diff --git a/phpunit.xml b/phpunit.xml
index 3e884d17..4649e2aa 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml
+++ b/phpunit.xml
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@
         <env name="CACHE_DRIVER" value="array"/>
         <env name="SESSION_DRIVER" value="array"/>
         <env name="QUEUE_DRIVER" value="sync"/>
+        <env name="SCOUT_DRIVER" value="null"/>
     </php>
 </phpunit>
diff --git a/tests/MicropubClientTest.php b/tests/MicropubClientTest.php
index 265e3f24..c58f5da4 100644
--- a/tests/MicropubClientTest.php
+++ b/tests/MicropubClientTest.php
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ class MicropubClientTest extends TestCase
         //my client has made a request to my endpoint, which then adds
         //to the db, so database transaction don’t work
         //so lets manually delete the new entry
-        $newNote = \App\Note::where('note', $note);
-        $newNote->forceDelete();
+        $newNote = \App\Note::where('note', $note)->first();
+        $newNote->unsearchable();
+        $newNote->delete();
 
     }