diff --git a/qqq-sample-project/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/SampleMetaDataProviderTest.java b/qqq-sample-project/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/SampleMetaDataProviderTest.java
index 08b5c6ea..07cf4872 100644
--- a/qqq-sample-project/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/SampleMetaDataProviderTest.java
+++ b/qqq-sample-project/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/SampleMetaDataProviderTest.java
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.rdbms.jdbc.ConnectionManager;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.rdbms.jdbc.QueryManager;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.DisabledOnOs;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.OS;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
@@ -58,9 +58,11 @@ import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 /*******************************************************************************
  **
  *******************************************************************************/
-@DisabledOnOs(OS.LINUX) // uses database; not available in CI at this time...
-class SampleMetaDataProviderTest
+public class SampleMetaDataProviderTest
 {
+   private static boolean originalUseMysqlValue = false;
+
+
 
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
@@ -73,11 +75,35 @@ class SampleMetaDataProviderTest
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @BeforeAll
+   static void beforeAll() throws Exception
+   {
+      originalUseMysqlValue = SampleMetaDataProvider.USE_MYSQL;
+      SampleMetaDataProvider.USE_MYSQL = false;
+      SampleMetaDataProviderTest.primeTestDatabase("prime-test-database.sql");
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @AfterAll
+   static void afterAll()
+   {
+      SampleMetaDataProvider.USE_MYSQL = originalUseMysqlValue;
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-   private void primeTestDatabase(String sqlFileName) throws Exception
+   public static void primeTestDatabase(String sqlFileName) throws Exception
    {
       ConnectionManager connectionManager = new ConnectionManager();
       try(Connection connection = connectionManager.getConnection(SampleMetaDataProvider.defineRdbmsBackend()))
diff --git a/qqq-sample-project/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/processes/clonepeople/ClonePeopleTransformStepTest.java b/qqq-sample-project/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/processes/clonepeople/ClonePeopleTransformStepTest.java
index 1cddcaf1..e27131a6 100644
--- a/qqq-sample-project/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/processes/clonepeople/ClonePeopleTransformStepTest.java
+++ b/qqq-sample-project/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/sampleapp/processes/clonepeople/ClonePeopleTransformStepTest.java
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QueryOutput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.session.QSession;
 import com.kingsrook.sampleapp.SampleMetaDataProvider;
+import com.kingsrook.sampleapp.SampleMetaDataProviderTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
@@ -22,6 +25,33 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  *******************************************************************************/
 class ClonePeopleTransformStepTest
 {
+   private static boolean originalUseMysqlValue = false;
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @BeforeAll
+   static void beforeAll() throws Exception
+   {
+      originalUseMysqlValue = SampleMetaDataProvider.USE_MYSQL;
+      SampleMetaDataProvider.USE_MYSQL = false;
+      SampleMetaDataProviderTest.primeTestDatabase("prime-test-database.sql");
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @AfterAll
+   static void afterAll()
+   {
+      SampleMetaDataProvider.USE_MYSQL = originalUseMysqlValue;
+   }
+
+
 
    /*******************************************************************************
     **