diff --git a/docker/scripts/run-pytests.sh b/docker/scripts/run-pytests.sh
index ef8a2318..d992bf06 100755
--- a/docker/scripts/run-pytests.sh
+++ b/docker/scripts/run-pytests.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ done
 python -m aurweb.initdb 2>/dev/null || \
     (echo "Error: aurweb.initdb failed; already initialized?" && /bin/true)
 
+# Run test_initdb ahead of time, which clears out the database,
+# in case of previous failures which stopped the test suite before
+# finishing the ends of some test fixtures.
+eatmydata -- pytest test/test_initdb.py
+
 # Run pytest with optional targets in front of it.
 eatmydata -- make -C test "${PARAMS[@]}" pytest