diff --git a/packages/driver/test/testUtil.ts b/packages/driver/test/testUtil.ts
index 6b1890391..c49489cf1 100644
--- a/packages/driver/test/testUtil.ts
+++ b/packages/driver/test/testUtil.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,13 @@ export const getServerCommand = (
   strictSecurity = true,
 ): { args: string[]; availableFeatures: string[] } => {
   const availableFeatures: string[] = [];
-  const srvcmd = process.env.GEL_SERVER_BIN || "gel-server";
+  console.log("DIDI process.env.GEL_SERVER_BIN", process.env.GEL_SERVER_BIN);
+  console.log(
+    "DIDI process.env.EDGEDB_SERVER_BIN",
+    process.env.EDGEDB_SERVER_BIN,
+  );
+  const srvcmd =
+    process.env.GEL_SERVER_BIN || process.env.EDGEDB_SERVER_BIN || "gel-server";
 
   let args = [srvcmd];
   if (process.platform === "win32") {
@@ -127,7 +133,8 @@ export const getServerCommand = (
     `--security=${strictSecurity ? "strict" : "insecure_dev_mode"}`,
     "--bootstrap-command=ALTER ROLE edgedb { SET password := 'edgedbtest' }",
   ];
-
+  console.log("didi args", args);
+  console.log("didi availableFeatures", availableFeatures);
   return { args, availableFeatures };
 };
 
@@ -146,7 +153,9 @@ export const startServer = async (
   }
 
   const maybeEnvWithDevMode =
-    process.env.GEL_SERVER_BIN || process.env.CI
+    process.env.GEL_SERVER_BIN ||
+    process.env.EDGEDB_SERVER_BIN ||
+    process.env.CI
       ? {}
       : {
           __EDGEDB_DEVMODE: "1",