diff --git a/pkg/models/unit_tests.go b/pkg/models/unit_tests.go
index b22dc3697..929e5c3b1 100644
--- a/pkg/models/unit_tests.go
+++ b/pkg/models/unit_tests.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/go-xorm/core"
 	"github.com/go-xorm/xorm"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"gopkg.in/testfixtures.v2"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ func MainTest(m *testing.M, pathToRoot string) {
 func createTestEngine(fixturesDir string) error {
 	var err error
 	var fixturesHelper testfixtures.Helper
+	fixturesHelper = &testfixtures.SQLite{}
 	// If set, use the config we provided instead of normal
 	if os.Getenv("VIKUNJA_TESTS_USE_CONFIG") == "1" {
 		config.InitConfig()
@@ -60,7 +62,14 @@ func createTestEngine(fixturesDir string) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		fixturesHelper = &testfixtures.MySQL{}
+		err = x.Sync2(GetTables()...)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if viper.GetString("database.type") == "mysql" {
+			fixturesHelper = &testfixtures.MySQL{}
+		}
 	} else {
 		x, err = xorm.NewEngine("sqlite3", "file::memory:?cache=shared")
 		if err != nil {
@@ -78,8 +87,6 @@ func createTestEngine(fixturesDir string) error {
 		if os.Getenv("UNIT_TESTS_VERBOSE") == "1" {
 			x.ShowSQL(true)
 		}
-
-		fixturesHelper = &testfixtures.SQLite{}
 	}
 
 	return InitFixtures(fixturesHelper, fixturesDir)