diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 465d32cd0..6e6876323 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ require (
 	go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver v1.7.5 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230315142452-642cacee5cc0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.15.0
+	golang.org/x/tools/cmd/cover v0.1.0-deprecated // indirect
 	google.golang.org/api v0.153.0
 	gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v9 v9.31.0 // indirect
 	gorm.io/driver/postgres v1.5.4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index bb54dfb8a..0278fc640 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -3033,12 +3033,15 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.1.12/go.mod h1:hNGJHUnrk76NpqgfD5Aqm5Crs+Hm0VOH/i9J2+nxYbc
 golang.org/x/tools v0.2.0/go.mod h1:y4OqIKeOV/fWJetJ8bXPU1sEVniLMIyDAZWeHdV+NTA=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.3.0/go.mod h1:/rWhSS2+zyEVwoJf8YAX6L2f0ntZ7Kn/mGgAWcipA5k=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.4.0/go.mod h1:UE5sM2OK9E/d67R0ANs2xJizIymRP5gJU295PvKXxjQ=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.5.1-0.20230111220935-a7f7db3f17fc/go.mod h1:N+Kgy78s5I24c24dU8OfWNEotWjutIs8SnJvn5IDq+k=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.6.0/go.mod h1:Xwgl3UAJ/d3gWutnCtw505GrjyAbvKui8lOU390QaIU=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.7.0/go.mod h1:4pg6aUX35JBAogB10C9AtvVL+qowtN4pT3CGSQex14s=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.8.0/go.mod h1:JxBZ99ISMI5ViVkT1tr6tdNmXeTrcpVSD3vZ1RsRdN4=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.9.1/go.mod h1:owI94Op576fPu3cIGQeHs3joujW/2Oc6MtlxbF5dfNc=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.10.0 h1:tvDr/iQoUqNdohiYm0LmmKcBk+q86lb9EprIUFhHHGg=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.10.0/go.mod h1:UJwyiVBsOA2uwvK/e5OY3GTpDUJriEd+/YlqAwLPmyM=
+golang.org/x/tools/cmd/cover v0.1.0-deprecated h1:Rwy+mWYz6loAF+LnG1jHG/JWMHRMMC2/1XX3Ejkx9lA=
+golang.org/x/tools/cmd/cover v0.1.0-deprecated/go.mod h1:hMDiIvlpN1NoVgmjLjUJE9tMHyxHjFX7RuQ+rW12mSA=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190410155217-1f06c39b4373/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190513163551-3ee3066db522/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
diff --git a/handlers/people_test.go b/handlers/people_test.go
index c0fe4d8c7..6fb59861f 100644
--- a/handlers/people_test.go
+++ b/handlers/people_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/lib/pq"
 	"github.com/stakwork/sphinx-tribes/auth"
 	"github.com/stakwork/sphinx-tribes/db"
 	mocks "github.com/stakwork/sphinx-tribes/mocks"
@@ -181,17 +182,25 @@ func TestCreateOrEditPerson(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGetPersonById(t *testing.T) {
-	mockDb := mocks.NewDatabase(t)
-	pHandler := NewPeopleHandler(mockDb)
+	teardownSuite := SetupSuite(t)
+	defer teardownSuite(t)
+
+	pHandler := NewPeopleHandler(db.TestDB)
 
 	t.Run("successful retrieval", func(t *testing.T) {
 		rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
 		handler := http.HandlerFunc(pHandler.GetPersonById)
 		person := db.Person{
-			ID:          1,
-			Uuid:        "test-uuid",
-			OwnerPubKey: "owner-pub-key",
-			OwnerAlias:  "owner",
+			ID:           100,
+			Uuid:         "perosn_1_uuid",
+			OwnerAlias:   "person",
+			UniqueName:   "person",
+			OwnerPubKey:  "person_1_pubkey",
+			PriceToMeet:  0,
+			Description:  "this is test user 1",
+			Tags:         pq.StringArray{},
+			Extras:       db.PropertyMap{},
+			GithubIssues: db.PropertyMap{},
 		}
 
 		rctx := chi.NewRouteContext()
@@ -199,7 +208,9 @@ func TestGetPersonById(t *testing.T) {
 		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(context.WithValue(context.Background(), chi.RouteCtxKey, rctx), http.MethodGet, "/person", nil)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-		mockDb.On("GetPerson", mock.Anything).Return(person).Once()
+		db.TestDB.CreateOrEditPerson(person)
+		fetchedPerson := db.TestDB.GetPerson(person.ID)
+
 		handler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
 
 		var returnedPerson db.Person
@@ -207,7 +218,7 @@ func TestGetPersonById(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rr.Code)
 		assert.EqualValues(t, person, returnedPerson)
-		mockDb.AssertExpectations(t)
+		assert.EqualValues(t, person, fetchedPerson)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("person not found", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -219,11 +230,9 @@ func TestGetPersonById(t *testing.T) {
 		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(context.WithValue(context.Background(), chi.RouteCtxKey, rctx), http.MethodGet, "/person", nil)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-		mockDb.On("GetPerson", mock.Anything).Return(db.Person{}).Once()
 		handler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
 
 		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rr.Code)
-		mockDb.AssertExpectations(t)
 	})
 }