diff --git a/swh/deposit/tests/api/test_checks.py b/swh/deposit/tests/api/test_checks.py
--- a/swh/deposit/tests/api/test_checks.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/tests/api/test_checks.py
@@ -3,76 +3,64 @@
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
+import pytest
+
 from swh.deposit.api.checks import check_metadata
 
 
-def test_api_checks_check_metadata_ok(swh_checks_deposit):
-    actual_check, detail = check_metadata(
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "metadata_ok",
+    [
         {
             "url": "something",
             "external_identifier": "something-else",
             "name": "foo",
             "author": "someone",
-        }
-    )
-
-    assert actual_check is True
-    assert detail is None
-
-
-def test_api_checks_check_metadata_ok2(swh_checks_deposit):
-    actual_check, detail = check_metadata(
+        },
         {
-            "url": "something",
-            "external_identifier": "something-else",
+            "url": "some url",
+            "external_identifier": "some id",
             "title": "bar",
-            "author": "someone",
-        }
-    )
-
+            "author": "no one",
+        },
+    ],
+)
+def test_api_checks_check_metadata_ok(metadata_ok, swh_checks_deposit):
+    actual_check, detail = check_metadata(metadata_ok)
     assert actual_check is True
     assert detail is None
 
 
-def test_api_checks_check_metadata_ko(swh_checks_deposit):
-    """Missing optional field should be caught
-
-    """
-    actual_check, error_detail = check_metadata(
-        {
-            "url": "something",
-            "external_identifier": "something-else",
-            "author": "someone",
-        }
-    )
-
-    expected_error = {
-        "metadata": [
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "metadata_ko,expected_summary",
+    [
+        (
+            {
+                "url": "something",
+                "external_identifier": "something-else",
+                "author": "someone",
+            },
             {
                 "summary": "Mandatory alternate fields are missing",
                 "fields": ["name or title"],
-            }
-        ]
-    }
-    assert actual_check is False
-    assert error_detail == expected_error
-
-
-def test_api_checks_check_metadata_ko2(swh_checks_deposit):
-    """Missing mandatory fields should be caught
+            },
+        ),
+        (
+            {
+                "url": "something",
+                "external_identifier": "something-else",
+                "title": "foobar",
+            },
+            {"summary": "Mandatory fields are missing", "fields": ["author"],},
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_api_checks_check_metadata_ko(
+    metadata_ko, expected_summary, swh_checks_deposit
+):
+    """Missing optional field should be caught
 
     """
-    actual_check, error_detail = check_metadata(
-        {
-            "url": "something",
-            "external_identifier": "something-else",
-            "title": "foobar",
-        }
-    )
-
-    expected_error = {
-        "metadata": [{"summary": "Mandatory fields are missing", "fields": ["author"],}]
-    }
-
+    actual_check, error_detail = check_metadata(metadata_ko)
     assert actual_check is False
-    assert error_detail == expected_error
+    assert error_detail == {"metadata": [expected_summary]}