diff --git a/swh/deposit/tests/loader/test_tasks.py b/swh/deposit/tests/loader/test_tasks.py
--- a/swh/deposit/tests/loader/test_tasks.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/tests/loader/test_tasks.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2018-2019  The Software Heritage developers
+# Copyright (C) 2018-2020  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
+import pytest
+
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 
+@pytest.mark.db
 @patch("swh.deposit.loader.checker.DepositChecker.check")
 def test_deposit_check(checker, swh_config, swh_app, celery_session_worker):
     checker.return_value = {"status": "uneventful"}