diff --git a/packages/core-graphql/__tests__/__support__/config/peers.json b/packages/core-graphql/__tests__/__support__/config/peers.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca55614776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-graphql/__tests__/__support__/config/peers.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "minimumVersion": ">=1.1.1",
+  "minimumNetworkReach": 5,
+  "globalTimeout": 5000,
+  "coldStart": 30,
+  "whiteList":[],
+  "blackList": [],
+  "list": [{
+    "ip": "127.0.0.1",
+    "port": 4000
+  }]
+}
diff --git a/packages/core-graphql/__tests__/__support__/config/plugins.js b/packages/core-graphql/__tests__/__support__/config/plugins.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76e37bed70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-graphql/__tests__/__support__/config/plugins.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+module.exports = {
+  '@arkecosystem/core-config': {},
+  '@arkecosystem/core-logger': {},
+  '@arkecosystem/core-logger-winston': {
+    transports: {
+      console: {
+        options: {
+          colorize: true,
+          level: process.env.ARK_LOG_LEVEL || 'debug'
+        }
+      },
+      dailyRotate: {
+        options: {
+          filename: process.env.ARK_LOG_FILE || `${process.env.ARK_PATH_DATA}/logs/core/${process.env.ARK_NETWORK_NAME}/%DATE%.log`,
+          datePattern: 'YYYY-MM-DD',
+          level: process.env.ARK_LOG_LEVEL || 'debug',
+          zippedArchive: true
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+'@arkecosystem/core-graphql': {
+    enabled: true,
+    host: 'localhost',
+    port: 4005,
+    path: '/graphql',
+    graphiql: true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core-graphql/__tests__/__support__/setup.js b/packages/core-graphql/__tests__/__support__/setup.js
index c37d29f27f..276ff72947 100644
--- a/packages/core-graphql/__tests__/__support__/setup.js
+++ b/packages/core-graphql/__tests__/__support__/setup.js
@@ -4,21 +4,15 @@ const path = require('path')
 const container = require('@arkecosystem/core-container')
 
 exports.setUp = async () => {
-  jest.setTimeout(60000)
-
-  process.env.ARK_GRAPHQL_ENABLED = true
-  process.env.ARK_GRAPHQL_HOST = 'localhost'
-  process.env.ARK_GRAPHQL_PORT = 4005
-
   await container.setUp({
     data: '~/.ark',
-    config: path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../core/lib/config/testnet'),
-    token: 'ark',
-    network: 'testnet'
+    config: path.resolve(__dirname, './config'),
+    network: 'testnet',
+    token: 'ark'
   }, {
   })
 
   return container
 }
 
-exports.tearDown = async () => container.tearDown()
+exports.tearDown = () => container.tearDown()
diff --git a/packages/core-graphql/__tests__/graphql.test.js b/packages/core-graphql/__tests__/graphql.test.js
index 98a68292d3..1c38decf85 100644
--- a/packages/core-graphql/__tests__/graphql.test.js
+++ b/packages/core-graphql/__tests__/graphql.test.js
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 const app = require('./__support__/setup')
 
 let graphql
-let container
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
-  container = await app.setUp()
-  graphql = container.resolvePlugin('graphql')
+  const container = await app.setUp()
+  graphql = await container.resolvePlugin('graphql')
 })
 
-afterAll(async () => {
+afterAll(() => {
   app.tearDown()
 })