diff --git a/.github/workflows/php-cs-fixer.yml b/.github/workflows/php-cs-fixer.yml
index 27bc04e..6350ebe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/php-cs-fixer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/php-cs-fixer.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
 
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ jobs:
           args: --config=.php-cs-fixer.php --allow-risky=yes
 
       - name: Commit changes
-        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
+        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
         with:
           commit_message: Fix styling
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests-mysql.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests-mysql.yml
index 7ebcb3d..fe815ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests-mysql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests-mysql.yml
@@ -1,23 +1,21 @@
 name: MySQL Tests
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  - push
+  - pull_request
 
 jobs:
   laravel-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # Service container Mysql mysql
+
     services:
-      # Label used to access the service container
       mysql:
-        # Docker Hub image (also with version)
         image: mysql:8.0
         env:
           MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: yes
-          MYSQL_DATABASE:  db_test_laravel
-        ## map the "external" 33306 port with the "internal" 3306
+          MYSQL_DATABASE: db_test_laravel
         ports:
           - 33306:3306
-        # Set health checks to wait until mysql database has started (it takes some seconds to start)
         options: >-
           --health-cmd="mysqladmin ping"
           --health-interval=10s
@@ -28,50 +26,54 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         operating-system: [ubuntu-latest]
-        php-versions: [ '8.2', '8.1' ]
-        dependency-stability: [ prefer-stable ]
-
-        laravel: [ '10.*', '9.*' ]
+        php-versions: ['8.1', '8.2', '8.3']
+        dependency-stability: [prefer-stable]
+        laravel: ['9.*', '10.*', '11.*']
         include:
+          - laravel: 9.*
+            testbench: 7.*
           - laravel: 10.*
             testbench: 8.*
-          - laravel:  9.*
-            testbench: 7.*
+          - laravel: 11.*
+            testbench: 9.*
         exclude:
           - laravel: 10.*
             php-versions: 8.0
+          - laravel: 11.*
+            php-versions: 8.1
 
     name: P${{ matrix.php-versions }} - L${{ matrix.laravel }} - ${{ matrix.dependency-stability }} - ${{ matrix.operating-system}}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Install PHP versions
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         with:
           php-version: ${{ matrix.php-versions }}
+
       - name: Get Composer Cache Directory 2
         id: composer-cache
         run: |
           echo "dir=$(composer config cache-files-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
         id: actions-cache
         with:
           path: ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.dir }}
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-composer-${{ hashFiles('**/composer.lock') }}
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-composer-
+
       - name: Install Laravel Dependencies
         run: |
-          composer require "laravel/framework:${{ matrix.laravel }}" "orchestra/testbench:${{ matrix.testbench }}" --no-interaction --no-update
-          composer update --${{ matrix.dependency-stability }} --prefer-dist --no-interaction --no-suggest
+          composer require "laravel/framework:${{ matrix.laravel }}" "orchestra/testbench:${{ matrix.testbench }}" --no-interaction --no-update --dev
+          composer update --${{ matrix.dependency-stability }} --prefer-dist --no-interaction
 
-      # Code quality
       - name: Execute tests (Unit and Feature tests) via PHPUnit
-        # Set environment
         env:
           DB_CONNECTION: mysql
           DB_DATABASE: db_test_laravel
           DB_PORT: 33306
           DB_USERNAME: root
-
-        run: vendor/bin/phpunit --testdox
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: vendor/bin/phpunit --testdox
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests-postgres.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests-postgres.yml
index 6db817a..a04b29e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests-postgres.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests-postgres.yml
@@ -1,24 +1,22 @@
-name:  PostgreSQL Tests
+name: PostgreSQL Tests
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  - push
+  - pull_request
 
 jobs:
   laravel-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # Service container Postgresql postgresql
+
     services:
-      # Label used to access the service container
       postgres:
-        # Docker Hub image (also with version)
         image: postgres:latest
         env:
           POSTGRES_USER: postgres
           POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
-          POSTGRES_DB:  db_test_laravel
-        ## map the "external" 55432 port with the "internal" 5432
+          POSTGRES_DB: db_test_laravel
         ports:
           - 55432:5432
-        # Set health checks to wait until postgresql database has started (it takes some seconds to start)
         options: >-
           --health-cmd pg_isready
           --health-interval 10s
@@ -29,63 +27,68 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         operating-system: [ubuntu-latest]
-        php-versions: [ '8.2', '8.1' ]
-        dependency-stability: [ prefer-stable ]
-
-        laravel: [ '10.*', '9.*']
+        php-versions: ['8.1', '8.2', '8.3']
+        dependency-stability: [prefer-stable]
+        laravel: ['9.*', '10.*', '11.*']
         include:
+          - laravel: 9.*
+            testbench: 7.*
           - laravel: 10.*
             testbench: 8.*
-          - laravel:  9.*
-            testbench: 7.*
+          - laravel: 11.*
+            testbench: 9.*
         exclude:
           - laravel: 10.*
             php-versions: 8.0
+          - laravel: 11.*
+            php-versions: 8.1
 
     name: P${{ matrix.php-versions }} - L${{ matrix.laravel }} - ${{ matrix.dependency-stability }} - ${{ matrix.operating-system}}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Install PHP versions
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         with:
           php-version: ${{ matrix.php-versions }}
+
       - name: Get Composer Cache Directory 2
         id: composer-cache
         run: |
           echo "dir=$(composer config cache-files-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
         id: actions-cache
         with:
           path: ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.dir }}
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-composer-${{ hashFiles('**/composer.lock') }}
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-composer-
+
       - name: Cache PHP dependencies
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         id: vendor-cache
         with:
           path: vendor
           key: ${{ runner.OS }}-build-${{ hashFiles('**/composer.lock') }}
+
       - name: Install Laravel Dependencies
         run: |
-          composer require "laravel/framework:${{ matrix.laravel }}" "orchestra/testbench:${{ matrix.testbench }}" --no-interaction --no-update
-          composer update --${{ matrix.dependency-stability }} --prefer-dist --no-interaction --no-suggest
-
+          composer require "laravel/framework:${{ matrix.laravel }}" "orchestra/testbench:${{ matrix.testbench }}" --no-interaction --no-update --dev
+          composer update --${{ matrix.dependency-stability }} --prefer-dist --no-interaction
 
       - name: Show dir
         run: pwd
+
       - name: PHP Version
         run: php --version
 
-      # Code quality
       - name: Execute tests (Unit and Feature tests) via PHPUnit
-        # Set environment
         env:
           DB_CONNECTION: pgsql
           DB_DATABASE: db_test_laravel
           DB_PORT: 55432
           DB_USERNAME: postgres
           DB_PASSWORD: postgres
-
-        run: vendor/bin/phpunit --testdox
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: vendor/bin/phpunit --testdox
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index ea5cebc..38c052d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 name: SQLite Tests
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  - push
+  - pull_request
 
 jobs:
   laravel-tests:
@@ -10,34 +12,44 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         operating-system: [ubuntu-latest]
-        php-versions: [ '8.2', '8.1', '8.0', '7.4', '7.3', '7.2' ]
-        dependency-stability: [ prefer-stable ]
-        laravel: [ '10.*', '9.*', '8.*', '7.*', '6.*' ]
-
+        php-versions: ['7.2', '7.3', '7.4', '8.0', '8.1', '8.2', '8.3']
+        dependency-stability: [prefer-stable]
+        laravel: ['6.*', '7.*', '8.*', '9.*', '10.*', '11.*']
         include:
+          - laravel: 6.*
+            testbench: 4.*
+            dbal: ^2.6
+          - laravel: 7.*
+            testbench: 5.*
+            dbal: ^2.6
+          - laravel: 8.*
+            testbench: 6.*
+            dbal: ^3.1.2|^2.13.3
+          - laravel: 9.*
+            testbench: 7.*
+            dbal: ^3.1.2
           - laravel: 10.*
             testbench: 8.*
             dbal: ^3.1.2
-          - laravel:  9.*
-            testbench: 7.*
+          - laravel: 11.*
+            testbench: 9.*
             dbal: ^3.1.2
-          - laravel:  8.*
-            testbench: 6.*
-            dbal: ^3.1.2|^2.13.3
-          - laravel:  7.*
-            testbench: 5.*
-            dbal: ^2.6
-          - laravel:  6.*
-            testbench: 4.*
-            dbal: ^2.6
         exclude:
-          - laravel: 10.*
+          - laravel: 6.*
+            php-versions: 8.1
+          - laravel: 6.*
+            php-versions: 8.2
+          - laravel: 6.*
+            php-versions: 8.3
+          - laravel: 7.*
+            php-versions: 8.1
+          - laravel: 7.*
+            php-versions: 8.2
+          - laravel: 7.*
+            php-versions: 8.3
+          - laravel: 7.*
             php-versions: 8.0
-          - laravel: 10.*
-            php-versions: 7.4
-          - laravel: 10.*
-            php-versions: 7.3
-          - laravel: 10.*
+          - laravel: 8.*
             php-versions: 7.2
           - laravel: 9.*
             php-versions: 7.2
@@ -45,48 +57,55 @@ jobs:
             php-versions: 7.3
           - laravel: 9.*
             php-versions: 7.4
-          - laravel: 8.*
+          - laravel: 10.*
+            php-versions: 8.0
+          - laravel: 10.*
             php-versions: 7.2
-          - laravel: 7.*
-            php-versions: 8.2
-          - laravel: 7.*
-            php-versions: 8.1
-          - laravel: 7.*
+          - laravel: 10.*
+            php-versions: 7.3
+          - laravel: 10.*
+            php-versions: 7.4
+          - laravel: 11.*
             php-versions: 8.0
-          - laravel: 6.*
-            php-versions: 8.2
-          - laravel: 6.*
+          - laravel: 11.*
             php-versions: 8.1
+          - laravel: 11.*
+            php-versions: 7.2
+          - laravel: 11.*
+            php-versions: 7.3
+          - laravel: 11.*
+            php-versions: 7.4
 
     name: P${{ matrix.php-versions }} - L${{ matrix.laravel }} - ${{ matrix.dependency-stability }} - ${{ matrix.operating-system}}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Install PHP versions
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         with:
           php-version: ${{ matrix.php-versions }}
+
       - name: Get Composer Cache Directory 2
         id: composer-cache
         run: |
           echo "dir=$(composer config cache-files-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
         id: actions-cache
         with:
           path: ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.dir }}
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-composer-${{ hashFiles('**/composer.lock') }}
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-composer-
+
       - name: Install Laravel Dependencies
         run: |
-          composer require "laravel/framework:${{ matrix.laravel }}" "orchestra/testbench:${{ matrix.testbench }}" "doctrine/dbal:${{ matrix.dbal }}" --no-interaction --no-update
-          composer update --${{ matrix.dependency-stability }} --prefer-dist --no-interaction --no-suggest
+          composer require "laravel/framework:${{ matrix.laravel }}" "orchestra/testbench:${{ matrix.testbench }}" "doctrine/dbal:${{ matrix.dbal }}" --no-interaction --no-update --dev
+          composer update --${{ matrix.dependency-stability }} --prefer-dist --no-interaction
 
-      # Code quality
       - name: Execute tests (Unit and Feature tests) via PHPUnit
-        # Set environment
         env:
           DB_CONNECTION: sqlite
           DB_DATABASE: ":memory:"
-
-        run: vendor/bin/phpunit --testdox
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: vendor/bin/phpunit --testdox
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index d5bc01e..f4b6479 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@
     ],
     "require": {
         "php": "^7.2|^8.0",
-        "illuminate/config": "^5.5|^6.0|^7.0|^8.0|^9.0|^10.0",
-        "illuminate/database": "^5.5|^6.0|^7.0|^8.0|^9.0|^10.0",
-        "illuminate/support": "^5.5|^6.0|^7.0|^8.0|^9.0|^10.0"
+        "illuminate/config": "^5.5|^6.0|^7.0|^8.0|^9.0|^10.0|^11.0",
+        "illuminate/database": "^5.5|^6.0|^7.0|^8.0|^9.0|^10.0|^11.0",
+        "illuminate/support": "^5.5|^6.0|^7.0|^8.0|^9.0|^10.0|^11.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "doctrine/dbal": "^3.1.2|^2.13.3",
         "fakerphp/faker": "^1.16|^1.9.1",
         "friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer": "^3.2|^2.18",
-        "orchestra/testbench": "^3.0|^4.0|^5.0|^6.0|^7.0|^8.0",
-        "phpunit/phpunit": "^8.0|^9.3.3"
+        "orchestra/testbench": "^3.0|^4.0|^5.0|^6.0|^7.0|^8.0|^9.0",
+        "phpunit/phpunit": "^8.0|^9.3.3|^10.5"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/tests/CustomModelsTest.php b/tests/CustomModelsTest.php
index 6f1d16e..b5b7bed 100644
--- a/tests/CustomModelsTest.php
+++ b/tests/CustomModelsTest.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public function it_can_use_custom_table(): void
         $this->setMessageCustomModel();
         $this->setMessageCustomTable();
 
-        $this->assertEquals('custom_messages', Models::table('messages'));
+        $this->assertSame('custom_messages', Models::table('messages'));
 
         $this->unsetMessageCustomModel();
         $this->unsetMessageCustomTable();
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public function it_should_return_custom_name_when_not_available(): void
     {
         $modelName = 'ModelNotFound';
 
-        $this->assertEquals('ModelNotFound', Models::classname($modelName));
+        $this->assertSame('ModelNotFound', Models::classname($modelName));
     }
 
     /** :TODO: test */
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public function it_can_get_custom_model_table_property(): void
     {
         $this->setMessageCustomModel();
 
-        $this->assertEquals('custom_messages', Models::message()->getTable());
+        $this->assertSame('custom_messages', Models::message()->getTable());
 
         $this->unsetMessageCustomModel();
     }
diff --git a/tests/EloquentMessageTest.php b/tests/EloquentMessageTest.php
index f5a6411..db37d92 100644
--- a/tests/EloquentMessageTest.php
+++ b/tests/EloquentMessageTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ public function it_should_get_the_recipients_of_a_message(): void
 
         $thread->participants()->saveMany([$user_1, $user_2, $user_3]);
 
-        $this->assertEquals(2, $message->recipients()->count());
+        $this->assertSame(2, $message->recipients()->count());
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/EloquentThreadTest.php b/tests/EloquentThreadTest.php
index 1f7d1ab..8512785 100644
--- a/tests/EloquentThreadTest.php
+++ b/tests/EloquentThreadTest.php
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ public function search_specific_thread_by_subject(): void
 
         $threads = Thread::getBySubject('first subject');
 
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $threads->count());
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $threads->first()->id);
-        $this->assertEquals('first subject', $threads->first()->subject);
+        $this->assertSame(1, $threads->count());
+        $this->assertSame(1, $threads->first()->id);
+        $this->assertSame('first subject', $threads->first()->subject);
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -52,23 +52,23 @@ public function search_threads_by_subject(): void
 
         $threads = Thread::getBySubject('%subject');
 
-        $this->assertEquals(2, $threads->count());
+        $this->assertSame(2, $threads->count());
 
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $threads->first()->id);
-        $this->assertEquals('first subject', $threads->first()->subject);
+        $this->assertSame(1, $threads->first()->id);
+        $this->assertSame('first subject', $threads->first()->subject);
 
-        $this->assertEquals(2, $threads->last()->id);
-        $this->assertEquals('second subject', $threads->last()->subject);
+        $this->assertSame(2, $threads->last()->id);
+        $this->assertSame('second subject', $threads->last()->subject);
     }
 
     /** @test */
     public function it_should_create_a_new_thread(): void
     {
         $thread = $this->threadFactory();
-        $this->assertEquals('Sample thread', $thread->subject);
+        $this->assertSame('Sample thread', $thread->subject);
 
         $thread = $this->threadFactory(['subject' => 'Second sample thread']);
-        $this->assertEquals('Second sample thread', $thread->subject);
+        $this->assertSame('Second sample thread', $thread->subject);
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public function it_should_return_the_latest_message(): void
 
         $thread = $this->threadFactory();
         $thread->messages()->saveMany([$oldMessage, $newMessage]);
-        $this->assertEquals($newMessage->body, $thread->latestMessage->body);
+        $this->assertSame($newMessage->body, $thread->latestMessage->body);
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ public function it_should_get_all_thread_participants(): void
 
         $participantIds = $thread->participantsUserIds();
         $this->assertCount(3, $participantIds);
-        $this->assertEquals(2, $participantIds[1]);
+        $this->assertSame(2, (int) $participantIds[1]);
 
         $participantIds = $thread->participantsUserIds(999);
         $this->assertCount(4, $participantIds);
-        $this->assertEquals(999, end($participantIds));
+        $this->assertSame(999, end($participantIds));
 
         $this->assertIsArray($participantIds);
     }
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public function it_should_add_a_participant_to_a_thread(): void
 
         $thread->addParticipant($participant);
 
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $thread->participants()->count());
+        $this->assertSame(1, $thread->participants()->count());
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ public function it_should_add_participants_to_a_thread_with_array(): void
 
         $thread->addParticipant($participants);
 
-        $this->assertEquals(3, $thread->participants()->count());
+        $this->assertSame(3, $thread->participants()->count());
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public function it_should_add_participants_to_a_thread_with_arguments(): void
 
         $thread->addParticipant(1, 2);
 
-        $this->assertEquals(2, $thread->participants()->count());
+        $this->assertSame(2, $thread->participants()->count());
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ public function it_should_mark_the_participant_as_read(): void
 
         $thread->markAsRead($userId);
 
-        $this->assertNotEquals($thread->getParticipantFromUser($userId)->last_read, $last_read);
+        $this->assertNotSame($thread->getParticipantFromUser($userId)->last_read, $last_read);
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -355,12 +355,12 @@ public function it_should_activate_all_deleted_participants(): void
         $thread->participants()->saveMany([$user_1, $user_2, $user_3]);
 
         $participants = $thread->participants();
-        $this->assertEquals(0, $participants->count());
+        $this->assertSame(0, $participants->count());
 
         $thread->activateAllParticipants();
 
         $participants = $thread->participants();
-        $this->assertEquals(3, $participants->count());
+        $this->assertSame(3, $participants->count());
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -375,18 +375,18 @@ public function it_should_generate_participant_select_string(): void
         $expectedString = '(' . Eloquent::getConnectionResolver()->getTablePrefix() . $tableName . '.name) as name';
 
         if (config('database.connections.testbench.driver') === 'mysql') {
-            $this->assertEquals('concat' . $expectedString, $select);
+            $this->assertSame('concat' . $expectedString, $select);
         } else {
-            $this->assertEquals($expectedString, $select);
+            $this->assertSame($expectedString, $select);
         }
 
         $columns = ['name', 'email'];
         $select = $method->invokeArgs($thread, [$columns]);
 
         if (config('database.connections.testbench.driver') === 'mysql') {
-            $this->assertEquals('concat(' . Eloquent::getConnectionResolver()->getTablePrefix() . $tableName . ".name, ' ', " . Eloquent::getConnectionResolver()->getTablePrefix() . $tableName . '.email) as name', $select);
+            $this->assertSame('concat(' . Eloquent::getConnectionResolver()->getTablePrefix() . $tableName . ".name, ' ', " . Eloquent::getConnectionResolver()->getTablePrefix() . $tableName . '.email) as name', $select);
         } else {
-            $this->assertEquals('(' . Eloquent::getConnectionResolver()->getTablePrefix() . $tableName . ".name || ' ' || " . Eloquent::getConnectionResolver()->getTablePrefix() . $tableName . '.email) as name', $select);
+            $this->assertSame('(' . Eloquent::getConnectionResolver()->getTablePrefix() . $tableName . ".name || ' ' || " . Eloquent::getConnectionResolver()->getTablePrefix() . $tableName . '.email) as name', $select);
         }
     }
 
@@ -404,13 +404,13 @@ public function it_should_get_participants_string(): void
         $thread->participants()->saveMany([$participant_1, $participant_2, $participant_3]);
 
         $string = $thread->participantsString();
-        $this->assertEquals('Chris Gmyr, Adam Wathan, Taylor Otwell', $string);
+        $this->assertSame('Chris Gmyr, Adam Wathan, Taylor Otwell', $string);
 
         $string = $thread->participantsString(1);
-        $this->assertEquals('Adam Wathan, Taylor Otwell', $string);
+        $this->assertSame('Adam Wathan, Taylor Otwell', $string);
 
         $string = $thread->participantsString(1, ['email']);
-        $this->assertEquals('adam@test.com, taylor@test.com', $string);
+        $this->assertSame('adam@test.com, taylor@test.com', $string);
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ public function it_should_remove_a_single_participant(): void
 
         $thread->removeParticipant(2);
 
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $thread->participants()->count());
+        $this->assertSame(1, $thread->participants()->count());
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ public function it_should_remove_a_group_of_participants_with_array(): void
 
         $thread->removeParticipant([1, 2]);
 
-        $this->assertEquals(0, $thread->participants()->count());
+        $this->assertSame(0, $thread->participants()->count());
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ public function it_should_remove_a_group_of_participants_with_arguments(): void
 
         $thread->removeParticipant(1, 2);
 
-        $this->assertEquals(0, $thread->participants()->count());
+        $this->assertSame(0, $thread->participants()->count());
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ public function it_should_get_all_unread_messages_for_user(): void
 
         $secondParticipantUnreadMessages = $thread->userUnreadMessages($participant_2->user_id);
         $this->assertCount(1, $secondParticipantUnreadMessages);
-        $this->assertEquals('Message 2', $secondParticipantUnreadMessages->first()->body);
+        $this->assertSame('Message 2', $secondParticipantUnreadMessages->first()->body);
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ public function it_should_get_all_unread_messages_for_user_when_dates_not_set():
 
         $secondParticipantUnreadMessages = $thread->userUnreadMessages($participant_2->user_id);
         $this->assertCount(1, $secondParticipantUnreadMessages);
-        $this->assertEquals('Message 2', $secondParticipantUnreadMessages->first()->body);
+        $this->assertSame('Message 2', $secondParticipantUnreadMessages->first()->body);
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ public function it_should_return_empty_collection_when_user_not_participant(): v
     {
         $thread = $this->threadFactory();
 
-        $this->assertEquals(0, $thread->userUnreadMessagesCount(1));
+        $this->assertSame(0, $thread->userUnreadMessagesCount(1));
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ public function it_should_get_the_creator_of_a_thread(): void
 
         $thread->messages()->saveMany([$message_1, $message_2, $message_3]);
 
-        $this->assertEquals('Chris Gmyr', $thread->creator()->name);
+        $this->assertSame('Chris Gmyr', $thread->creator()->name);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/MessagableTraitTest.php b/tests/MessagableTraitTest.php
index 0edd69a..51d4e15 100644
--- a/tests/MessagableTraitTest.php
+++ b/tests/MessagableTraitTest.php
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ public function it_should_get_all_threads_with_new_messages(): void
         $thread2->messages()->saveMany([$message_1b]);
 
         $threads = $user->threadsWithNewMessages();
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $threads->first()->id);
+        $this->assertSame(1, $threads->first()->id);
 
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $user->newThreadsCount());
+        $this->assertSame(1, $user->newThreadsCount());
     }
 
     /** @test */
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public function it_get_all_incoming_messages_count_for_user(): void
 
         $thread_2->messages()->saveMany([$this->messageFactory(['user_id' => 2])]);
 
-        $this->assertEquals(10, $user->unreadMessagesCount());
+        $this->assertSame(10, $user->unreadMessagesCount());
     }
 
     /** @test */
diff --git a/tests/TestCase.php b/tests/TestCase.php
index 233b406..10f051e 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -7,13 +7,11 @@
 use Cmgmyr\Messenger\Models\Participant;
 use Cmgmyr\Messenger\Models\Thread;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model as Eloquent;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\WithFaker;
 use Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase as OrchestraTestCase;
 
 class TestCase extends OrchestraTestCase
 {
-    use RefreshDatabase;
     use WithFaker;
 
     protected $loadEnvironmentVariables = true;