diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index 61b6c3a6..8100f65d 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -64,13 +64,14 @@ cypress_exit=0
 vitest_exit=0
 django_exit=0
 
+echo "Filling up database with test data"
+docker exec backend sh -c "python manage.py flush --no-input; python manage.py migrate;
+    python manage.py loaddata authentication/fixtures/realistic/*;
+    python manage.py loaddata notifications/fixtures/realistic/*;
+    python manage.py loaddata api/fixtures/realistic/*;"
+
 if [ "$frontend" = true ]; then
     echo "Running frontend tests..."
-    echo "Filling up database with test data"
-    docker exec backend sh -c "python manage.py flush --no-input; python manage.py migrate;
-      python manage.py loaddata notifications/fixtures/realistic/*;
-      python manage.py loaddata authentication/fixtures/realistic/*;
-      python manage.py loaddata api/fixtures/realistic/*;"
     echo "Running Cypress tests..."
     docker-compose -f test.yml up --exit-code-from cypress --abort-on-container-exit  cypress
     cypress_exit=$?