diff --git a/tests/integration/actions_job_test.go b/tests/integration/actions_job_test.go
index e13277678d..5af3519b93 100644
--- a/tests/integration/actions_job_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/actions_job_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	auth_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/auth"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 
 	runnerv1 "code.gitea.io/actions-proto-go/runner/v1"
@@ -22,6 +23,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestJobWithNeeds(t *testing.T) {
+	if !setting.Database.Type.IsSQLite3() {
+		t.Skip()
+	}
 	testCases := []struct {
 		treePath         string
 		fileContent      string
@@ -31,7 +35,7 @@ func TestJobWithNeeds(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			treePath: ".gitea/workflows/job-with-needs.yml",
 			fileContent: `name: job-with-needs
-on: 
+on:
   push:
     paths:
       - '.gitea/workflows/job-with-needs.yml'
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
 		{
 			treePath: ".gitea/workflows/job-with-needs-fail.yml",
 			fileContent: `name: job-with-needs-fail
-on: 
+on:
   push:
     paths:
       - '.gitea/workflows/job-with-needs-fail.yml'
@@ -90,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
 		{
 			treePath: ".gitea/workflows/job-with-needs-fail-if.yml",
 			fileContent: `name: job-with-needs-fail-if
-on: 
+on:
   push:
     paths:
       - '.gitea/workflows/job-with-needs-fail-if.yml'
@@ -166,6 +170,9 @@ jobs:
 }
 
 func TestJobNeedsMatrix(t *testing.T) {
+	if !setting.Database.Type.IsSQLite3() {
+		t.Skip()
+	}
 	testCases := []struct {
 		treePath          string
 		fileContent       string
@@ -175,7 +182,7 @@ func TestJobNeedsMatrix(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			treePath: ".gitea/workflows/jobs-outputs-with-matrix.yml",
 			fileContent: `name: jobs-outputs-with-matrix
-on: 
+on:
   push:
     paths:
       - '.gitea/workflows/jobs-outputs-with-matrix.yml'
@@ -194,7 +201,7 @@ jobs:
         id: gen_output
         run: |
           version="${{ matrix.version }}"
-          echo "output_${version}=${version}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"          
+          echo "output_${version}=${version}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
   job2:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [job1]
@@ -241,7 +248,7 @@ jobs:
 		{
 			treePath: ".gitea/workflows/jobs-outputs-with-matrix-failure.yml",
 			fileContent: `name: jobs-outputs-with-matrix-failure
-on: 
+on:
   push:
     paths:
       - '.gitea/workflows/jobs-outputs-with-matrix-failure.yml'
@@ -260,7 +267,7 @@ jobs:
         id: gen_output
         run: |
           version="${{ matrix.version }}"
-          echo "output_${version}=${version}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"          
+          echo "output_${version}=${version}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
   job2:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ always() }}
diff --git a/tests/integration/actions_log_test.go b/tests/integration/actions_log_test.go
index fd055fc4c4..d66eada950 100644
--- a/tests/integration/actions_log_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/actions_log_test.go
@@ -21,10 +21,14 @@ import (
 
 	runnerv1 "code.gitea.io/actions-proto-go/runner/v1"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 )
 
 func TestDownloadTaskLogs(t *testing.T) {
+	if !setting.Database.Type.IsSQLite3() {
+		t.Skip()
+	}
 	now := time.Now()
 	testCases := []struct {
 		treePath    string
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ func TestDownloadTaskLogs(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			treePath: ".gitea/workflows/download-task-logs-zstd.yml",
 			fileContent: `name: download-task-logs-zstd
-on: 
+on:
   push:
     paths:
       - '.gitea/workflows/download-task-logs-zstd.yml'
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
 		{
 			treePath: ".gitea/workflows/download-task-logs-no-zstd.yml",
 			fileContent: `name: download-task-logs-no-zstd
-on: 
+on:
   push:
     paths:
       - '.gitea/workflows/download-task-logs-no-zstd.yml'
@@ -132,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
 					logFileName += ".zst"
 				}
 				_, err := storage.Actions.Stat(logFileName)
-				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
 
 				// download task logs and check content
 				runIndex := task.Context.GetFields()["run_number"].GetStringValue()
diff --git a/tests/integration/actions_runner_test.go b/tests/integration/actions_runner_test.go
index 355ea1705e..0ffd97a208 100644
--- a/tests/integration/actions_runner_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/actions_runner_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/actions-proto-go/runner/v1/runnerv1connect"
 	"connectrpc.com/connect"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 )
 
@@ -63,8 +64,8 @@ func (r *mockRunner) doPing(t *testing.T) {
 	resp, err := r.client.pingServiceClient.Ping(context.Background(), connect.NewRequest(&pingv1.PingRequest{
 		Data: "mock-runner",
 	}))
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, "Hello, mock-runner!", resp.Msg.Data)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, "Hello, mock-runner!", resp.Msg.Data)
 }
 
 func (r *mockRunner) doRegister(t *testing.T, name, token string, labels []string) {
@@ -75,11 +76,15 @@ func (r *mockRunner) doRegister(t *testing.T, name, token string, labels []strin
 		Version: "mock-runner-version",
 		Labels:  labels,
 	}))
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	r.client = newMockRunnerClient(resp.Msg.Runner.Uuid, resp.Msg.Runner.Token)
 }
 
 func (r *mockRunner) registerAsRepoRunner(t *testing.T, ownerName, repoName, runnerName string, labels []string) {
+	if !setting.Database.Type.IsSQLite3() {
+		// registering a mock runner when using a database other than SQLite leaves leftovers
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
 	session := loginUser(t, ownerName)
 	token := getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, session, auth_model.AccessTokenScopeWriteRepository)
 	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/actions/runners/registration-token", ownerName, repoName)).AddTokenAuth(token)
@@ -102,7 +107,7 @@ func (r *mockRunner) fetchTask(t *testing.T, timeout ...time.Duration) *runnerv1
 		resp, err := r.client.runnerServiceClient.FetchTask(context.Background(), connect.NewRequest(&runnerv1.FetchTaskRequest{
 			TasksVersion: 0,
 		}))
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		if resp.Msg.Task != nil {
 			task = resp.Msg.Task
 			break
@@ -128,7 +133,7 @@ func (r *mockRunner) execTask(t *testing.T, task *runnerv1.Task, outcome *mockTa
 			Rows:   []*runnerv1.LogRow{lr},
 			NoMore: idx == len(outcome.logRows)-1,
 		}))
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.EqualValues(t, idx+1, resp.Msg.AckIndex)
 	}
 	sentOutputKeys := make([]string, 0, len(outcome.outputs))
@@ -140,7 +145,7 @@ func (r *mockRunner) execTask(t *testing.T, task *runnerv1.Task, outcome *mockTa
 			},
 			Outputs: map[string]string{outputKey: outputValue},
 		}))
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		sentOutputKeys = append(sentOutputKeys, outputKey)
 		assert.ElementsMatch(t, sentOutputKeys, resp.Msg.SentOutputs)
 	}
@@ -152,6 +157,6 @@ func (r *mockRunner) execTask(t *testing.T, task *runnerv1.Task, outcome *mockTa
 			StoppedAt: timestamppb.Now(),
 		},
 	}))
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, outcome.result, resp.Msg.State.Result)
 }