diff --git a/Makefile.local b/Makefile.local
index 081a880..7390c37 100644
--- a/Makefile.local
+++ b/Makefile.local
@@ -1,91 +1,94 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
 
 FLAKE = flake8
 BINDIR = bin
 SRCDIR = swh
 REPO_PATH=./swh-loader-git-testdata
 
 # add -v for example
 FLAG=
 
 DB=softwareheritage-dev
 
 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
 
 SWH_DB_MANAGER_CONFIG=~/.config/swh/db-manager.ini
 
 deps:
 	apt-get install -y \
 		python3 \
 		python3-pygit2 \
 		python3-psycopg2 \
 		python3-nose \
 		python3-flask \
 		python3-requests \
 		python3-retrying \
 		ipython3
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf /tmp/swh-loader-git/content-storage
 
 prepare:
 	mkdir -p /tmp/swh-loader-git/content-storage
 
 clean-db: clean
 	$(SWH_DB_MANAGER) $(FLAG) --config $(SWH_DB_MANAGER_CONFIG) cleandb
 
+init-db:
+	$(SWH_DB_MANAGER) $(FLAG) --config $(SWH_DB_MANAGER_CONFIG) initdb
+
 run-remote:
 	$(SWH_LOADER) $(FLAG) --config ./resources/remote-loader-git.ini load $(REPO_PATH)
 
 run-local:
 	$(SWH_LOADER) $(FLAG) --config ./resources/local-loader-git.ini load $(REPO_PATH)
 
 run:
 	# works with the default ~/.config/swh/loader-git.ini file
 	$(SWH_LOADER) $(FLAG) load $(REPO_PATH)
 
 run-back:
 	$(SWH_BACK) $(FLAG)
 
 connect-db:
 	psql -d $(DB)
 
 create-db:
 	make -C $(SQL_FOLDER) clean filldb DBNAME=$(DB)
 
 drop-db:
 	make -C $(SQL_FOLDER) clean dropdb DBNAME=$(DB)
 
 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)
 	@echo
 
 log-loader:
 	tail $(FOLLOW_LOG) /tmp/swh-loader-git/log/sgloader.log
 
 log-back:
 	tail $(FOLLOW_LOG) /tmp/swh-loader-git/log/back.log
 
 profile-run:
 	python3 -m $(PROFILE_TYPE) -o ./scratch/swhgitloader.$(PROFILE_TYPE) ./scratch/profile-swhgitloader.py
 
 profile-stats:
 	./scratch/analyse-profile.py
 
 include Makefile.tests
diff --git a/Makefile.tests b/Makefile.tests
index 166289c..9456da1 100644
--- a/Makefile.tests
+++ b/Makefile.tests
@@ -1,80 +1,83 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
 NOSEFLAGS=--nologcapture -v
 DB_TEST=$(DB)-test
 TESTDIR = ./swh/loader/git/tests
 
 test-connect-db:
 	psql $(DB_TEST)
 
 test-create-db:
 	make create-db DB=$(DB_TEST)
 
 test-drop-db:
 	make drop-db DB=$(DB_TEST)
 
 test-clean-db:
 	make clean-db SWH_DB_MANAGER_CONFIG=./resources/test/db-manager.ini
 
+test-init-db:
+	make init-db SWH_DB_MANAGER_CONFIG=./resources/test/db-manager.ini
+
 test-clean:
 	rm -rf /tmp/swh-loader-git/test/
 
 test-prepare:
 	mkdir -p /tmp/swh-loader-git/test/
 
 test-log-back:
 	tail $(FOLLOW_LOG) /tmp/swh-loader-git/test/log/back.log
 
 test-check-meta:
 	@echo "DB $(DB_TEST) metadata:"
 	@$(BINDIR)/db-git-repo-meta.sh $(DB_TEST)
 	@echo
 
 test-run-back:
 	$(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:
 	$(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api*.py
 
 test-api-post-per-type:
 	$(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api_post_*.py
 
 test-api-content:
 	$(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api_content.py
 
 test-api-directory:
 	$(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api_directory.py
 
 test-api-revision:
 	$(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api_revision.py
 
 test-api-release:
 	$(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api_release.py
 
 test-api-occurrence:
 	$(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api_occurrence.py
 
 test-api-home:
 	$(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api_home.py
 
 test-api-origin:
 	$(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api_origin.py
 
 test-api-person:
 	$(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_api_person.py
 
 test-date:
 	$(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_date.py
 
 test-remote-loader:
 	$(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_remote_loader.py
 
 test-local-loader:
 	$(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TESTDIR)/test_local_loader.py
 
 test-loaders: test-local-loader test-remote-loader