diff --git a/bridge/github/export_test.go b/bridge/github/export_test.go
index 36d43173718a74aef12fc8faba374bd6370fa498..7d6e6fb191b7123f3bacf0be9a9d39410021d010 100644
--- a/bridge/github/export_test.go
+++ b/bridge/github/export_test.go
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ func TestPushPull(t *testing.T) {
 	author, err := backend.NewIdentity("test identity", "test@test.org")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	author.SetMetadata(metaKeyGithubLogin, login)
+	err = author.Commit()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	err = backend.SetUserIdentity(author)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/bridge/gitlab/export_test.go b/bridge/gitlab/export_test.go
index 8410ebba370dfe215eb39146d9ba2404c6727f92..1d387655c1067f8275ff8362b2f6d07e997393c1 100644
--- a/bridge/gitlab/export_test.go
+++ b/bridge/gitlab/export_test.go
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ func TestPushPull(t *testing.T) {
 	author, err := backend.NewIdentity("test identity", "test@test.org")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	author.SetMetadata(metaKeyGitlabLogin, login)
+	err = author.Commit()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	err = backend.SetUserIdentity(author)
 	require.NoError(t, err)