diff --git a/tests/sqlite.ini.tmpl b/tests/sqlite.ini.tmpl
index 9229b62265..04566d39d4 100644
--- a/tests/sqlite.ini.tmpl
+++ b/tests/sqlite.ini.tmpl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ RUN_MODE = prod
 
 [database]
 DB_TYPE = sqlite3
-PATH    = tests/{{TEST_TYPE}}/gitea-{{TEST_TYPE}}-sqlite/gitea.db
+PATH    = :memory:
 
 [indexer]
 REPO_INDEXER_ENABLED = true