diff --git a/lib/pleroma/stats.ex b/lib/pleroma/stats.ex
index e7f8d272c..e5c9c668b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/stats.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/stats.ex
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Stats do
 
   @impl true
   def init(_args) do
+    if Pleroma.Config.get(:env) == :test, do: :ok = Ecto.Adapters.SQL.Sandbox.checkout(Repo)
     {:ok, nil, {:continue, :calculate_stats}}
   end
 
diff --git a/test/plugs/admin_secret_authentication_plug_test.exs b/test/plugs/admin_secret_authentication_plug_test.exs
index 89df03c4b..14094eda8 100644
--- a/test/plugs/admin_secret_authentication_plug_test.exs
+++ b/test/plugs/admin_secret_authentication_plug_test.exs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 defmodule Pleroma.Plugs.AdminSecretAuthenticationPlugTest do
-  use Pleroma.Web.ConnCase, async: true
+  use Pleroma.Web.ConnCase
 
   import Mock
   import Pleroma.Factory
diff --git a/test/plugs/oauth_scopes_plug_test.exs b/test/plugs/oauth_scopes_plug_test.exs
index 884de7b4d..334316043 100644
--- a/test/plugs/oauth_scopes_plug_test.exs
+++ b/test/plugs/oauth_scopes_plug_test.exs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 defmodule Pleroma.Plugs.OAuthScopesPlugTest do
-  use Pleroma.Web.ConnCase, async: true
+  use Pleroma.Web.ConnCase
 
   alias Pleroma.Plugs.OAuthScopesPlug
   alias Pleroma.Repo