diff --git a/.changeset/strong-dolphins-work.md b/.changeset/strong-dolphins-work.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf63ba4d137
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/strong-dolphins-work.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@keystonejs/api-tests': patch
+---
+
+knex adapter don't spam console output during tests running anymore
diff --git a/packages/adapter-knex/lib/adapter-knex.js b/packages/adapter-knex/lib/adapter-knex.js
index b1c6abc08c2..431facec5dc 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-knex/lib/adapter-knex.js
+++ b/packages/adapter-knex/lib/adapter-knex.js
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ class KnexAdapter extends BaseKeystoneAdapter {
 
     // Run this only if explicity configured and still never in production
     if (this.config.dropDatabase && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
-      console.log('Knex adapter: Dropping database');
+      if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
+        console.log('Knex adapter: Dropping database');
+      }
       await this.dropDatabase();
     } else {
       return [];
@@ -143,7 +145,9 @@ class KnexAdapter extends BaseKeystoneAdapter {
     // Create an adjacency table for the (many to many) relationship field adapter provided
     const dbAdapter = this;
     try {
-      console.log(`Dropping table ${tableName}`);
+      if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
+        console.log(`Dropping table ${tableName}`);
+      }
       await dbAdapter.schema().dropTableIfExists(tableName);
     } catch (err) {
       console.log('Failed to drop');