diff --git a/tests/integration/test_alert_ansible_action.py b/tests/integration/test_alert_ansible_action.py
index e1d2ca2..a72f5d1 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_alert_ansible_action.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_alert_ansible_action.py
@@ -61,11 +61,13 @@ def test_firing_triggers_ansible_action(app, tmp_path):
 
     async def _go():
         async with app.db_sessionmaker() as s:
+            # User must be committed before the rule's created_by FK can reference it.
             async with s.begin():
                 s.add(User(
                     id=uid, username=f"u{uid[:8]}", email=f"{uid[:8]}@e.test",
                     password_hash="x", role=UserRole.admin, is_active=True,
                 ))
+            async with s.begin():
                 s.add(AlertRule(
                     id=rule_id, name="cpu hot", source_module="host_agent",
                     resource_name="srv1", metric_name="cpu_pct",