diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index 164b117d..6f10a07e 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -38,12 +38,11 @@ import {thingUpdateRouter} from './routes/thing-update-route';
 import {virtualPluginRoute} from './routes/virtual-plugin-route';
 import {BulkStorage} from './storage/bulk-storage';
 import {DatabaseConstructor} from './storage/database';
-import {Elasticsearch} from './storage/elasticsearch/elasticsearch';
 
 /**
  * Configure the backend
  */
-export async function configureApp(app: Express) {
+export async function configureApp(app: Express, databases: {[name: string]: DatabaseConstructor; }) {
   let integrationTestTimeout: NodeJS.Timeout;
   // request loggers have to be the first middleware to be set in express
   app.use(morgan('dev', {
@@ -59,11 +58,8 @@ export async function configureApp(app: Express) {
       }
 
       // tslint:disable-next-line: no-magic-numbers
-      if (res.statusCode < 400) {
-        return true;
-      }
+      return res.statusCode < 400;
 
-      return false;
     }, stream: process.stdout,
   }));
 
@@ -142,10 +138,6 @@ export async function configureApp(app: Express) {
       .on('end', endCallback);
   });
 
-  const databases: {[name: string]: DatabaseConstructor; } = {
-    elasticsearch: Elasticsearch,
-  };
-
   // validate config file
   await validator.addSchemas(join('node_modules', '@openstapps', 'core', 'lib', 'schema'));
 
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 629b82c6..9b432184 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {Logger} from '@openstapps/logger';
 import express from 'express';
 import http from 'http';
 import {configureApp} from './app';
+import {Elasticsearch} from './storage/elasticsearch/elasticsearch';
 
 const app = express();
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ function onListening() {
   Logger.ok(`Listening on ${bind}`);
 }
 
-configureApp(app)
+configureApp(app, {elasticsearch: Elasticsearch})
   .then(() => {
     Logger.ok('Successfully configured express server');
     // After app setup listen on provided port, on all network interfaces
diff --git a/test/common.ts b/test/common.ts
index edfa869f..23133030 100644
--- a/test/common.ts
+++ b/test/common.ts
@@ -13,14 +13,17 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-import {SCSearchQuery, SCSearchResponse, SCThings, SCUuid} from '@openstapps/core';
+import {SCConfigFile, SCSearchQuery, SCSearchResponse, SCThings, SCThingType, SCUuid} from '@openstapps/core';
 import {Express} from 'express';
+import moment from 'moment';
 import {configureApp} from '../src/app';
 import express from 'express';
 import http from 'http';
+import {configFile} from '../src/common';
+import {MailQueue} from '../src/notification/mail-queue';
 import {Bulk, BulkStorage} from '../src/storage/bulk-storage';
-import {Database} from '../src/storage/database';
 import getPort from 'get-port';
+import {Database} from '../src/storage/database';
 
 /**
  * Adds routers and configures an (express) app
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ import getPort from 'get-port';
 export async function startApp(): Promise<Express> {
   const app = express();
 
-  await configureApp(app);
+  await configureApp(app, {elasticsearch: ElasticsearchMock});
 
   const server = http.createServer(app);
 
@@ -42,9 +45,9 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<Express> {
   });
 
   return new Promise(resolve => server.on('listening', () => {
-      app.set(
-        'bulk',
-        bulkStorage,
+    app.set(
+      'bulk',
+      bulkStorageMock,
     );
     resolve(app);
   }));
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ export class ElasticsearchMock implements Database {
   private bulk: Bulk | undefined;
   private storageMock = new Map<string, SCThings>();
 
-  constructor() {
+  constructor(_configFile: SCConfigFile, _mailQueue?: MailQueue) {
     // Nothing to do here
   }
 
@@ -98,9 +101,44 @@ export class ElasticsearchMock implements Database {
   }
 }
 
-export const bulkStorage = new BulkStorage(new ElasticsearchMock());
+export const bulkStorageMock = new BulkStorage(new ElasticsearchMock(configFile));
+
+export const bulk: Bulk = {
+    expiration: moment().add(3600, 'seconds')
+        .format(),
+    source: 'some_source',
+    state: 'in progress',
+    type: SCThingType.Book,
+    uid: ''
+  };
 
 export class FooError extends Error {
 }
 
 export const DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT = 10000;
+
+export const TRANSPORT_SEND_RESPONSE = 'Send Response';
+
+export const getTransport = (verified: boolean) => {
+    return {
+      cc: undefined,
+      from: undefined,
+      recipients: undefined,
+      transportAgent: undefined,
+      verified: undefined,
+      isVerified(): boolean {
+        return verified;
+      },
+      send(_subject: string, _message: string): Promise<string> {
+        return Promise.resolve('');
+      },
+      sendMail(_mail: any): Promise<string> {
+        return Promise.resolve(TRANSPORT_SEND_RESPONSE);
+      },
+      verify(): Promise<boolean> {
+        return Promise.resolve(false);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+export const index = 'stapps_footype_foosource_foobar';
diff --git a/test/routes/bulk-route.spec.ts b/test/routes/bulk-route.spec.ts
index 4501ca12..f739511c 100644
--- a/test/routes/bulk-route.spec.ts
+++ b/test/routes/bulk-route.spec.ts
@@ -19,32 +19,21 @@ import {
   SCBulkRequest,
   SCBulkRoute,
   SCNotFoundErrorResponse,
-  SCThingType
 } from '@openstapps/core';
-import {Bulk} from '../../src/storage/bulk-storage';
 import {expect} from 'chai';
 import {instance as book} from '@openstapps/core/test/resources/Book.1.json';
-import moment from 'moment';
-import {DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT} from '../common';
+import {bulk, DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT} from '../common';
 import {testApp} from '../tests-setup';
 
 describe('Bulk routes', async function () {
   // increase timeout for the suite
   this.timeout(DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT);
 
-  const bulkObj: Bulk = {
-    expiration: moment().add(3600, 'seconds')
-        .format(),
-    source: 'some_source',
-    state: 'in progress',
-    type: SCThingType.Book,
-    uid: ''
-  };
   const request: SCBulkRequest = {
-      expiration: bulkObj.expiration,
-      source: bulkObj.source,
-      type: bulkObj.type,
-    };
+    expiration: bulk.expiration,
+    source: bulk.source,
+    type: bulk.type,
+  };
   const bulkRoute = new SCBulkRoute();
   const bulkAddRoute = new SCBulkAddRoute();
   const bulkDoneRoute = new SCBulkDoneRoute();
@@ -62,7 +51,7 @@ describe('Bulk routes', async function () {
     expect(status).to.be.equal(bulkRoute.statusCodeSuccess);
     expect(error).to.be.equal(false);
     expect(body.uid).to.be.a('string');
-    expect(body).to.deep.equal({...bulkObj, uid: body.uid});
+    expect(body).to.deep.equal({...bulk, uid: body.uid});
   });
 
   it('should return (throw) error if a bulk with the provided UID cannot be found when adding to a bulk', async function () {
diff --git a/test/routes/thing-update-route.spec.ts b/test/routes/thing-update-route.spec.ts
index 110eb726..646f9160 100644
--- a/test/routes/thing-update-route.spec.ts
+++ b/test/routes/thing-update-route.spec.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 import {SCThingUpdateRoute} from '@openstapps/core';
 import chaiAsPromised from 'chai-as-promised';
-import {bulkStorage, DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT} from '../common';
+import {bulkStorageMock, DEFAULT_TEST_TIMEOUT} from '../common';
 import {expect, use} from 'chai';
 import {instance as book} from '@openstapps/core/test/resources/Book.1.json';
 import {testApp} from '../tests-setup';
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ describe('Thing update route', async function () {
       .send(book);
 
     expect(status).to.equal(thingUpdateRoute.statusCodeSuccess);
-    expect(bulkStorage.database.get(book.uid)).to.eventually.be.deep.equal(book);
+    expect(bulkStorageMock.database.get(book.uid)).to.eventually.be.deep.equal(book);
   });
 });