diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
--- a/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 pytest
 pytest-mock
+pytest-postgresql
 swh.core[http] >= 0.0.61
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
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
 from swh.scheduler.tests.conftest import swh_app  # noqa
+from swh.storage.tests.conftest import *  # noqa
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def swh_loader_config() -> Dict[str, Any]:
+def swh_loader_config(swh_storage_backend_config) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    swh_storage_backend_config["journal_writer"] = {}
     return {
         "storage": {
             "cls": "pipeline",
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@
                         "release": 100,
                     },
                 },
-                {"cls": "memory"},
+                swh_storage_backend_config,
             ],
         },
         "check_revision": {"limit": 100, "status": False},
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
@@ -319,56 +319,73 @@
         assert visit_status.snapshot is None
 
 
-class SvnLoaderTest4(BaseSvnLoaderTest):
+def test_loader_svn_visit_with_changes(swh_config, datadir, tmp_path):
     """In this scenario, the repository has been updated with new changes.
        The loading visit should result in new objects stored and 1 new
        snapshot.
 
     """
+    archive_name = "pkg-gourmet"
+    archive_path = os.path.join(datadir, f"{archive_name}.tgz")
+    repo_initial_url = prepare_repository_from_archive(
+        archive_path, archive_name, tmp_path
+    )
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        # the svn repository pkg-gourmet has been updated with changes
-        super().setUp(
-            archive_name="pkg-gourmet-with-updates.tgz", snapshot=_LAST_SNP_REV
-        )
+    # repo_initial_url becomes the origin_url we want to visit some more below
+    loader = SvnLoader(repo_initial_url)
 
-    def test_process_repository(self):
-        """Process updated repository should yield new objects
+    assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
+    visit_status1 = assert_last_visit_matches(
+        loader.storage,
+        repo_initial_url,
+        status="full",
+        type="svn",
+        snapshot=GOURMET_SNAPSHOT,
+    )
 
-        """
-        # when
-        assert self.loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
+    archive_path = os.path.join(datadir, "pkg-gourmet-with-updates.tgz")
+    repo_updated_url = prepare_repository_from_archive(
+        archive_path, "pkg-gourmet", tmp_path
+    )
 
-        # then
-        # we got the previous run's last revision (rev 6)
-        # so 2 new
-        self.assertCountRevisions(5)
-        self.assertCountReleases(0)
+    loader = SvnLoader(repo_updated_url, origin_url=repo_initial_url,)
 
-        last_revision = "171dc35522bfd17dda4e90a542a0377fb2fc707a"
-        # cf. test_loader.org for explaining from where those hashes
-        # come from
-        expected_revisions = {
-            # revision hash | directory hash
-            "7f5bc909c29d4e93d8ccfdda516e51ed44930ee1": "752c52134dcbf2fff13c7be1ce4e9e5dbf428a59",  # noqa
-            "38d81702cb28db4f1a6821e64321e5825d1f7fd6": "39c813fb4717a4864bacefbd90b51a3241ae4140",  # noqa
-            "99c27ebbd43feca179ac0e895af131d8314cafe1": "3397ca7f709639cbd36b18a0d1b70bce80018c45",  # noqa
-            "902f29b4323a9b9de3af6d28e72dd581e76d9397": "c4e12483f0a13e6851459295a4ae735eb4e4b5c4",  # noqa
-            last_revision: "fd24a76c87a3207428e06612b49860fc78e9f6dc",  # noqa
-        }
+    assert loader.load() == {"status": "eventful"}
+    visit_status2 = assert_last_visit_matches(
+        loader.storage,
+        repo_updated_url,
+        status="full",
+        type="svn",
+        snapshot=GOURMET_UPDATES_SNAPSHOT,
+    )
 
-        self.assertRevisionsContain(expected_revisions)
+    assert visit_status1.date < visit_status2.date
+    assert visit_status1.snapshot != visit_status2.snapshot
 
-        self.assertCountSnapshots(1)
-        self.assertEqual(self.loader.visit_status(), "full")
+    stats = get_stats(loader.storage)
+    assert stats == {
+        "content": 22,
+        "directory": 28,
+        "origin": 1,
+        "origin_visit": 2,
+        "person": 2,
+        "release": 0,
+        "revision": 11,
+        "skipped_content": 0,
+        "snapshot": 2,
+    }
 
-        assert_last_visit_matches(
-            self.storage,
-            self.repo_url,
-            status="full",
-            type="svn",
-            snapshot=GOURMET_UPDATES_SNAPSHOT,
-        )
+    expected_snapshot = {
+        "id": GOURMET_UPDATES_SNAPSHOT,
+        "branches": {
+            "HEAD": {
+                "target": "171dc35522bfd17dda4e90a542a0377fb2fc707a",
+                "target_type": "revision",
+            }
+        },
+    }
+
+    check_snapshot(expected_snapshot, loader.storage)
 
 
 class SvnLoaderTest5(BaseSvnLoaderTest):