diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/vcs/test_repository.py b/rhodecode/tests/vcs/test_repository.py
index 6ddb200f..f1dc3a81 100644
--- a/rhodecode/tests/vcs/test_repository.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/vcs/test_repository.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class TestRepositoryBase(BackendTestMixin):
         config = Config()
         url = {
             "hg": "https://code.rhodecode.com/rhodecode-vcsserver",
-            "svn": "https://code.rhodecode.com/svn-doc",
+            "svn": "https://default:default@code.rhodecode.com/svn-doc",
             "git": "https://code.rhodecode.com/appenlight",
         }[self.repo.alias]