diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
                python3-all,
                python3-debian,
                python3-nose,
+               python3-requests-mock,
                python3-setuptools,
                python3-sqlalchemy,
                python3-swh.core,
diff --git a/requirements-test.txt b/requirements-test.txt
--- a/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/requirements-test.txt
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 pytest
+requests-mock
+sqlalchemy
diff --git a/swh/loader/debian/tests/__init__.py b/swh/loader/debian/tests/__init__.py
--- a/swh/loader/debian/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/swh/loader/debian/tests/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import os
+
+TEST_LOADER_CONFIG = {
+    'storage': {
+        'cls': 'memory',
+        'args': {
+        }
+    },
+    'send_contents': True,
+    'send_directories': True,
+    'send_revisions': True,
+    'send_releases': True,
+    'send_snapshot': True,
+
+    'content_size_limit': 100 * 1024 * 1024,
+    'content_packet_size': 10,
+    'content_packet_size_bytes': 100 * 1024 * 1024,
+    'directory_packet_size': 10,
+    'revision_packet_size': 10,
+    'release_packet_size': 10,
+
+    'save_data': False,
+
+    'lister_db_url':
+        'postgresql+psycopg2:///test-lister-debian?host={PGHOST}'.format(
+        **os.environ)
+}
diff --git a/swh/loader/debian/tests/resources/hello_2.10-1+deb9u1.debian.tar.xz b/swh/loader/debian/tests/resources/hello_2.10-1+deb9u1.debian.tar.xz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
GIT binary patch
literal 0
Hc$@<O00001

literal 0
Hc$@<O00001

diff --git a/swh/loader/debian/tests/resources/hello_2.10-1+deb9u1.dsc b/swh/loader/debian/tests/resources/hello_2.10-1+deb9u1.dsc
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/loader/debian/tests/resources/hello_2.10-1+deb9u1.dsc
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
+Hash: SHA512
+
+Format: 3.0 (quilt)
+Source: hello
+Binary: hello
+Architecture: any
+Version: 2.10-1+deb9u1
+Maintainer: Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org>
+Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/hello/
+Standards-Version: 3.9.6
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9.20120311)
+Package-List:
+ hello deb devel optional arch=any
+Checksums-Sha1:
+ f7bebf6f9c62a2295e889f66e05ce9bfaed9ace3 725946 hello_2.10.orig.tar.gz
+ c29e15965f370fb9e3c742113b6ce5704ad2761c 6156 hello_2.10-1+deb9u1.debian.tar.xz
+Checksums-Sha256:
+ 31e066137a962676e89f69d1b65382de95a7ef7d914b8cb956f41ea72e0f516b 725946 hello_2.10.orig.tar.gz
+ 8f8031f001112e1c869907e77fdc730733cf591c4d66b74252eb0d669d1dfb01 6156 hello_2.10-1+deb9u1.debian.tar.xz
+Files:
+ 6cd0ffea3884a4e79330338dcc2987d6 725946 hello_2.10.orig.tar.gz
+ 8b0ca540355860aaea1cfc96f2aaa18f 6156 hello_2.10-1+deb9u1.debian.tar.xz
+
+-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
+
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+AfrYvrc/1PnzsUmPM3gP5BXli5MExgIUTdPk3XD36xdrZQG9tI9VUBfPWaIkOQip
+9ApzdObqiPZW
+=Sh9M
+-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
diff --git a/swh/loader/debian/tests/resources/hello_2.10.orig.tar.gz b/swh/loader/debian/tests/resources/hello_2.10.orig.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
GIT binary patch
literal 0
Hc$@<O00001

literal 0
Hc$@<O00001

diff --git a/swh/loader/debian/tests/test_loader.py b/swh/loader/debian/tests/test_loader.py
--- a/swh/loader/debian/tests/test_loader.py
+++ b/swh/loader/debian/tests/test_loader.py
@@ -3,13 +3,26 @@
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
+import os
+from unittest import TestCase
+
 import pytest
+import requests_mock
 
-from unittest import TestCase
+from swh.core.tests.db_testing import SingleDbTestFixture
+from swh.model.hashutil import hash_to_bytes
+from swh.storage.schemata.distribution import SQLBase
+from swh.loader.core.tests import BaseLoaderTest
+from swh.loader.debian.loader import get_file_info, DebianLoader
+
+from . import TEST_LOADER_CONFIG
+
+RESOURCES_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'resources')
 
-from swh.loader.debian.loader import get_file_info
 
-RESOURCES_PATH = './swh/loader/debian/tests/resources'
+class DebianLoaderTest(DebianLoader):
+    def parse_config_file(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return TEST_LOADER_CONFIG
 
 
 @pytest.mark.fs
@@ -30,3 +43,106 @@
         }
 
         self.assertEqual(actual_info, expected_info)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.fs
+class TestDebianLoader(SingleDbTestFixture, BaseLoaderTest):
+    TEST_DB_NAME = 'test-lister-debian'
+    TEST_DB_DUMP = []
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp(archive_name='',
+                      start_path=os.path.dirname(__file__),
+                      uncompress_archive=False)
+        self.loader = DebianLoaderTest()
+        SQLBase.metadata.create_all(self.loader.db_engine)
+        self.storage = self.loader.storage
+        make_uri = ('file://' + RESOURCES_PATH + '/').__add__
+        self.debian_src_name = 'hello_2.10-1+deb9u1.debian.tar.xz'
+        self.orig_src_name = 'hello_2.10.orig.tar.gz'
+        self.dsc_name = 'hello_2.10-1+deb9u1.dsc'
+        self.files = {
+            self.dsc_name: {
+                'name': self.dsc_name,
+                'uri': make_uri(self.dsc_name),
+                'size': 1866,
+            },
+            self.debian_src_name: {
+                'name': self.debian_src_name,
+                'uri': make_uri(self.debian_src_name),
+                'size': 6156,
+            },
+            self.orig_src_name: {
+                'name': self.orig_src_name,
+                'uri': make_uri(self.orig_src_name),
+                'size': 725946,
+            },
+        }
+        self._fill_db()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        SQLBase.metadata.drop_all(self.loader.db_engine)
+        self.loader.db_session.close()
+        self.loader.db_engine.dispose()  # close the connection pool
+        super().tearDown()
+
+    def _fill_db(self):
+        from swh.storage.schemata.distribution import \
+            Area, Distribution, Package
+        dist = Distribution(name='Debian', type='deb', mirror_uri='devnull://')
+        area = Area(distribution=dist, name='main')
+        pkg = Package(area=area, name='hello', version='2.10-1+deb9u1',
+                      directory='dir', files=self.files)
+        self.loader.db_session.add_all([area, pkg])
+        self.loader.db_session.commit()
+        self.pkg_id = pkg.id
+
+    def _load(self):
+        self.loader.load(
+            origin={'url': self.repo_url, 'type': 'deb'},
+            date='2018-12-14 16:45:00+00',
+            packages={
+                'stretch/main/2.10-1+deb9u1': {
+                    'id': self.pkg_id,
+                    'name': 'hello',
+                    'version': '2.10-1+deb9u1',
+                    'revision_id': None,
+                    'files': self.files,
+                }
+            }
+        )
+
+    def test_load(self):
+        with requests_mock.Mocker() as m:
+            for file_ in self.files.values():
+                path = os.path.join(RESOURCES_PATH, file_['name'])
+                with open(path, 'rb') as fd:
+                    m.get(file_['uri'], content=fd.read())
+            self._load()
+
+        self.assertCountSnapshots(1)
+        self.assertCountReleases(0)  # FIXME: Why not 1?
+        self.assertCountRevisions(1)
+        self.assertCountDirectories(14)
+        self.assertCountContents(315)
+
+        # Check the root dir was loaded, and contains 'src/'
+        root_hash = 'c906789049d2327a69b81cca6a1c1737321c836f'
+        ls_root = list(self.storage.directory_ls(
+            hash_to_bytes(root_hash)))
+        src_dirs = [x for x in ls_root if x['name'] == b'src']
+        self.assertEqual(len(src_dirs), 1, src_dirs)
+
+        # Check 'src/hello.c' exists
+        src_dir_hash = src_dirs[0]['target']
+        ls_src = list(self.storage.directory_ls(src_dir_hash))
+        hello_c = [x for x in ls_src if x['name'] == b'hello.c']
+        self.assertEqual(len(hello_c), 1, hello_c)
+
+        # Check 'src.hello.c' was loaded and has the right hash
+        hello_c_hash = 'b60a061ac9dd25b29d57b756b5959aadc1fe6386'
+        self.assertEqual(hello_c[0]['sha1'], hash_to_bytes(hello_c_hash))
+
+        missing = list(self.storage.content_missing(
+            [{'sha1': hash_to_bytes(hello_c_hash)}]))
+        self.assertEqual(missing, [])
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 deps =
   .[testing]
   pytest-cov
+  pifpaf
 commands =
-  pytest --cov=swh --cov-branch {posargs}
+  pifpaf run postgresql -- pytest --cov=swh --cov-branch {posargs}
 
 [testenv:flake8]
 skip_install = true