diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/databases/ssh_tunnel/dao_tests.py b/tests/unit_tests/databases/ssh_tunnel/dao_tests.py
index af0b1ac001d2e..4dfbc5fcd72c0 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/databases/ssh_tunnel/dao_tests.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/databases/ssh_tunnel/dao_tests.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def test_create_ssh_tunnel():
         "password": "bar",
     }
 
-    result = SSHTunnelDAO.create(properties)
+    result = SSHTunnelDAO.create(properties, commit=False)
 
     assert result is not None
     assert isinstance(result, SSHTunnel)