diff --git a/backend/vitest.config.ts b/backend/vitest.config.ts
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+import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config";
+import path from "path";
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  test: {
+    globals: true,
+    environment: "node",
+    setupFiles: ["./tests/setup.ts"],
+    include: ["tests/integration/**/*.{test,spec}.ts"],
+    exclude: ["tests/integration/resilience.test.ts"],
+    alias: {
+      "@": path.resolve(__dirname, "./src"),
+    },
+  },
+});