diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 2acbd29..3f6fa57 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    env:
+      DB_TYPE: mariadb
+      DB_HOST: 127.0.0.1
+      DB_PORT: 3306
+      DB_DATABASE: jilo_test
+      DB_USERNAME: test_jilo
+      DB_PASSWORD: test_password
+
     services:
       mariadb:
         image: mariadb:10.6
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Classes/LogTest.php b/tests/Unit/Classes/LogTest.php
index 0b434d7..2f96e72 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Classes/LogTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Classes/LogTest.php
@@ -121,44 +121,40 @@ class LogTest extends TestCase
         ]);
 
         $connection = $this->db->getConnection();
+
+        // Ensure fresh log table schema (drop old schema if present)
         $connection->exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS log");
-        $connection->exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS user");
 
-        // Create user table
-        $connection->exec("
-            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user (
-                id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
-                username VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
-                password VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
-                email VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
-                created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
-            )
-        ");
+        // Use centralized schema setup
+        setupTestDatabaseSchema($connection);
 
-        // Create log table with the expected schema from Log class
-        $connection->exec("
-            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS log (
-                id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
-                user_id INT,
-                scope VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'user',
-                message TEXT NOT NULL,
-                time TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-                FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES user(id)
-            )
-        ");
+        // Load logs plugin migration to create log table
+        $logMigrationPath = __DIR__ . '/../../../plugins/logs/migrations/create_log_table.sql';
+        if (file_exists($logMigrationPath)) {
+            $sql = file_get_contents($logMigrationPath);
+            $statements = array_filter(array_map('trim', explode(';', $sql)));
+            foreach ($statements as $statement) {
+                if (!empty($statement)) {
+                    $connection->exec($statement);
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
-        // Create test users with all required fields
+        // Clean up any existing test data
+        $connection->exec("DELETE FROM log WHERE user_id >= 1000");
+        $connection->exec("DELETE FROM user WHERE id >= 1000");
+
+        // Create test users
+        $timestamp = time();
         $connection->exec("
-            INSERT INTO user (username, password, email) 
+            INSERT INTO user (id, username, password) 
             VALUES 
-                ('testuser', 'password123', 'testuser@example.com'),
-                ('testuser2', 'password123', 'testuser2@example.com')
+                (1000, 'testuser_log_{$timestamp}', 'password123'),
+                (1001, 'testuser2_log_{$timestamp}', 'password123')
         ");
 
         // Store test user ID for later use
-        $stmt = $this->db->getConnection()->query("SELECT id FROM user WHERE username = 'testuser' LIMIT 1");
-        $user = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
-        $this->testUserId = $user['id'];
+        $this->testUserId = 1000;
 
         // Create a TestLogger instance that will be used by the app's Log wrapper
         $this->log = new TestLogger($this->db);
@@ -166,15 +162,15 @@ class LogTest extends TestCase
 
     protected function tearDown(): void
     {
-        // Drop tables in correct order (respect foreign key constraints)
-        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS log");
-        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS user");
+        // Clean up test data
+        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DELETE FROM log WHERE user_id >= 1000");
+        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DELETE FROM user WHERE id >= 1000");
         parent::tearDown();
     }
 
     public function testInsertLog()
     {
-        $result = $this->log->insertLog($this->testUserId, 'Test message', 'test');
+        $result = $this->log->insertLog($this->testUserId, 'Test message', 'user');
         $this->assertTrue($result);
 
         // Verify the log was inserted
@@ -182,7 +178,7 @@ class LogTest extends TestCase
         $log = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
 
         $this->assertEquals('Test message', $log['message']);
-        $this->assertEquals('test', $log['scope']);
+        $this->assertEquals('user', $log['scope']);
     }
 
     public function testReadLog()
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Classes/UserRegisterTest.php b/tests/Unit/Classes/UserRegisterTest.php
index 3f1db59..8e72d1f 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Classes/UserRegisterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Classes/UserRegisterTest.php
@@ -35,53 +35,14 @@ class UserRegisterTest extends TestCase
         // Set up App::db() for Register class to use
         App::set('db', $this->db->getConnection());
 
-        // Create user table with MariaDB syntax
-        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("
-            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user (
-                id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
-                username VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
-                password VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
-                created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
-            )
-        ");
+        // Use centralized schema setup
+        setupTestDatabaseSchema($this->db->getConnection());
 
-        // Create user_meta table with MariaDB syntax
-        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("
-            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_meta (
-                id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
-                user_id INT NOT NULL,
-                name VARCHAR(255),
-                email VARCHAR(255),
-                timezone VARCHAR(100),
-                bio TEXT,
-                avatar VARCHAR(255),
-                FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES user(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
-            )
-        ");
-
-        // Create security_rate_auth table for rate limiting
-        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("
-            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS security_rate_auth (
-                id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
-                ip_address VARCHAR(45) NOT NULL,
-                username VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
-                attempted_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-                INDEX idx_ip_username (ip_address, username)
-            )
-        ");
-
-        // Create user_2fa table for two-factor authentication
-        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("
-            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_2fa (
-                id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
-                user_id INT NOT NULL,
-                secret_key VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
-                backup_codes TEXT,
-                enabled TINYINT(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-                created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-                FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES user(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
-            )
-        ");
+        // Clean up any test users from previous runs
+        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DELETE FROM user_2fa WHERE user_id >= 1000");
+        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DELETE FROM security_rate_auth WHERE username LIKE 'testuser%'");
+        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DELETE FROM user_meta WHERE user_id >= 1000");
+        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DELETE FROM user WHERE id >= 1000");
 
         $this->register = new Register();
         $this->user = new User($this->db);
@@ -91,19 +52,20 @@ class UserRegisterTest extends TestCase
     {
         // Clean up App state
         App::reset('db');
-        
-        // Drop tables in correct order
-        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS user_2fa");
-        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS security_rate_auth");
-        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS user_meta");
-        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS user");
+
+        // Clean up test data
+        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DELETE FROM user_2fa WHERE user_id >= 1000");
+        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DELETE FROM security_rate_auth WHERE username LIKE 'testuser%'");
+        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DELETE FROM user_meta WHERE user_id >= 1000");
+        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DELETE FROM user WHERE id >= 1000");
+
         parent::tearDown();
     }
 
     public function testRegister()
     {
-        // Register a new user
-        $username = 'testuser';
+        // Register a new user with unique username
+        $username = 'testuser_reg_' . time() . '_' . rand(1000, 9999);
         $password = 'password123';
 
         $result = $this->register->register($username, $password);
@@ -129,8 +91,8 @@ class UserRegisterTest extends TestCase
 
     public function testLogin()
     {
-        // First register a user
-        $username = 'testuser';
+        // First register a user with unique username
+        $username = 'testuser_login_' . time() . '_' . rand(1000, 9999);
         $password = 'password123';
 
         $this->register->register($username, $password);
@@ -163,8 +125,8 @@ class UserRegisterTest extends TestCase
 
     public function testGetUserDetails()
     {
-        // Register a test user first
-        $username = 'testuser';
+        // First register a user with unique username
+        $username = 'testuser_details_' . time() . '_' . rand(1000, 9999);
         $password = 'password123';
         $result = $this->register->register($username, $password);
         $this->assertTrue($result);
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Classes/UserTest.php b/tests/Unit/Classes/UserTest.php
index ef74f2b..b72ac92 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Classes/UserTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Classes/UserTest.php
@@ -35,53 +35,14 @@ class UserTest extends TestCase
         // Set up App::db() for Register class to use
         App::set('db', $this->db->getConnection());
 
-        // Create user table with MariaDB syntax
-        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("
-            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user (
-                id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
-                username VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
-                password VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
-                created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
-            )
-        ");
+        // Use centralized schema setup
+        setupTestDatabaseSchema($this->db->getConnection());
 
-        // Create user_meta table with MariaDB syntax
-        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("
-            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_meta (
-                id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
-                user_id INT NOT NULL,
-                name VARCHAR(255),
-                email VARCHAR(255),
-                timezone VARCHAR(100),
-                bio TEXT,
-                avatar VARCHAR(255),
-                FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES user(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
-            )
-        ");
-
-        // Create security_rate_auth table for rate limiting
-        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("
-            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS security_rate_auth (
-                id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
-                ip_address VARCHAR(45) NOT NULL,
-                username VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
-                attempted_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-                INDEX idx_ip_username (ip_address, username)
-            )
-        ");
-
-        // Create user_2fa table for two-factor authentication
-        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("
-            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_2fa (
-                id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
-                user_id INT NOT NULL,
-                secret_key VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
-                backup_codes TEXT,
-                enabled TINYINT(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-                created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-                FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES user(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
-            )
-        ");
+        // Clean up any test users from previous runs
+        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DELETE FROM user_2fa WHERE user_id >= 1000");
+        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DELETE FROM security_rate_auth WHERE username LIKE 'testuser%'");
+        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DELETE FROM user_meta WHERE user_id >= 1000");
+        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DELETE FROM user WHERE id >= 1000");
 
         $this->user = new User($this->db);
         $this->register = new Register();
@@ -91,19 +52,20 @@ class UserTest extends TestCase
     {
         // Clean up App state
         App::reset('db');
-        
-        // Drop tables in correct order
-        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS user_2fa");
-        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS security_rate_auth");
-        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS user_meta");
-        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS user");
+
+        // Clean up test data
+        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DELETE FROM user_2fa WHERE user_id >= 1000");
+        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DELETE FROM security_rate_auth WHERE username LIKE 'testuser%'");
+        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DELETE FROM user_meta WHERE user_id >= 1000");
+        $this->db->getConnection()->exec("DELETE FROM user WHERE id >= 1000");
+
         parent::tearDown();
     }
 
     public function testLogin()
     {
-        // First register a user
-        $username = 'testuser';
+        // First register a user with unique username
+        $username = 'testuser_login_' . time() . '_' . rand(1000, 9999);
         $password = 'password123';
 
         $this->register->register($username, $password);
@@ -136,8 +98,8 @@ class UserTest extends TestCase
 
     public function testGetUserDetails()
     {
-        // Register a test user first
-        $username = 'testuser';
+        // First register a user with unique username
+        $username = 'testuser_details_' . time() . '_' . rand(1000, 9999);
         $password = 'password123';
         $result = $this->register->register($username, $password);
         $this->assertTrue($result);
diff --git a/tests/bootstrap.php b/tests/bootstrap.php
index 6e34ec9..8cebb0a 100644
--- a/tests/bootstrap.php
+++ b/tests/bootstrap.php
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ if (!defined('APP_PATH')) {
 require_once __DIR__ . '/../app/core/App.php';
 require_once __DIR__ . '/../app/core/PluginRouteRegistry.php';
 
+// Define plugin route registration function used by plugin bootstraps
+if (!function_exists('register_plugin_route_prefix')) {
+    function register_plugin_route_prefix(string $prefix, array $definition = []): void {
+        \App\Core\PluginRouteRegistry::registerPrefix($prefix, $definition);
+    }
+}
+
 // Load plugin Log model and IP helper early so fallback wrapper is bypassed
 require_once __DIR__ . '/../app/helpers/ip_helper.php';
 require_once __DIR__ . '/../app/helpers/logger_loader.php';
@@ -72,3 +79,62 @@ $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] = '/index.php';
 $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] = '127.0.0.1';
 $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] = 'PHPUnit Test Browser';
 $_SERVER['HTTPS'] = 'on';
+
+/**
+ * Setup test database schema by applying main.sql and migrations
+ * 
+ * @param PDO $pdo Database connection
+ * @return void
+ */
+function setupTestDatabaseSchema(PDO $pdo): void
+{
+    // Apply main.sql schema
+    $mainSqlPath = __DIR__ . '/../doc/database/main.sql';
+    if (file_exists($mainSqlPath)) {
+        $sql = file_get_contents($mainSqlPath);
+        // Add IF NOT EXISTS to CREATE TABLE statements
+        $sql = preg_replace('/CREATE TABLE `/', 'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `', $sql);
+        $statements = array_filter(array_map('trim', explode(';', $sql)));
+        foreach ($statements as $statement) {
+            if (!empty($statement)) {
+                try {
+                    $pdo->exec($statement);
+                } catch (PDOException $e) {
+                    // Skip errors for INSERT statements on existing data
+                    if (strpos($statement, 'INSERT') === false) {
+                        throw $e;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Apply migrations from doc/database/migrations/ (excluding subfolders)
+    $migrationsDir = __DIR__ . '/../doc/database/migrations';
+    if (is_dir($migrationsDir)) {
+        $files = glob($migrationsDir . '/*.sql');
+        sort($files); // Apply in chronological order
+        foreach ($files as $file) {
+            $sql = file_get_contents($file);
+            // Add IF NOT EXISTS to CREATE TABLE statements
+            $sql = preg_replace('/CREATE TABLE `/', 'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `', $sql);
+            $statements = array_filter(array_map('trim', explode(';', $sql)));
+            foreach ($statements as $statement) {
+                if (!empty($statement)) {
+                    try {
+                        $pdo->exec($statement);
+                    } catch (PDOException $e) {
+                        // Skip errors for:
+                        // - Duplicate columns (already exists)
+                        // - Table doesn't exist (plugin tables not yet created)
+                        $errorMsg = $e->getMessage();
+                        if (strpos($errorMsg, 'Duplicate column') === false && 
+                            strpos($errorMsg, "doesn't exist") === false) {
+                            throw $e;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}