diff --git a/app/components/UI/MessageSign/index.test.tsx b/app/components/UI/MessageSign/index.test.tsx
index 64d2f5fa3ab..324b6f011a3 100644
--- a/app/components/UI/MessageSign/index.test.tsx
+++ b/app/components/UI/MessageSign/index.test.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import NotificationManager from '../../../core/NotificationManager';
 import { InteractionManager } from 'react-native';
 import AppConstants from '../../../core/AppConstants';
 import { strings } from '../../../../locales/i18n';
+import initialBackgroundState from '../../../util/test/initial-background-state.json';
 
 jest.mock('../../../core/Engine', () => ({
   context: {
@@ -36,11 +37,7 @@ const mockStore = configureMockStore();
 
 const initialState = {
   engine: {
-    backgroundState: {
-      PreferencesController: {
-        selectedAddress: '0x0',
-      },
-    },
+    backgroundState: initialBackgroundState,
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/app/core/Engine.test.js b/app/core/Engine.test.js
index edb0d09da93..dcc33fbe995 100644
--- a/app/core/Engine.test.js
+++ b/app/core/Engine.test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Engine from './Engine';
+import initialState from '../util/test/initial-background-state.json';
 
 jest.unmock('./Engine');
 
@@ -22,15 +23,29 @@ describe('Engine', () => {
     expect(engine.context).toHaveProperty('TokenRatesController');
     expect(engine.context).toHaveProperty('TokensController');
   });
+
   it('calling Engine.init twice returns the same instance', () => {
     const engine = Engine.init({});
     const newEngine = Engine.init({});
     expect(engine).toStrictEqual(newEngine);
   });
+
   it('calling Engine.destroy deletes the old instance', async () => {
     const engine = Engine.init({});
     await engine.destroyEngineInstance();
     const newEngine = Engine.init({});
     expect(engine).not.toStrictEqual(newEngine);
   });
+
+  // Use this to keep the unit test initial background state fixture up-to-date
+  it('matches initial state fixture', () => {
+    const engine = Engine.init({});
+    const backgroundState = engine.datamodel.state;
+    // Replace phishing controller fallback config, as it bloats the test fixture too much
+    backgroundState.PhishingController.listState.allowlist = [];
+    backgroundState.PhishingController.listState.blocklist = [];
+    backgroundState.PhishingController.listState.fuzzylist = [];
+
+    expect(engine.datamodel.state).toStrictEqual(initialState);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/app/util/test/initial-background-state.json b/app/util/test/initial-background-state.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..19b68e56835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/util/test/initial-background-state.json
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+{
+  "KeyringController": {
+    "keyrings": []
+  },
+  "AccountTrackerController": {
+    "accounts": {}
+  },
+  "AddressBookController": {
+    "addressBook": {}
+  },
+  "AssetsContractController": {},
+  "NftController": {
+    "allNftContracts": {},
+    "allNfts": {},
+    "ignoredNfts": []
+  },
+  "TokensController": {
+    "tokens": [],
+    "ignoredTokens": [],
+    "detectedTokens": [],
+    "allTokens": {},
+    "allIgnoredTokens": {},
+    "allDetectedTokens": {}
+  },
+  "TokenListController": {
+    "tokenList": {},
+    "tokensChainsCache": {},
+    "preventPollingOnNetworkRestart": false
+  },
+  "TokenDetectionController": {},
+  "NftDetectionController": {},
+  "CurrencyRateController": {
+    "conversionDate": 0,
+    "conversionRate": 0,
+    "currentCurrency": "usd",
+    "nativeCurrency": "ETH",
+    "pendingCurrentCurrency": null,
+    "pendingNativeCurrency": null,
+    "usdConversionRate": null
+  },
+  "NetworkController": {
+    "network": "loading",
+    "isCustomNetwork": false,
+    "providerConfig": {
+      "type": "mainnet",
+      "chainId": "1"
+    },
+    "networkDetails": {
+      "isEIP1559Compatible": false
+    }
+  },
+  "PhishingController": {
+    "listState": {
+      "allowlist": [],
+      "blocklist": [],
+      "fuzzylist": [],
+      "tolerance": 2,
+      "version": 2,
+      "name": "MetaMask",
+      "lastUpdated": 0
+    },
+    "whitelist": [],
+    "hotlistLastFetched": 0,
+    "stalelistLastFetched": 0
+  },
+  "PreferencesController": {
+    "featureFlags": {},
+    "frequentRpcList": [],
+    "identities": {},
+    "ipfsGateway": "https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/",
+    "lostIdentities": {},
+    "selectedAddress": "",
+    "useTokenDetection": true,
+    "useNftDetection": false,
+    "openSeaEnabled": false,
+    "isMultiAccountBalancesEnabled": true,
+    "disabledRpcMethodPreferences": {
+      "eth_sign": false
+    },
+    "showTestNetworks": false
+  },
+  "TokenBalancesController": {
+    "contractBalances": {}
+  },
+  "TokenRatesController": {
+    "contractExchangeRates": {}
+  },
+  "TransactionController": {
+    "methodData": {},
+    "transactions": []
+  },
+  "SwapsController": {
+    "quotes": {},
+    "quoteValues": {},
+    "fetchParams": {
+      "slippage": 0,
+      "sourceToken": "",
+      "sourceAmount": 0,
+      "destinationToken": "",
+      "walletAddress": ""
+    },
+    "fetchParamsMetaData": {
+      "sourceTokenInfo": {
+        "decimals": 0,
+        "address": "",
+        "symbol": ""
+      },
+      "destinationTokenInfo": {
+        "decimals": 0,
+        "address": "",
+        "symbol": ""
+      }
+    },
+    "topAggSavings": null,
+    "aggregatorMetadata": null,
+    "tokens": null,
+    "topAssets": null,
+    "approvalTransaction": null,
+    "aggregatorMetadataLastFetched": 0,
+    "quotesLastFetched": 0,
+    "topAssetsLastFetched": 0,
+    "error": {
+      "key": null,
+      "description": null
+    },
+    "topAggId": null,
+    "tokensLastFetched": 0,
+    "isInPolling": false,
+    "pollingCyclesLeft": 3,
+    "quoteRefreshSeconds": null,
+    "usedGasEstimate": null,
+    "usedCustomGas": null,
+    "chainCache": {
+      "1": {
+        "aggregatorMetadata": null,
+        "tokens": null,
+        "topAssets": null,
+        "aggregatorMetadataLastFetched": 0,
+        "topAssetsLastFetched": 0,
+        "tokensLastFetched": 0
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "GasFeeController": {
+    "gasFeeEstimates": {},
+    "estimatedGasFeeTimeBounds": {},
+    "gasEstimateType": "none"
+  },
+  "ApprovalController": {
+    "pendingApprovals": {},
+    "pendingApprovalCount": 0,
+    "approvalFlows": []
+  },
+  "PermissionController": {
+    "subjects": {}
+  },
+  "SignatureController": {
+    "unapprovedMsgs": {},
+    "unapprovedPersonalMsgs": {},
+    "unapprovedTypedMessages": {},
+    "unapprovedMsgCount": 0,
+    "unapprovedPersonalMsgCount": 0,
+    "unapprovedTypedMessagesCount": 0
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 279de46702c..52c4852e866 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
     /* Module Resolution Options */
     "moduleResolution": "node" /* Specify module resolution strategy: 'node' (Node.js) or 'classic' (TypeScript pre-1.6). */,
+    "resolveJsonModule": true /* Allows importing JSON files */,
     "baseUrl": "." /* Base directory to resolve non-absolute module names. */,
     "paths": {
       "images/*": ["./app/images/*"]