PASSWORD', password)
+    .withEnvironment({ POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password })
     .withTmpFs({ '/var/lib/postgresql/data': 'rw' })
     .start();