diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index bb163808f..0a48155bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: '3.10'
 
     - name: Run benchmarks
-      run: pytest --db-backend psql --benchmark-only --benchmark-json benchmark.json tests/
+      run: pytest -v --db-backend psql --benchmark-only --benchmark-json benchmark.json tests/
 
     - name: Store benchmark result
       uses: aiidateam/github-action-benchmark@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-code.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-code.yml
index a8d0cb9a0..dfa3cc787 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-code.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-code.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
         AIIDA_WARN_v3: 1
       # Python 3.12 has a performance regression when running with code coverage
       # so run code coverage only for python 3.9.
-      run: pytest --db-backend psql -m 'not nightly' tests/ ${{ matrix.python-version == '3.9' && '--cov aiida' || '' }}
+      run: pytest -v --db-backend psql -m 'not nightly' tests/ ${{ matrix.python-version == '3.9' && '--cov aiida' || '' }}
 
     - name: Upload coverage report
       if: matrix.python-version == 3.9 && github.repository == 'aiidateam/aiida-core'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 3277d86be..fe92b602b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
       id: tests
       env:
         AIIDA_WARN_v3: 0
-      run: pytest --db-backend sqlite -m 'requires_rmq' tests/
+      run: pytest -sv -db-backend sqlite -m 'requires_rmq' tests/
 
     - name: Slack notification
       # Always run this step (otherwise it would be skipped if any of the previous steps fail) but only if the
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c47595bae..524a625af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: ./.github/actions/install-aiida-core
 
     - name: Run sub-set of test suite
-      run: pytest -s -m requires_rmq --db-backend=sqlite tests/
+      run: pytest -sv -m requires_rmq --db-backend=sqlite tests/
 
   publish:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-install.yml b/.github/workflows/test-install.yml
index d315a5069..75371449b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-install.yml
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ jobs:
       env:
         AIIDA_TEST_PROFILE: test_aiida
         AIIDA_WARN_v3: 1
-      run: pytest --db-backend psql tests -m 'not nightly' tests/
+      run: pytest -v --db-backend psql tests -m 'not nightly' tests/
 
     - name: Freeze test environment
       run: pip freeze | sed '1d' | tee requirements-py-${{ matrix.python-version }}.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_nightly.sh b/.github/workflows/tests_nightly.sh
index 2712a5124..dbb1b92a8 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_nightly.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_nightly.sh
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ verdi -p test_aiida run ${SYSTEM_TESTS}/test_containerized_code.py
 bash ${SYSTEM_TESTS}/test_polish_workchains.sh
 verdi daemon stop
 
-AIIDA_TEST_PROFILE=test_aiida pytest --db-backend psql -m nightly tests/
+AIIDA_TEST_PROFILE=test_aiida pytest -v --db-backend psql -m nightly tests/
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 129cc1e24..f110a09a1 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 pytest_plugins = ['aiida.tools.pytest_fixtures', 'sphinx.testing.fixtures']
 
 
-class DbBackend(Enum):
+class TestDbBackend(Enum):
     """Options for the '--db-backend' CLI argument"""
 
     SQLITE = 'sqlite'
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def pytest_collection_modifyitems(items, config):
     filepath_sqla = Path(__file__).parent / 'storage' / 'psql_dos' / 'migrations' / 'sqlalchemy_branch'
 
     # If the user requested the SQLite backend, automatically skip incompatible tests
-    if config.option.db_backend is DbBackend.SQLITE:
+    if config.option.db_backend is TestDbBackend.SQLITE:
         if config.option.markexpr != '':
             # Don't overwrite markers that the user already provided via '-m ' cmdline argument
             config.option.markexpr += ' and (not requires_psql)'
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ def db_backend_type(string):
     :returns: DbBackend enum corresponding to user input string
     """
     try:
-        return DbBackend(string)
+        return TestDbBackend(string)
     except ValueError:
-        msg = f"Invalid --db-backend option '{string}'\nMust be one of: {tuple(db.value for db in DbBackend)}"
+        msg = f"Invalid --db-backend option '{string}'\nMust be one of: {tuple(db.value for db in TestDbBackend)}"
         raise pytest.UsageError(msg)
 
 
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
     parser.addoption(
         '--db-backend',
         action='store',
-        default=DbBackend.SQLITE,
+        default=TestDbBackend.SQLITE,
         required=False,
-        help=f'Database backend to be used for tests {tuple(db.value for db in DbBackend)}',
+        help=f'Database backend to be used for tests {tuple(db.value for db in TestDbBackend)}',
         type=db_backend_type,
     )
 
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ def aiida_profile(pytestconfig, aiida_config, aiida_profile_factory, config_psql
     if 'not requires_rmq' in marker_opts or 'presto' in marker_opts:
         broker = None
 
-    if db_backend is DbBackend.SQLITE:
+    if db_backend is TestDbBackend.SQLITE:
         storage = 'core.sqlite_dos'
         config = config_sqlite_dos()
-    elif db_backend is DbBackend.PSQL:
+    elif db_backend is TestDbBackend.PSQL:
         storage = 'core.psql_dos'
         config = config_psql_dos()
     else: