diff --git a/tests/db/test_kvstore.nim b/tests/db/test_kvstore.nim
index 027a58b..cd45267 100644
--- a/tests/db/test_kvstore.nim
+++ b/tests/db/test_kvstore.nim
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const
   value2 = [5'u8, 2, 1, 0]
   key2 = [255'u8, 255]
 
-proc testKvStore*(db: KvStoreRef, supportsFind: bool) =
+proc testKvStore*(db: KvStoreRef, supportsFind: bool, supportsClear: bool) =
   check:
     db != nil
 
@@ -45,12 +45,13 @@ proc testKvStore*(db: KvStoreRef, supportsFind: bool) =
 
     not db.del(key)[] # does nothing
 
-  db.put(key, value2)[] # overwrite old value
-  check:
-    db.contains(key)[]
-    db.clear()[]
-    not db.contains(key)[]
-    not db.clear()[]
+  if supportsClear:
+    db.put(key, value2)[] # overwrite old value
+    check:
+      db.contains(key)[]
+      db.clear()[]
+      not db.contains(key)[]
+      not db.clear()[]
 
   if supportsFind:
     check:
@@ -75,4 +76,4 @@ proc testKvStore*(db: KvStoreRef, supportsFind: bool) =
 
 suite "MemoryStoreRef":
   test "KvStore interface":
-    testKvStore(kvStore MemStoreRef.init(), true)
+    testKvStore(kvStore MemStoreRef.init(), true, true)
diff --git a/tests/db/test_kvstore_sqlite3.nim b/tests/db/test_kvstore_sqlite3.nim
index 252c27e..9fbcc34 100644
--- a/tests/db/test_kvstore_sqlite3.nim
+++ b/tests/db/test_kvstore_sqlite3.nim
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ procSuite "SqStoreRef":
     let kv = db.openKvStore()
     defer: kv.get()[].close()
 
-    testKvStore(kvStore kv.get(), true)
+    testKvStore(kvStore kv.get(), true, true)
 
   test "Readonly kvstore with no table":
     let db = SqStoreRef.init("", "test", inMemory = true, readOnly = true)[]