diff --git a/Framework/test/testCheck.cxx b/Framework/test/testCheck.cxx
index 06a74f8bf8..31a6b1ceb8 100644
--- a/Framework/test/testCheck.cxx
+++ b/Framework/test/testCheck.cxx
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ TEST_CASE("test_check_activity")
                 "TST",
                 "",
                 {},
-                "",
-                { { "implementation", "CCDB" }, { "host", "" } },
+                "something",
+                { { "implementation", "CCDB" }, { "host", "something" } },
                 "test",
                 UpdatePolicyType::OnAny,
                 {},
diff --git a/Framework/test/testTaskInterface.cxx b/Framework/test/testTaskInterface.cxx
index 3d7c8f03c4..e20772c73e 100644
--- a/Framework/test/testTaskInterface.cxx
+++ b/Framework/test/testTaskInterface.cxx
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ TEST_CASE("test_task_factory")
     "TST",
     "",
     {},
-    "",
+    "something",
     {},
     "SkeletonTaskRunner",
     "skeletonTask",
diff --git a/Modules/Example/test/testFactory.cxx b/Modules/Example/test/testFactory.cxx
index 1449e2bff4..17e18c68f5 100644
--- a/Modules/Example/test/testFactory.cxx
+++ b/Modules/Example/test/testFactory.cxx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Task_Factory)
   config.moduleName = "QcCommon";
   config.className = "o2::quality_control_modules::example::ExampleTask";
   config.detectorName = "DAQ";
+  config.ccdbUrl = "something";
   auto manager = make_shared<ObjectsManager>(config.taskName, config.className, config.detectorName, 0);
   try {
     gSystem->AddDynamicPath("lib:../../lib:../../../lib:.:"); // add local  paths for the test