diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index bbb802bc0..fe68f7dad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         run: go test -mod readonly ./...
         env:
           JIMM_DSN: postgresql://jimm:jimm@localhost:5432/jimm
+          JIMM_TEST_PGXDSN: postgresql://jimm:jimm@localhost:5432/jimm
           PGHOST: localhost
           PGPASSWORD: jimm
           PGSSLMODE: disable
diff --git a/internal/db/pgx_test.go b/internal/db/pgx_test.go
index 3b1275345..d1234c003 100644
--- a/internal/db/pgx_test.go
+++ b/internal/db/pgx_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func (s *postgresSuite) Init(c *qt.C) {
 	dsn := os.Getenv("JIMM_TEST_PGXDSN")
 	if dsn == "" {
 		c.Skip("postgresql not configured")
+		return
 	}
 
 	connCfg, err := pgx.ParseConfig(dsn)
diff --git a/internal/db/secrets_test.go b/internal/db/secrets_test.go
index e0ba93d1f..64512e2f1 100644
--- a/internal/db/secrets_test.go
+++ b/internal/db/secrets_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (s *dbSuite) TestInsertSecret(c *qt.C) {
 	secret := dbmodel.Secret{}
 	tx := s.Database.DB.First(&secret)
 	c.Assert(tx.Error, qt.IsNil)
-	c.Assert(secret.Time, qt.Equals, testTime)
+	c.Assert(secret.Time, qt.DeepEquals, testTime)
 	c.Assert(secret.Type, qt.Equals, "generic")
 	c.Assert(secret.Tag, qt.Equals, "123")
 	c.Assert(secret.Data, qt.IsNil)
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (s *dbSuite) TestUpsertSecret(c *qt.C) {
 	secret := dbmodel.Secret{}
 	tx := s.Database.DB.First(&secret)
 	c.Assert(tx.Error, qt.IsNil)
-	c.Assert(secret.Time, qt.Equals, newTime)
+	c.Assert(secret.Time, qt.DeepEquals, newTime)
 	c.Assert([]byte(secret.Data), qt.DeepEquals, []byte("123"))
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (s *dbSuite) TestGetSecret(c *qt.C) {
 	c.Assert(s.Database.DB.Create(&u).Error, qt.IsNil)
 	secret := dbmodel.Secret{Type: "generic", Tag: "123"}
 	c.Assert(s.Database.GetSecret(ctx, &secret), qt.IsNil)
-	c.Assert(secret.Time, qt.Equals, testTime)
+	c.Assert(secret.Time, qt.DeepEquals, testTime)
 	c.Assert(secret.Type, qt.Equals, "generic")
 	c.Assert(secret.Tag, qt.Equals, "123")
 }