diff --git a/swh/deposit/tests/cli/test_client.py b/swh/deposit/tests/cli/test_client.py
--- a/swh/deposit/tests/cli/test_client.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/tests/cli/test_client.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         [
             "upload",
             "--url",
-            "mock://deposit.swh/1",
+            "https://deposit.swh.test/1",
             "--username",
             TEST_USER["username"],
             "--password",
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 
 
 def test_single_minimal_deposit(
-    sample_archive, mocker, caplog, client_mock, slug, tmp_path
+    sample_archive, mocker, caplog, slug, tmp_path, requests_mock_datadir
 ):
     """ from:
     https://docs.softwareheritage.org/devel/swh-deposit/getting-started.html#single-deposit
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
         [
             "upload",
             "--url",
-            "mock://deposit.swh/1",
+            "https://deposit.swh.test/1",
             "--username",
             TEST_USER["username"],
             "--password",
@@ -171,22 +171,27 @@
             sample_archive["path"],
             "--author",
             "Jane Doe",
+            "--slug",
+            slug,
         ],
     )
 
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
     assert result.output == ""
-    assert caplog.record_tuples == [
-        ("swh.deposit.cli.client", logging.INFO, '{"foo": "bar"}'),
-    ]
 
-    client_mock.deposit_create.assert_called_once_with(
-        archive=sample_archive["path"],
-        collection="softcol",
-        in_progress=False,
-        metadata=metadata_path,
-        slug=slug,
-    )
+    interesting_records = []
+    for record in caplog.record_tuples:
+        if record[0] == "swh.deposit.cli.client":
+            interesting_records.append(record)
+
+    assert len(interesting_records) == 1
+    assert interesting_records == [
+        (
+            "swh.deposit.cli.client",
+            logging.INFO,
+            "{'deposit_id': '615', 'deposit_status': 'partial', 'deposit_status_detail': None, 'deposit_date': 'Oct. 8, 2020, 4:57 p.m.'}",  # noqa
+        ),
+    ]
 
     with open(metadata_path) as fd:
         assert (
@@ -231,7 +236,7 @@
         [
             "upload",
             "--url",
-            "mock://deposit.swh/1",
+            "https://deposit.swh.test/1",
             "--username",
             TEST_USER["username"],
             "--password",
diff --git a/swh/deposit/tests/conftest.py b/swh/deposit/tests/conftest.py
--- a/swh/deposit/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/tests/conftest.py
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 import base64
+from functools import partial
 import os
+import re
 from typing import Mapping
 
 from django.test.utils import setup_databases  # type: ignore
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@
 import yaml
 
 from swh.core.config import read
+from swh.core.pytest_plugin import get_response_cb
 from swh.deposit.config import (
     COL_IRI,
     DEPOSIT_STATUS_DEPOSITED,
@@ -51,6 +54,17 @@
     setup_django_for("testing")
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def requests_mock_datadir(datadir, requests_mock_datadir):
+    """Override default behavior to deal with put/post methods
+
+    """
+    cb = partial(get_response_cb, datadir=datadir)
+    requests_mock_datadir.put(re.compile("https://"), body=cb)
+    requests_mock_datadir.post(re.compile("https://"), body=cb)
+    return requests_mock_datadir
+
+
 @pytest.fixture()
 def deposit_config(swh_scheduler_config, swh_storage_backend_config):
     return {
diff --git a/swh/deposit/tests/data/https_deposit.swh.test/1_test b/swh/deposit/tests/data/https_deposit.swh.test/1_test
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/deposit/tests/data/https_deposit.swh.test/1_test
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+       xmlns:sword="http://purl.org/net/sword/"
+       xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/">
+    <deposit_id>615</deposit_id>
+    <deposit_date>Oct. 8, 2020, 4:57 p.m.</deposit_date>
+    <deposit_archive>None</deposit_archive>
+    <deposit_status>partial</deposit_status>
+
+    <!-- Edit-IRI -->
+    <link rel="edit" href="https://deposit.swh.test/1/test/615/metadata/" />
+    <!-- EM-IRI -->
+    <link rel="edit-media" href="https://deposit.swh.test/1/test/615/media/"/>
+    <!-- SE-IRI -->
+    <link rel="http://purl.org/net/sword/terms/add" href="https://deposit.swh.test/1/test/615/metadata/" />
+    <!-- State-IRI -->
+    <link rel="alternate" href="https://deposit.swh.test/1/test/615/status/" />
+
+    <sword:packaging>http://purl.org/net/sword/package/SimpleZip</sword:packaging>
+</entry>
diff --git a/swh/deposit/tests/loader/conftest.py b/swh/deposit/tests/loader/conftest.py
--- a/swh/deposit/tests/loader/conftest.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/tests/loader/conftest.py
@@ -3,12 +3,8 @@
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
-from functools import partial
-import re
-
 import pytest
 
-from swh.core.pytest_plugin import get_response_cb
 from swh.deposit.loader.checker import DepositChecker
 
 
@@ -25,13 +21,3 @@
 @pytest.fixture
 def deposit_checker(deposit_config_path):
     return DepositChecker()
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def requests_mock_datadir(datadir, requests_mock_datadir):
-    """Override default behavior to deal with put method
-
-    """
-    cb = partial(get_response_cb, datadir=datadir)
-    requests_mock_datadir.put(re.compile("https://"), body=cb)
-    return requests_mock_datadir