diff --git a/taf/tests/test_updater/test_clone/test_clone_valid.py b/taf/tests/test_updater/test_clone/test_clone_valid.py
index b6a60ef2..6a121a9e 100644
--- a/taf/tests/test_updater/test_clone/test_clone_valid.py
+++ b/taf/tests/test_updater/test_clone/test_clone_valid.py
@@ -36,12 +36,11 @@
     indirect=True,
 )
 def test_clone_valid_happy_path(origin_auth_repo, client_dir, benchmark):
+    setup_manager = SetupManager(origin_auth_repo)
+    setup_manager.add_task(add_valid_target_commits)
+    setup_manager.execute_tasks()
 
     def clone_valid_happy_path_inner(origin_auth_repo, client_dir):
-        setup_manager = SetupManager(origin_auth_repo)
-        setup_manager.add_task(add_valid_target_commits)
-        setup_manager.execute_tasks()
-
         is_test_repo = origin_auth_repo.is_test_repo
         expected_repo_type = UpdateType.TEST if is_test_repo else UpdateType.OFFICIAL
         update_and_check_commit_shas(
@@ -50,10 +49,7 @@ def clone_valid_happy_path_inner(origin_auth_repo, client_dir):
             client_dir,
             expected_repo_type=expected_repo_type,
         )
-        breakpoint()
-
         cleanup_directory(client_dir)
-        breakpoint()
 
     benchmark(clone_valid_happy_path_inner, origin_auth_repo, client_dir)
 
diff --git a/taf/tests/test_updater/update_utils.py b/taf/tests/test_updater/update_utils.py
index 1a37d501..2f71c6ce 100644
--- a/taf/tests/test_updater/update_utils.py
+++ b/taf/tests/test_updater/update_utils.py
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ def load_target_repositories(
     if library_dir is None:
         library_dir = auth_repo.path.parent.parent
 
+    repositoriesdb.clear_repositories_db()
     repositoriesdb.load_repositories(
         auth_repo,
         library_dir=library_dir,