diff --git a/swh/loader/svn/tests/conftest.py b/swh/loader/svn/tests/conftest.py
--- a/swh/loader/svn/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/swh/loader/svn/tests/conftest.py
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
                         'release': 100,
                     },
                 },
+                {
+                    'cls': 'validate'
+                },
                 {
                     'cls': 'memory'
                 },
diff --git a/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py b/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py
--- a/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py
+++ b/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
                     'release': 100,
                 },
             },
+            {
+                'cls': 'validate'
+            },
             {
                 'cls': 'memory'
             },