diff --git a/doveauth/src/doveauth/test_doveauth.py b/doveauth/src/doveauth/test_doveauth.py
index e42e0bc2..907c2518 100644
--- a/doveauth/src/doveauth/test_doveauth.py
+++ b/doveauth/src/doveauth/test_doveauth.py
@@ -4,15 +4,18 @@ import pytest
 from doveauth.doveauth import get_user_data, verify_user, Database
 
 
-def test_basic(tmpdir):
-    db = Database(tmpdir / "passdb.sqlite")
+@pytest.fixture()
+def db(tmpdir):
+    return Database(tmpdir / "passdb.sqlite")
+
+
+def test_basic(db):
     verify_user(db, "link2xt@c1.testrun.org", "asdf")
     data = get_user_data(db, "link2xt@c1.testrun.org")
     assert data
 
 
-def test_verify_or_create(tmpdir):
-    db = Database(tmpdir / "passdb.sqlite")
+def test_verify_or_create(db):
     res = verify_user(db, "newuser1@something.org", "kajdlkajsldk12l3kj1983")
     assert res["status"] == "ok"
     res = verify_user(db, "newuser1@something.org", "kajdlqweqwe")