diff --git a/server/.github/codecov.yml b/server/.github/codecov.yml
index 320137b2a..af5858d33 100644
--- a/server/.github/codecov.yml
+++ b/server/.github/codecov.yml
@@ -7,21 +7,15 @@ coverage:
   round: down
   range: "50...100"
   status:
+    patch:
+      default:
+        informational: true
     project:
       default:
         target: 80
         threshold: 2
         base: auto
-        flags:
-          - unit
-        paths:
-          - "src"
-        # advanced settings
-        branches:
-          - master
-        if_ci_failed: error #success, failure, error, ignore
-        informational: false
-        only_pulls: false
+        informational: true
 
 parsers:
   gcov:
diff --git a/server/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/server/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 915accc65..70fb127b6 100644
--- a/server/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/server/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Move Config File
         run: mv ./.github/test.conf.json5 ./test.conf.json5
 
-      - name: Lint Code
-        run: pnpm lint
-
       - name: Run Tests
         run: pnpm test
 
+      - name: Lint Code
+        run: pnpm lint
+
       - name: Upload Coverage
         if: always()
         run: |
diff --git a/server/.taprc b/server/.taprc
index b9ffbb62e..4a98402d9 100644
--- a/server/.taprc
+++ b/server/.taprc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 files: "src/test-utils/single-process-tap.ts"
 test-env: [NODE_ENV=test, TCHIS_CONF_LOCATION=test.conf.json5]
-timeout: 120 # might need to be increased
+timeout: 240 # Was increased for slow github runners. Might be insufferable for real world use.
 ts: true
 before: "./src/test-utils/hack-setup.js"
 check-coverage: true
diff --git a/server/src/external/mongo/db.ts b/server/src/external/mongo/db.ts
index dbb22ec10..42b603c77 100644
--- a/server/src/external/mongo/db.ts
+++ b/server/src/external/mongo/db.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import CreateLogCtx from "lib/logger/logger";
 import { OrphanScoreDocument } from "lib/score-import/import-types/common/types";
 import { GetMilisecondsSince } from "utils/misc";
 import { ServerConfig } from "lib/setup/config";
+import { ONE_MINUTE } from "lib/constants/time";
 
 const logger = CreateLogCtx(__filename);
 
@@ -45,21 +46,19 @@ if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "test") {
 	dbName = `testingdb`;
 }
 
-let dbtime: bigint;
-/* istanbul ignore next */
-if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "test") {
-	logger.info(`Connecting to database ${ServerConfig.MONGO_CONNECTION_URL}/${dbName}...`);
-	dbtime = process.hrtime.bigint();
-}
+logger.info(`Connecting to database ${ServerConfig.MONGO_CONNECTION_URL}/${dbName}...`);
+const dbtime = process.hrtime.bigint();
 
-export const monkDB = monk(`${ServerConfig.MONGO_CONNECTION_URL}/${dbName}`);
+// By default the connectTimeoutMS is 30 seconds. This has been upped to 2 minutes, due to poor performance
+// inside githubs test runners.
+export const monkDB = monk(`${ServerConfig.MONGO_CONNECTION_URL}/${dbName}`, {
+	serverSelectionTimeoutMS: ONE_MINUTE * 2,
+});
 
 /* istanbul ignore next */
 monkDB
 	.then(() => {
-		if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "test") {
-			logger.info(`Database connection successful: took ${GetMilisecondsSince(dbtime!)}ms`);
-		}
+		logger.info(`Database connection successful: took ${GetMilisecondsSince(dbtime)}ms`);
 	})
 	.catch((err) => {
 		logger.crit(err);
diff --git a/server/src/external/redis/redis.ts b/server/src/external/redis/redis.ts
index 4a6eb9ada..9c6ac5188 100644
--- a/server/src/external/redis/redis.ts
+++ b/server/src/external/redis/redis.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function EmitCritical() {
 	}
 }
 
-const ref = setTimeout(EmitCritical, 10000);
+const ref = setTimeout(EmitCritical, 30000);
 
 RedisClient.on("connect", () => {
 	logger.verbose(`Connected to Redis.`);
diff --git a/server/src/lib/logger/logger.ts b/server/src/lib/logger/logger.ts
index 996fc783d..e48f63ac5 100644
--- a/server/src/lib/logger/logger.ts
+++ b/server/src/lib/logger/logger.ts
@@ -98,26 +98,24 @@ const consoleFormatRoute = format.combine(
 	})
 );
 
-let tports: (
+const tports: (
 	| winston.transports.ConsoleTransportInstance
 	| winston.transports.FileTransportInstance
-)[] = [];
+)[] = [
+	new transports.File({
+		filename: "logs/tachi-error.log",
+		level: "error",
+		format: defaultFormatRoute,
+	}),
+	new transports.File({ filename: "logs/tachi.log", format: defaultFormatRoute }),
+];
 
-/* istanbul ignore next */
-if (IN_TESTING) {
-	tports = [new transports.File({ filename: "logs/tachi-test.log", format: defaultFormatRoute })];
-} else {
-	tports = [
-		new transports.File({
-			filename: "logs/tachi-error.log",
-			level: "error",
-			format: defaultFormatRoute,
-		}),
-		new transports.File({ filename: "logs/tachi.log", format: defaultFormatRoute }),
+if (!ServerConfig.NO_CONSOLE) {
+	tports.push(
 		new transports.Console({
 			format: consoleFormatRoute,
-		}),
-	];
+		})
+	);
 }
 
 export const rootLogger = winston.createLogger({
diff --git a/server/src/lib/setup/config.ts b/server/src/lib/setup/config.ts
index 239960f3f..bfaf13289 100644
--- a/server/src/lib/setup/config.ts
+++ b/server/src/lib/setup/config.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export interface TachiConfig {
 	SERVER_TYPE_INFO: StaticConfig.ServerConfig;
 	RATE_LIMIT: integer;
 	OPTIONS_ALWAYS_SUCCEEDS?: boolean;
+	NO_CONSOLE?: boolean;
 }
 
 const isValidOauth2 = p.optional({
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ const err = p(config, {
 	TYPE: p.isIn("ktchi", "btchi", "omni"),
 	RATE_LIMIT: p.optional(p.isPositiveInteger),
 	OPTIONS_ALWAYS_SUCCEEDS: "*boolean",
+	NO_CONSOLE: "*boolean",
 });
 
 if (err) {