diff --git a/Tests/OfflineTests/NotesRepositoryTests.swift b/Tests/OfflineTests/NotesRepositoryTests.swift
index 98408b9d..c82f7cef 100644
--- a/Tests/OfflineTests/NotesRepositoryTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/OfflineTests/NotesRepositoryTests.swift
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ class NotesRepositoryTests: XCTestCase {
 
     override func setUp() {
         super.setUp()
-        sentNotesRepository = TestDbBuilder.sentNotesRepository()
-        receivedNotesRepository = TestDbBuilder.receivedNotesRepository()
+        sentNotesRepository = try! TestDbBuilder.sentNotesRepository()
+        receivedNotesRepository = try! TestDbBuilder.receivedNotesRepository()
     }
     
     override func tearDown() {
diff --git a/Tests/OfflineTests/TransactionRepositoryTests.swift b/Tests/OfflineTests/TransactionRepositoryTests.swift
index 9374d7c8..d2ca12d4 100644
--- a/Tests/OfflineTests/TransactionRepositoryTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/OfflineTests/TransactionRepositoryTests.swift
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class TransactionRepositoryTests: XCTestCase {
     
     override func setUp() {
         super.setUp()
-        transactionRepository = TestDbBuilder.transactionRepository()
+        transactionRepository = try! TestDbBuilder.transactionRepository()
     }
     
     override func tearDown() {
diff --git a/Tests/TestUtils/TestDbBuilder.swift b/Tests/TestUtils/TestDbBuilder.swift
index 666f5f66..c3028ebb 100644
--- a/Tests/TestUtils/TestDbBuilder.swift
+++ b/Tests/TestUtils/TestDbBuilder.swift
@@ -73,26 +73,30 @@ class TestDbBuilder {
         Bundle.module.url(forResource: "ZcashSdk_Data", withExtension: "db")
     }
 
-    static func prepopulatedDataDbProvider() -> ConnectionProvider? {
+    static func prepopulatedDataDbProvider() throws -> ConnectionProvider? {
         guard let url = prePopulatedMainnetDataDbURL() else { return nil }
         let provider = SimpleConnectionProvider(path: url.absoluteString, readonly: true)
-
-        return provider
+        let initResult = try ZcashRustBackend.initDataDb(dbData: url, seed: nil, networkType: NetworkType.testnet)
+        switch (initResult) {
+            case .success: return provider
+            case .seedRequired:
+                throw StorageError.migrationFailedWithMessage(message: "Seed value required to initialize the wallet database")
+        }
     }
     
-    static func transactionRepository() -> TransactionRepository? {
-        guard let provider = prepopulatedDataDbProvider() else { return nil }
+    static func transactionRepository() throws -> TransactionRepository? {
+        guard let provider = try prepopulatedDataDbProvider() else { return nil }
         
         return TransactionSQLDAO(dbProvider: provider)
     }
     
-    static func sentNotesRepository() -> SentNotesRepository? {
-        guard let provider = prepopulatedDataDbProvider() else { return nil }
+    static func sentNotesRepository() throws -> SentNotesRepository? {
+        guard let provider = try prepopulatedDataDbProvider() else { return nil }
         return SentNotesSQLDAO(dbProvider: provider)
     }
     
-    static func receivedNotesRepository() -> ReceivedNoteRepository? {
-        guard let provider = prepopulatedDataDbProvider() else { return nil }
+    static func receivedNotesRepository() throws -> ReceivedNoteRepository? {
+        guard let provider = try prepopulatedDataDbProvider() else { return nil }
         return ReceivedNotesSQLDAO(dbProvider: provider)
     }