diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 14a27b0315..064c4f8aee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "test:coverage": "NODE_ENV=test PORT=4243 jest --coverage --testLocationInResults --outputFile=\"coverage/report.json\" --forceExit --testTimeout=10000",
     "pretest:coverage:jest": "yarn build:frontend",
     "test:coverage:jest": "NODE_ENV=test PORT=4243 jest --silent --ci --json --coverage --testLocationInResults --outputFile=\"report.json\" --forceExit --testTimeout=10000",
-    "seed:setup": "ts-node src/test/e2e/seed/segment.seed.ts",
+    "seed:setup": "ts-node --compilerOptions '{\"strictNullChecks\": false}' src/test/e2e/seed/segment.seed.ts",
     "seed:serve": "UNLEASH_DATABASE_NAME=unleash_test UNLEASH_DATABASE_SCHEMA=seed yarn run start:dev",
     "clean": "del-cli --force dist",
     "preversion": "./scripts/check-release.sh",
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/seed/segment.seed.ts b/src/test/e2e/seed/segment.seed.ts
index cf17276901..60b14606b5 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/seed/segment.seed.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/seed/segment.seed.ts
@@ -33,13 +33,6 @@ const fetchSegments = (app: IUnleashTest): Promise<ISegment[]> => {
     return app.services.segmentService.getAll();
 };
 
-const fetchFeatures = (app: IUnleashTest): Promise<IFeatureToggleClient[]> => {
-    return app.request
-        .get('/api/admin/features')
-        .expect(200)
-        .then((res) => res.body.features);
-};
-
 const createSegment = (
     app: IUnleashTest,
     postData: UpsertSegmentSchema,
@@ -52,11 +45,12 @@ const createFeatureToggle = (
     app: IUnleashTest,
     postData: object,
     expectStatusCode = 201,
-): Promise<unknown> => {
+): Promise<IFeatureToggleClient> => {
     return app.request
         .post('/api/admin/features')
         .send(postData)
-        .expect(expectStatusCode);
+        .expect(expectStatusCode)
+        .then((res) => res.body);
 };
 
 const addSegmentToStrategy = (
@@ -116,13 +110,12 @@ const seedSegmentsDatabase = async (
         }),
     );
 
-    await Promise.all(
-        seedFeatures(spec).map((seed) => {
+    const features = await Promise.all(
+        seedFeatures(spec).map(async (seed) => {
             return createFeatureToggle(app, seed);
         }),
     );
 
-    const features = await fetchFeatures(app);
     const segments = await fetchSegments(app);
     assert(features.length === spec.featuresCount);
     assert(segments.length === spec.segmentsPerFeature);