diff --git a/swh/core/tests/db_testing.py b/swh/core/tests/db_testing.py
--- a/swh/core/tests/db_testing.py
+++ b/swh/core/tests/db_testing.py
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 import os
+import glob
 import psycopg2
 import subprocess
 
+from swh.core.utils import numfile_sortkey as sortkey
+
+DB_DUMP_TYPES = {'.sql': 'psql', '.dump': 'pg_dump'}
+
 
 def pg_restore(dbname, dumpfile, dumptype='pg_dump'):
     """
@@ -40,8 +45,10 @@
     subprocess.check_call(['createdb', dbname])
 
 
-def db_create(dbname, dump=None, dumptype='pg_dump'):
-    """create the test DB and load the test data dump into it
+def db_create(dbname, dumps=None):
+    """create the test DB and load the test data dumps into it
+
+    dumps is an iterable of couples (dump_file, dump_type).
 
     context: setUpClass
 
@@ -51,8 +58,8 @@
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError:  # try recovering once, in case
         pg_dropdb(dbname)                  # the db already existed
         pg_createdb(dbname)
-    if dump:
-        pg_restore(dbname, dump, dumptype)
+    for dump, dtype in dumps:
+        pg_restore(dbname, dump, dtype)
     return dbname
 
 
@@ -104,16 +111,13 @@
 
 
 class DbTestContext:
-    def __init__(self, name='softwareheritage-test', dump=None,
-                 dump_type='pg_dump'):
+    def __init__(self, name='softwareheritage-test', dumps=None):
         self.dbname = name
-        self.dump = dump
-        self.dump_type = dump_type
+        self.dumps = dumps
 
     def __enter__(self):
         db_create(dbname=self.dbname,
-                  dump=self.dump,
-                  dumptype=self.dump_type)
+                  dumps=self.dumps)
         return self
 
     def __exit__(self, *_):
@@ -174,14 +178,13 @@
     DB_TEST_FIXTURE_IMPORTED = True
 
     @classmethod
-    def add_db(cls, name='softwareheritage-test', dump=None,
-               dump_type='pg_dump'):
-        cls._DB_DUMP_LIST[name] = (dump, dump_type)
+    def add_db(cls, name='softwareheritage-test', dumps=None):
+        cls._DB_DUMP_LIST[name] = dumps
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
-        for name, (dump, dump_type) in cls._DB_DUMP_LIST.items():
-            cls._DB_LIST[name] = DbTestContext(name, dump, dump_type)
+        for name, dumps in cls._DB_DUMP_LIST.items():
+            cls._DB_LIST[name] = DbTestContext(name, dumps)
             cls._DB_LIST[name].__enter__()
         super().setUpClass()
 
@@ -247,17 +250,19 @@
     TEST_DB_NAME = 'softwareheritage-test'
     TEST_DB_DUMP = None
     TEST_DB_DUMP_TYPE = None
-    DB_DUMP_TYPES = {'.sql': 'psql', '.dump': 'pg_dump'}
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         cls.dbname = cls.TEST_DB_NAME
-        dump_type = (cls.TEST_DB_DUMP_TYPE or
-                     cls.DB_DUMP_TYPES[os.path.splitext(cls.TEST_DB_DUMP)[-1]])
+
+        dump_files = sorted(glob.glob(cls.TEST_DB_DUMP),
+                            key=sortkey)
+
+        dump_files = [(x, DB_DUMP_TYPES[os.path.splitext(x)[1]])
+                      for x in dump_files]
 
         cls.add_db(name=cls.TEST_DB_NAME,
-                   dump=cls.TEST_DB_DUMP,
-                   dump_type=dump_type)
+                   dumps=dump_files)
         super().setUpClass()
 
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/swh/core/utils.py b/swh/core/utils.py
--- a/swh/core/utils.py
+++ b/swh/core/utils.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import os
 import itertools
 import codecs
+import re
 
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
@@ -101,3 +102,16 @@
 
     """
     return path1.split(path0)[1]
+
+
+def numfile_sortkey(fname):
+    """Simple function to sort filenames of the form:
+
+      nnxxx.ext
+
+    where nn is a number according to the numbers.
+
+    Typically used to sort sql/nn-swh-xxx.sql files.
+    """
+    num, rem = re.match(r'(\d*)(.*)', fname).groups()
+    return (num and int(num) or 99, rem)