diff --git a/e2e-tests/cypress/e2e/portal.cy.js b/e2e-tests/cypress/e2e/portal.cy.js
index a75207839..31d57410b 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/cypress/e2e/portal.cy.js
+++ b/e2e-tests/cypress/e2e/portal.cy.js
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ describe('Run as portal', () => {
     cy.testid('DatabaseLoginModal_username').clear().type('postgres');
     cy.testid('DatabaseLoginModal_password').clear().type('Pwd2020Db');
     cy.testid('DatabaseLoginModal_connect').click();
+    cy.contains('Chinook').click();
+    cy.contains('album');
   });
 
   // it('import chinook DB', () => {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js
index 5ea38978a..aba3cc8e3 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   test_meta: true,
-  test({ connection, requestDbList }) {
+  test({ connection, requestDbList = false }) {
     const subprocess = fork(
       global['API_PACKAGE'] || process.argv[1],
       [
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ module.exports = {
     }
 
     if (test) {
-      const testRes = await this.test(res);
+      const testRes = await this.test({ connection: res });
       if (testRes.msgtype == 'connected') {
         volatileConnections[res._id] = res;
         return {