diff --git a/Makefile.local b/Makefile.local
index f1c93e5..5000628 100644
--- a/Makefile.local
+++ b/Makefile.local
@@ -1,98 +1,95 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
 
 FLAKE = flake8
 BINDIR = bin
 SRCDIR = swh
 REPO_PATH=./swh-loader-git-testdata
 
 # add -v for example
 FLAG=
 
-TESTDIR = ./swh/tests
-
 DB=softwareheritage-dev
-DB_TEST=$(DB)-test
 
-SWH_LOADER=$(BINDIR)/swh-git-loader
+SWH_LOADER=$(BINDIR)/swh-loader-git
 SWH_DB_MANAGER=$(BINDIR)/swh-db-manager
 SWH_BACK=$(BINDIR)/swh-backend
 
 SQL_FOLDER=../swh-storage/sql/
 
 # could use cProfile
 PROFILE_TYPE=profile
 
 FOLLOW_LOG=-f
 
 # Adapt python-path to use other swh modules
 _PYPATH=`pwd`:`pwd`/../swh-core:`pwd`/../swh-storage
 
 deps:
 	apt-get install -y \
 		python3 \
 		python3-pygit2 \
 		python3-psycopg2 \
 		python3-nose \
 		python3-flask \
 		python3-requests \
 		python3-retrying \
 		ipython3
 
 cover:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) make coverage
 
 clean:
-	rm -rf /tmp/swh-git-loader/content-storage /tmp/swh-git-loader/test/
+	rm -rf /tmp/swh-loader-git/content-storage /tmp/swh-loader-git/test/
 
 prepare:
-	mkdir -p /tmp/swh-git-loader/content-storage /tmp/swh-git-loader/test/
+	mkdir -p /tmp/swh-loader-git/content-storage /tmp/swh-loader-git/test/
 
 cleandb: clean
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(SWH_DB_MANAGER) $(FLAG) cleandb
 
 run-remote:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(SWH_LOADER) $(FLAG) --config ./resources/remote-git-loader.ini load $(REPO_PATH)
 
 run-local:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(SWH_LOADER) $(FLAG) --config ./resources/local-git-loader.ini load $(REPO_PATH)
 
 run:
 	# works with the default ~/.config/swh/git-loader.ini file
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(SWH_LOADER) $(FLAG) load $(REPO_PATH)
 
 run-back:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(SWH_BACK) $(FLAG)
 
 connect-db:
 	psql -d $(DB)
 
 create-db:
 	cd $(SQL_FOLDER) && make clean initdb
 
 drop-db:
 	cd $(SQL_FOLDER) && make clean dropdb
 
 check-meta:
 	@echo "Repository: $(REPO_PATH)"
 
 	@echo "Git metadata:"
 	@$(BINDIR)/dir-git-repo-meta.sh $(REPO_PATH)
 	@echo
 
 	@echo "DB metadata:"
-	@$(BINDIR)/db-git-repo-meta.sh $(DB) $(REPO_PATH)
+	@$(BINDIR)/db-git-repo-meta.sh $(DB)
 	@echo
 
 log-loader:
-	tail $(FOLLOW_LOG) /tmp/swh-git-loader/log/sgloader.log
+	tail $(FOLLOW_LOG) /tmp/swh-loader-git/log/sgloader.log
 
 log-back:
-	tail $(FOLLOW_LOG) /tmp/swh-git-loader/log/back.log
+	tail $(FOLLOW_LOG) /tmp/swh-loader-git/log/back.log
 
 profile-run:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) python3 -m $(PROFILE_TYPE) -o ./scratch/swhgitloader.$(PROFILE_TYPE) ./scratch/profile-swhgitloader.py
 
 profile-stats:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) ./scratch/analyse-profile.py
 
 include Makefile.tests
diff --git a/Makefile.tests b/Makefile.tests
index 6febb29..0c1cb42 100644
--- a/Makefile.tests
+++ b/Makefile.tests
@@ -1,63 +1,74 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
+NOSEFLAGS=--nologcapture -v
+DB_TEST=$(DB)-test
+TESTDIR = ./swh/tests
 
 test-connect-db:
-	psql -d $(DB_TEST)
+	psql $(DB_TEST)
 
 test-create-db:
 	cd $(SQL_FOLDER) && make clean initdb DBNAME=$(DB_TEST)
 
 test-drop-db:
 	cd $(SQL_FOLDER) && make clean dropdb DBNAME=$(DB_TEST)
 
+test-cleandb:
+	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(SWH_DB_MANAGER) $(FLAG) --config ./resources/test/db-manager.ini cleandb
+
+test-check-meta:
+	@echo "DB $(DB_TEST) metadata:"
+	@$(BINDIR)/db-git-repo-meta.sh $(DB_TEST)
+	@echo
+
 tests:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) make test
 
 test-run-back:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(SWH_BACK) $(FLAG) --config ./resources/test/back.ini
 
 test-http:
 	$(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_http.py
 
 test-swhrepo:
 	$(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_swhrepo.py
 
 test-api:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api*.py
 
 test-api-post-per-type:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api_post_*.py
 
 test-api-content:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api_content.py
 
 test-api-directory:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api_directory.py
 
 test-api-revision:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api_revision.py
 
 test-api-release:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api_release.py
 
 test-api-occurrence:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api_occurrence.py
 
 test-api-home:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api_home.py
 
 test-api-origin:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api_origin.py
 
 test-api-person:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api_person.py
 
 test-file:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_file.py
 
 test-remote-loader:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_remote_loader.py
 
 test-local-loader:
 	PYTHONPATH=$(_PYPATH) $(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_local_loader.py
 
 test-loaders: test-local-loader test-remote-loader
diff --git a/resources/test/db-manager.ini b/resources/test/db-manager.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..679bc8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/test/db-manager.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[main]
+
+# Where to store the logs
+log_dir = swh-loader-git/log
+
+# url access to db
+db_url = dbname=softwareheritage-dev-test