diff --git a/.changeset/five-donkeys-brake.md b/.changeset/five-donkeys-brake.md
index 15d2cf7381..1e732b2b9a 100644
--- a/.changeset/five-donkeys-brake.md
+++ b/.changeset/five-donkeys-brake.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ backend:
           database: 'database_name_overriden'
       scaffolder:
         client: 'sqlite3'
-        connection: ':inmemory:'
+        connection: ':memory:'
 ```
 
 Existing backstage installations can be migrated by swapping out the database
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/database/PluginConnection.test.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/database/PluginConnection.test.ts
index e3a5157d7d..51684210f8 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/database/PluginConnection.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/database/PluginConnection.test.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe('PluginConnectionDatabaseManager', () => {
             },
             differentclientconnstring: {
               client: 'sqlite3',
-              connection: ':inmemory:',
+              connection: ':memory:',
             },
             stringoverride: {
               connection: 'postgresql://testuser:testpass@acme:5432/userdbname',
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ describe('PluginConnectionDatabaseManager', () => {
           backend: {
             database: {
               client: 'sqlite3',
-              connection: ':inmemory:',
+              connection: ':memory:',
             },
           },
         }),
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ describe('PluginConnectionDatabaseManager', () => {
 
       expect(overrides).toHaveProperty(
         'connection.filename',
-        expect.stringContaining(':inmemory:'),
+        expect.stringContaining(':memory:'),
       );
     });
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ describe('PluginConnectionDatabaseManager', () => {
 
       expect(baseConfig.get().client).toEqual('sqlite3');
 
-      expect(overrides).toHaveProperty('connection.filename', ':inmemory:');
+      expect(overrides).toHaveProperty('connection.filename', ':memory:');
     });
 
     it('generates a database name override when prefix is not explicitly set', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/database/PluginConnection.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/database/PluginConnection.ts
index 18c209c8d5..6db4e126b0 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/database/PluginConnection.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/database/PluginConnection.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export class PluginConnectionDatabaseManager {
    * the value from `PluginConnectionDatabaseManager.DEFAULT_PREFIX`.
    *
    * @param pluginId Lookup the database name for given plugin
-   * */
+   */
   getDatabaseName(pluginId: string): string {
     const pluginConfig: Config = this.getConfigForPlugin(pluginId);
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export class PluginConnectionDatabaseManager {
     const rootSqliteName =
       typeof rootConnection === 'string'
         ? rootConnection
-        : this.config.getOptionalString('connection.filename') ?? ':inmemory:';
+        : this.config.getOptionalString('connection.filename') ?? ':memory:';
 
     const prefix =
       this.config.getOptionalString('prefix') ??
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export class PluginConnectionDatabaseManager {
       pluginConfig.getOptionalString('connection.database') ??
       // attempt to lookup sqlite3 database file name
       pluginConfig.getOptionalString('connection.filename') ??
-      // if root is sqlite - attempt to use top level connection, fallback to :inmemory:
+      // if root is sqlite - attempt to use top level connection, fallback to :memory:
       (isSqlite ? rootSqliteName : null) ??
       // generate a database name using prefix and pluginId
       `${prefix}${pluginId}`
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export class PluginConnectionDatabaseManager {
    * connection config will be extended with plugin specific config.
    *
    * @param pluginId The plugin that the database baseConfig should correspond to
-   * */
+   */
   private getConfigForPlugin(pluginId: string): Config {
     const pluginConfig = this.config.getOptionalConfig(pluginPath(pluginId));
 
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/database/connection.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/database/connection.ts
index c9e0b3db48..005ed8819f 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/database/connection.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/database/connection.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type DatabaseClient = 'pg' | 'sqlite3' | 'mysql' | 'mysql2' | string;
  *
  * Database connectors can be aliased here, for example mysql2 uses
  * the same connector as mysql.
- * */
+ */
 const ConnectorMapping: Record<DatabaseClient, DatabaseConnector> = {
   pg: pgConnector,
   sqlite3: sqlite3Connector,
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export async function ensureDatabaseExists(
 
 /**
  * Provides a Knex.Config object with the provided database name for a given client.
- * */
+ */
 export function createNameOverride(
   client: string,
   name: string,
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export function createNameOverride(
 
 /**
  * Parses a connection string for a given client and provides a connection config.
- * */
+ */
 export function parseConnectionString(
   connectionString: string,
   client?: string,
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export function parseConnectionString(
 
 /**
  * Normalizes a connection config or string into an object which can be passed to Knex.
- * */
+ */
 export function normalizeConnection(
   connection: Knex.StaticConnectionConfig | JsonObject | string,
   client: string,
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/database/mysql.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/database/mysql.ts
index 3bd874de11..beff5d9f82 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/database/mysql.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/database/mysql.ts
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export function createMysqlNameOverride(name: string): Partial<Knex.Config> {
  * MySql database connector.
  *
  * Exposes database connector functionality via an immutable object.
- * */
+ */
 export const mysqlConnector: DatabaseConnector = Object.freeze({
   createClient: createMysqlDatabaseClient,
   ensureDatabaseExists: ensureMysqlDatabaseExists,
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/database/postgres.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/database/postgres.ts
index 40c6a41504..000b84460c 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/database/postgres.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/database/postgres.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export function createPgNameOverride(name: string): Partial<Knex.Config> {
  * PostgreSQL database connector.
  *
  * Exposes database connector functionality via an immutable object.
- * */
+ */
 export const pgConnector: DatabaseConnector = Object.freeze({
   createClient: createPgDatabaseClient,
   ensureDatabaseExists: ensurePgDatabaseExists,
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/database/sqlite3.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/database/sqlite3.ts
index 98c39b9c97..83f5f60699 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/database/sqlite3.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/database/sqlite3.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export function parseSqliteConnectionString(
  * Sqlite3 database connector.
  *
  * Exposes database connector functionality via an immutable object.
- * */
+ */
 export const sqlite3Connector: DatabaseConnector = Object.freeze({
   createClient: createSqliteDatabaseClient,
   createNameOverride: createSqliteNameOverride,