diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress-end-to-end-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress-end-to-end-tests.yml
index 383d0956d..5816894b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress-end-to-end-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress-end-to-end-tests.yml
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
 
       - name: 🪨 Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 16.16.0
 
       - name: 🤖 Install Mephisto
         run: pip install -e .
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
 
       - name: 🪨 Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 16.16.0
 
       - name: 🤖 Install Mephisto
         run: pip install -e .
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
 
       - name: 🪨 Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 16.16.0
 
       - name: 🤖 Install Mephisto
         run: pip install -e .
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
 
       - name: 🪨 Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 16.16.0
 
       - name: 🤖 Install Mephisto
         run: |
@@ -251,9 +251,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
 
       - name: 🪨 Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 16.16.0
 
       - name: 🤖 Install Mephisto
         run: pip install -e .
@@ -295,9 +295,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
 
       - name: 🪨 Setup Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 16.16.0
 
       - name: 🤖 Install Mephisto
         run: |
diff --git a/mephisto/abstractions/databases/local_database.py b/mephisto/abstractions/databases/local_database.py
index 182e29687..3c3e35069 100644
--- a/mephisto/abstractions/databases/local_database.py
+++ b/mephisto/abstractions/databases/local_database.py
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ def _get_connection(self) -> Connection:
         curr_thread = threading.get_ident()
         if curr_thread not in self.conn or self.conn[curr_thread] is None:
             try:
-                conn = sqlite3.connect(self.db_path)
+                conn = sqlite3.connect(self.db_path, check_same_thread=False)
                 conn.row_factory = StringIDRow
                 self.conn[curr_thread] = conn
             except sqlite3.Error as e:
diff --git a/mephisto/abstractions/providers/mock/mock_datastore.py b/mephisto/abstractions/providers/mock/mock_datastore.py
index 05d456525..e28503eb6 100644
--- a/mephisto/abstractions/providers/mock/mock_datastore.py
+++ b/mephisto/abstractions/providers/mock/mock_datastore.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def _get_connection(self) -> sqlite3.Connection:
         """
         curr_thread = threading.get_ident()
         if curr_thread not in self.conn or self.conn[curr_thread] is None:
-            conn = sqlite3.connect(self.db_path)
+            conn = sqlite3.connect(self.db_path, check_same_thread=False)
             conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
             self.conn[curr_thread] = conn
         return self.conn[curr_thread]
diff --git a/mephisto/abstractions/providers/mturk/mturk_datastore.py b/mephisto/abstractions/providers/mturk/mturk_datastore.py
index 801a9fb9e..d874127af 100644
--- a/mephisto/abstractions/providers/mturk/mturk_datastore.py
+++ b/mephisto/abstractions/providers/mturk/mturk_datastore.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def _get_connection(self) -> sqlite3.Connection:
         """
         curr_thread = threading.get_ident()
         if curr_thread not in self.conn or self.conn[curr_thread] is None:
-            conn = sqlite3.connect(self.db_path)
+            conn = sqlite3.connect(self.db_path, check_same_thread=False)
             conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
             self.conn[curr_thread] = conn
         return self.conn[curr_thread]