diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-integration.yaml b/.github/workflows/dev-integration.yaml
index fda00881..e473fdc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev-integration.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-integration.yaml
@@ -42,23 +42,23 @@ jobs:
           rm migrate.linux-amd64.deb
       - name: deploy to dev cloud environment
         run: |
-          for app in $(echo $(bash scripts/list-dir-paths.sh --type app | grep -v client) | xargs basename); do
+          for app in $(bash scripts/list-dir-paths.sh --type app | grep -v client | xargs basename -a); do
             # tag newly pushed dev images with develop merge commit sha
             bash scripts/tag-merge-commit.sh --app-name $app --env dev --env-id ${{ secrets.DEV_ENV_ID }};
             # deploy newly tagged images to dev cloud
             bash scripts/deploy-last-image.sh --app-name $app --env dev --env-id ${{ secrets.DEV_ENV_ID }};
           done
       - name: reset rds database for integration tests
-        run: make --no-print-directory -C ./migrations resetrds ENV=dev DB=test
+        run: ENV_ID=${{ secrets.DEV_ENV_ID }} make --no-print-directory -C ./migrations resetrds ENV=dev DB=test
       - name: dump rds database locally for restore between integration tests
         run: make --no-print-directory -C ./migrations/dumps dump-rds-testseed
       - name: get secrets for dev integration tests
-        run: make --no-print-directory -C ./tests get-secrets ENV=dev
+        run: ENV_ID=${{ secrets.DEV_ENV_ID }} make --no-print-directory -C ./tests get-secrets ENV=dev
       - name: run dev cloud integration tests
-        run: cargo test --manifest-path ./tests/Cargo.toml --features integration_tests -- --test-threads=1
+        run: ENV_ID=${{ secrets.DEV_ENV_ID }} cargo test --manifest-path ./tests/Cargo.toml --features integration_tests -- --test-threads=1
       - name: tag and push dev images to prod ecr
         run: |
-          for app in $(echo $(bash scripts/list-dir-paths.sh --type app | grep -v client) | xargs basename); do
+          for app in $(bash scripts/list-dir-paths.sh --type app | grep -v client | xargs basename -a); do
             # tag newly tested dev images with prod and push to prod ecr
             bash scripts/push-prod-image.sh --app-name $app --env dev --env-id ${{ secrets.DEV_ENV_ID }};
           done
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/prod-services-deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/prod-services-deploy.yaml
index c4a6504f..de06d516 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prod-services-deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prod-services-deploy.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "::add-mask::${{ secrets.AWS_ACCOUNT_ID }}"
       - name: deploy services to prod cloud environment
         run: |
-          for app in $(echo $(bash scripts/list-dir-paths.sh --type app | grep -v client) | xargs basename); do
+          for app in $(bash scripts/list-dir-paths.sh --type app | grep -v client | xargs basename -a); do
             # tag newly pushed prod images with master merge commit sha
             bash scripts/tag-merge-commit.sh --app-name $app --env prod --env-id ${{ secrets.PROD_ENV_ID }};
             # deploy newly tagged images to prod cloud
diff --git a/migrations/dumps/makefile b/migrations/dumps/makefile
index bbf7d186..cb9e20bb 100644
--- a/migrations/dumps/makefile
+++ b/migrations/dumps/makefile
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ dump-testseed:
 	bash scripts/dump-db.sh
 
 restore-testseed:
-	$(MAKE) -C '..' downdocker DB=test # drops functions
-	$(MAKE) -C '..' dropdocker DB=test # drops migration tables
+	$(MAKE) -C '..' dropdocker DB=test
 	@cd $(RELATIVE_PROJECT_ROOT_PATH); \
 	bash scripts/restore-db.sh
 
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ dump-rds-testseed:
 	bash scripts/dump-db.sh --rds
 
 restore-rds-testseed:
-	$(MAKE) -C '..' downrds DB=test # drops functions
-	$(MAKE) -C '..' droprds DB=test # drops migration tables
+	$(MAKE) -C '..' droprds DB=test
 	@cd $(RELATIVE_PROJECT_ROOT_PATH); \
 	bash scripts/restore-db.sh --rds
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diff --git a/scripts/delete-ecr-repos.sh b/scripts/delete-ecr-repos.sh
index fdf31028..a8d731df 100644
--- a/scripts/delete-ecr-repos.sh
+++ b/scripts/delete-ecr-repos.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ENV=dev
 ENV_ID=$(source scripts/print-env-id.sh)
 REGION=$(yq '.infrastructure.terraform.aws.modules.environment.env_var.set.REGION.default' $PROJECT_CONF)
 
-for APP_NAME in $(echo $(bash scripts/list-dir-paths.sh --type app | grep -v client) | xargs basename); do
+for APP_NAME in $(bash scripts/list-dir-paths.sh --type app | grep -v client | xargs basename -a); do
 	IMAGE_NAME="$ENV_ID/$ENV/$APP_NAME"
 	aws ecr delete-repository --repository-name $IMAGE_NAME --region $REGION --force
 done
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diff --git a/tests/src/helpers.rs b/tests/src/helpers.rs
index e2a50cfa..6f99a1ae 100644
--- a/tests/src/helpers.rs
+++ b/tests/src/helpers.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ use serde_json::json;
 use std::{env, fs::File, io::BufReader, process::Command};
 
 pub fn restore_testseed() {
+    // cloud dev env
     if env::var("AWS_LAMBDA_FUNCTION_NAME").ok().is_some() {
         let restore_output = Command::new("make")
+            .arg("--no-print-directory")
             .arg("-C")
             .arg("../migrations/dumps")
             .arg("restore-rds-testseed")
@@ -18,10 +20,18 @@ pub fn restore_testseed() {
             .expect("failed to execute process");
 
         // cargo test -- --show-output
-        let restore_output_str = String::from_utf8(restore_output.stdout).expect("Not UTF8");
-        println!("{}", restore_output_str);
+        if !restore_output.clone().stderr.is_empty() {
+            let restore_output_str = String::from_utf8(restore_output.stderr).expect("Not UTF8");
+            println!("{}", restore_output_str);
+        }
+        if !restore_output.stdout.is_empty() {
+            let _restore_output_str = String::from_utf8(restore_output.stdout).expect("Not UTF8");
+            // println!("{}", _restore_output_str);
+        }
     } else {
+        // local env
         let restore_output = Command::new("make")
+            .arg("--no-print-directory")
             .arg("-C")
             .arg("../migrations/dumps")
             .arg("restore-testseed")
@@ -29,8 +39,14 @@ pub fn restore_testseed() {
             .expect("failed to execute process");
 
         // cargo test -- --show-output
-        let _restore_output_str = String::from_utf8(restore_output.stdout).expect("Not UTF8");
-        // println!("{}", _restore_output_str); // comment in to print db restore output
+        if !restore_output.clone().stderr.is_empty() {
+            let restore_output_str = String::from_utf8(restore_output.stderr).expect("Not UTF8");
+            println!("{}", restore_output_str);
+        }
+        if !restore_output.stdout.is_empty() {
+            let _restore_output_str = String::from_utf8(restore_output.stdout).expect("Not UTF8");
+            // println!("{}", _restore_output_str); // comment in to print db restore output
+        }
     }
 }