diff --git a/requirements-swh.txt b/requirements-swh.txt
--- a/requirements-swh.txt
+++ b/requirements-swh.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 swh.model >= 0.0.32
-swh.storage >= 0.0.145
+swh.storage >= 0.0.172
 swh.vault >= 0.0.23
 swh.indexer >= 0.0.120
 swh.scheduler >= 0.0.31
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/data.py b/swh/web/tests/data.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/data.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/data.py
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@
 # Configuration for git loader
 _TEST_LOADER_CONFIG = {
     'storage': {
-        'cls': 'memory'
+        'cls': 'validate',
+        'storage': {
+            'cls': 'memory'
+        }
     },
     'save_data': False,
     'max_content_size': 100 * 1024 * 1024,