diff --git a/packages/database/test/exp/integration.test.ts b/packages/database/test/exp/integration.test.ts
index 5f5c32fa01c..da9b342cdb3 100644
--- a/packages/database/test/exp/integration.test.ts
+++ b/packages/database/test/exp/integration.test.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import {
   orderByKey
 } from '../../src/api/Reference_impl';
 import {
+  connectDatabaseEmulator,
   getDatabase,
   goOffline,
   goOnline,
@@ -46,8 +47,10 @@ import { EventAccumulatorFactory } from '../helpers/EventAccumulator';
 import {
   DATABASE_ADDRESS,
   DATABASE_URL,
+  EMULATOR_PORT,
   getFreshRepo,
   getRWRefs,
+  USE_EMULATOR,
   waitFor,
   waitUntil,
   writeAndValidate
@@ -138,15 +141,15 @@ describe('Database@exp Tests', () => {
     unsubscribe();
   });
 
-  /*it('can connected to emulator', async () => {
-    if (isEmulatorActive()) {
+  it('can connected to emulator', async () => {
+    if (USE_EMULATOR) {
       const db = getDatabase(defaultApp);
       connectDatabaseEmulator(db, 'localhost', parseInt(EMULATOR_PORT, 10));
       await get(refFromURL(db, `${DATABASE_ADDRESS}/foo/bar`));
     }
   });
   it('can chnage emulator config before network operations', async () => {
-    if (isEmulatorActive()) {
+    if (USE_EMULATOR) {
       const db = getDatabase(defaultApp);
       const port = parseInt(EMULATOR_PORT, 10);
       connectDatabaseEmulator(db, 'localhost', port + 1);
@@ -155,7 +158,7 @@ describe('Database@exp Tests', () => {
     }
   });
   it('can connected to emulator after network operations with same parameters', async () => {
-    if (isEmulatorActive()) {
+    if (USE_EMULATOR) {
       const db = getDatabase(defaultApp);
       const port = parseInt(EMULATOR_PORT, 10);
       connectDatabaseEmulator(db, 'localhost', port);
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ describe('Database@exp Tests', () => {
     }
   });
   it('cannot connect to emulator after network operations with different parameters', async () => {
-    if (isEmulatorActive()) {
+    if (USE_EMULATOR) {
       const db = getDatabase(defaultApp);
       const port = parseInt(EMULATOR_PORT, 10);
       connectDatabaseEmulator(db, 'localhost', port);
@@ -174,7 +177,6 @@ describe('Database@exp Tests', () => {
       }).to.throw();
     }
   });
-  */
 
   it('can properly handle unknown deep merges', async () => {
     // Note: This test requires `testIndex` to be added as an index.
diff --git a/packages/database/test/helpers/util.ts b/packages/database/test/helpers/util.ts
index 73eb04a8c5e..1e898d113f4 100644
--- a/packages/database/test/helpers/util.ts
+++ b/packages/database/test/helpers/util.ts
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ import { EventAccumulator } from './EventAccumulator';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
 export const TEST_PROJECT = require('../../../../config/project.json');
-const EMULATOR_PORT = process.env.RTDB_EMULATOR_PORT;
+export const EMULATOR_PORT = process.env.RTDB_EMULATOR_PORT;
 const EMULATOR_NAMESPACE = process.env.RTDB_EMULATOR_NAMESPACE;
-const USE_EMULATOR = !!EMULATOR_PORT;
+export const USE_EMULATOR = !!EMULATOR_PORT;
 
 let freshRepoId = 0;
 const activeFreshApps: FirebaseApp[] = [];