diff --git a/jobs/templates/swh-cypress.groovy b/jobs/templates/swh-cypress.groovy
index 46f7c0a..82f991e 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/swh-cypress.groovy
+++ b/jobs/templates/swh-cypress.groovy
@@ -1,100 +1,101 @@
 pipeline {{
 
   agent {{ label '{docker-image}' }}
 
   environment {{
     PHAB_CONDUIT_URL = 'https://forge.softwareheritage.org/api/'
   }}
 
   stages {{
 
     stage('Checkout') {{
       steps {{
         withCredentials([
           string(credentialsId: 'swh-public-ci',
                   variable: 'PHAB_CONDUIT_TOKEN')]) {{
             sh '''
             if [ -n "$PHID" ]; then
               python3 -m pyarcanist send-message work $PHID
             fi
             '''
         }}
         checkout([$class: 'GitSCM',
                   branches: [[name: "${{params.REVISION}}"]],
                   doGenerateSubmoduleConfigurations: false,
                   extensions: [],
                   gitTool: 'Default',
                   submoduleCfg: [],
                   userRemoteConfigs: [[url: 'https://forge.softwareheritage.org/source/{display-name}.git']]
                 ])
       }}
     }}
 
     stage('Setup environment') {{
       steps {{
         sh '''#!/bin/bash
         python3 -m venv ~/swh-web-env
         source ~/swh-web-env/bin/activate
         pip3 install wheel
         pip3 install -e .[testing]
         yarn install && yarn build-test && yarn run cypress install
         '''
       }}
     }}
 
     stage('Run cypress tests') {{
       steps {{
         sh '''#!/bin/bash
         source ~/swh-web-env/bin/activate
         export PYTHONPATH=$PWD
-        python3 swh/web/manage.py migrate
-        python3 swh/web/manage.py createcachetable
+        python3 swh/web/manage.py migrate --settings=swh.web.settings.tests
+        python3 swh/web/manage.py createcachetable --settings=swh.web.settings.tests
+        cat swh/web/tests/create_test_admin.py | python3 swh/web/manage.py shell --settings=swh.web.settings.tests
         python3 swh/web/manage.py runserver --nostatic --settings=swh.web.settings.tests &
         wait-for-it localhost:5004
         yarn run cypress run
         yarn run mochawesome
         '''
       }}
     }}
 
   }}
 
   post {{
     always {{
       withCredentials([
         string(credentialsId: 'swh-public-ci',
               variable: 'PHAB_CONDUIT_TOKEN')]) {{
         withEnv(["JOBSTATUS=${{currentBuild.currentResult}}"]) {{
           sh '''
           if [ "$JOBSTATUS" = "SUCCESS" ]; then
             MSGTYPE=pass
           else
             MSGTYPE=fail
           fi
           echo "Current job status is $JOBSTATUS -> $MGSTYPE"
           if [ -n "$PHID" ]; then
             python3 -m pyarcanist send-message $MSGTYPE $PHID
           fi
           '''
         }}
       }}
       publishHTML (target: [
         allowMissing: true,
         alwaysLinkToLastBuild: false,
         keepAll: true,
         reportDir: 'cypress/mochawesome/report',
         reportFiles: 'mochawesome.html',
         reportName: "Mochawesome Tests Report"
       ])
       publishHTML (target: [
         allowMissing: true,
         alwaysLinkToLastBuild: false,
         keepAll: true,
         reportDir: 'cypress/coverage/lcov-report',
         reportFiles: 'index.html',
         reportName: "Istanbul Code Coverage"
       ])
     }}
   }}
 
 }}
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diff --git a/jobs/templates/swh-cypress.yaml b/jobs/templates/swh-cypress.yaml
index 77bd820..efc6712 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/swh-cypress.yaml
+++ b/jobs/templates/swh-cypress.yaml
@@ -1,95 +1,96 @@
 - job-template:
     name: "{name}/cypress"
     display-name: "master branch (cypress)"
     project-type: pipeline
     docker-image: swh-cypress
     triggers:
       - timed: '@daily'
     sandbox: true
     auth-token: 'ph4br1cat0r'
     properties:
       - build-discarder:
           num-to-keep: 20
     parameters:
       - git-parameter:
           name: REVISION
           type: PT_REVISION
           defaultValue: master
           description: Git revision to build.
       - string:
           name: PHID
           description: PHID of the Phabricator target object on which results will be reported.
 
     dsl:
       !include-raw: swh-cypress.groovy
 
 
 - job-template:
     name: "{name}/cypress-diff"
     display-name: 'Phab. Diff (cypress)'
     docker-image: swh-cypress
     node: "{docker-image}"
     auth-token: ph4br1cat0r
     parameters:
       - string:
           name: REPO
           description: PHID of the Diffusion repository
       - string:
           name: PHID
           description: PHID of the Target object
       - string:
           name: DIFF_ID
           description: ID of the Diff patch to apply, if any
     scm:
       - git:
           url: https://forge.softwareheritage.org/source/{display-name}.git
 
     wrappers:
       - phabricator-differential:
           apply-to-master: true
           patch-with-force-flag: true
 
 
     builders:
       - shell: |
           echo "Run cypress for:"
           echo "  REPO=$REPO"
           echo "  PHID=$PHID"
           echo "  DIFF_ID=$DIFF_ID"
       - shell: |
           #!/bin/bash
           python3 -m venv ~/swh-web-env
           source ~/swh-web-env/bin/activate
           pip3 install wheel
           pip3 install -e .[testing]
           yarn install && yarn build-test && yarn run cypress install
           export PYTHONPATH=$PWD
-          python3 swh/web/manage.py migrate
-          python3 swh/web/manage.py createcachetable
+          python3 swh/web/manage.py migrate --settings=swh.web.settings.tests
+          python3 swh/web/manage.py createcachetable --settings=swh.web.settings.tests
+          cat swh/web/tests/create_test_admin.py | python3 swh/web/manage.py shell --settings=swh.web.settings.tests
           python3 swh/web/manage.py runserver --nostatic --settings=swh.web.settings.tests &
           wait-for-it localhost:5004
           yarn run cypress run
           yarn run mochawesome
 
     publishers:
       - phabricator:
           uberalls-enabled: false
           comment-on-success: true
           comment-with-console-link-on-failure: true
           process-lint: true
           lint-file: .phabricator-lint
           lint-file-size: 1000000
       - html-publisher:
           name: 'Mochawesome Tests Report'
           dir: 'cypress/mochawesome/report'
           files: 'mochawesome.html'
           keep-all: true
           allow-missing: true
           link-to-last-build: false
       - html-publisher:
           name: 'Istanbul Code Coverage'
           dir: 'cypress/coverage/lcov-report'
           files: 'index.html'
           keep-all: true
           allow-missing: true
           link-to-last-build: false