diff --git a/server/main_test.go b/server/main_test.go
index 8d70027..cface7b 100644
--- a/server/main_test.go
+++ b/server/main_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
-	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ var cfg = config.Config{ //nolint:gochecknoglobals
 func init() { //nolint:gochecknoinits
 	_, err := postgres.Connect("pgx", cfg.DatabaseConnection)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("failed connecting to DB for migrations: %v", err)
+		panic("failed connecting to DB for migrations: " + err.Error())
 	}
 
 	txdb.Register("pgtx", "pgx", cfg.DatabaseConnection)