diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-install.yml b/.github/workflows/test-install.yml
index 7a0076fbbd..291907aacb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-install.yml
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        database-backend: ['psql', 'sqlite']
 
     services:
       postgres:
@@ -208,4 +209,4 @@ jobs:
       env:
         AIIDA_TEST_PROFILE: test_aiida
         AIIDA_WARN_v3: 1
-      run: pytest -n auto --db-backend psql tests -m 'not nightly' tests/
+      run: pytest -n auto --db-backend ${{ matrix.database-backend }} tests -m 'not nightly' tests/