diff --git a/cmd/forgejo/f3.go b/cmd/forgejo/f3.go
index e4ff12f8cb..e3cdae7085 100644
--- a/cmd/forgejo/f3.go
+++ b/cmd/forgejo/f3.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package forgejo
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ func runMirror(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Context, action cli.ActionFunc) error
 		if err := git.InitSimple(ctx); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if err := models.Init(ctx); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return action(c)
diff --git a/tests/integration/cmd_forgejo_f3_test.go b/tests/integration/cmd_forgejo_f3_test.go
index 7be09ab1a5..ff6721661a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/cmd_forgejo_f3_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/cmd_forgejo_f3_test.go
@@ -4,14 +4,11 @@ package integration
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"net/url"
 	"testing"
 
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/test"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/f3/driver"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/migrations"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/tests"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	f3_forges "lab.forgefriends.org/friendlyforgeformat/gof3/forges"
@@ -19,54 +16,46 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestF3_CmdMirror_LocalForgejo(t *testing.T) {
-	onGiteaRun(t, func(*testing.T, *url.URL) {
-		defer test.MockVariableValue(&setting.F3.Enabled, true)()
-		defer test.MockVariableValue(&setting.Migrations.AllowLocalNetworks, true)()
-		// Gitea SDK (go-sdk) need to parse the AppVer from server response, so we must set it to a valid version string.
-		defer test.MockVariableValue(&setting.AppVer, "1.16.0")
-		// without migrations.Init() AllowLocalNetworks = true is not effective and
-		// a http call fails with "...migration can only call allowed HTTP servers..."
-		migrations.Init()
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
 
-		ctx := context.Background()
-		var userID int64 = 700
-		//
-		// Step 1: create a fixture as an F3 archive
-		//
-		userID++
-		fixture := f3_forges.NewFixture(t, f3_forges.FixtureF3Factory)
-		fixture.NewUser(userID)
-		fixture.NewIssue()
-		fixture.NewRepository()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	var userID int64 = 700
+	//
+	// Step 1: create a fixture as an F3 archive
+	//
+	userID++
+	fixture := f3_forges.NewFixture(t, f3_forges.FixtureF3Factory)
+	fixture.NewUser(userID)
+	fixture.NewIssue()
+	fixture.NewRepository()
 
-		//
-		// Step 3: mirror the F3 archive to the forge
-		//
-		_, err := cmdForgejoCaptureOutput(t, []string{
-			"forgejo", "forgejo-cli", "f3", "mirror",
-			"--from-type=f3", "--from", fixture.ForgeRoot.GetDirectory(),
-			"--to-type", driver.Name,
-		})
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		user, err := user_model.GetUserByName(ctx, fixture.UserFormat.UserName)
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		//
-		// Step 4: mirror the forge to an F3 archive
-		//
-		dumpDir := t.TempDir()
-		_, err = cmdForgejoCaptureOutput(t, []string{
-			"forgejo", "forgejo-cli", "f3", "mirror",
-			"--user", user.Name, "--repository", fixture.ProjectFormat.Name,
-			"--from-type", driver.Name,
-			"--to-type=f3", "--to", dumpDir,
-		})
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-		//
-		// Step 5: verify the F3 archive content
-		//
-		files := f3_util.Command(context.Background(), "find", dumpDir)
-		assert.Contains(t, files, "/user/")
-		assert.Contains(t, files, "/project/")
+	//
+	// Step 3: mirror the F3 archive to the forge
+	//
+	_, err := cmdForgejoCaptureOutput(t, []string{
+		"forgejo", "forgejo-cli", "f3", "mirror",
+		"--from-type=f3", "--from", fixture.ForgeRoot.GetDirectory(),
+		"--to-type", driver.Name,
 	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	user, err := user_model.GetUserByName(ctx, fixture.UserFormat.UserName)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	//
+	// Step 4: mirror the forge to an F3 archive
+	//
+	dumpDir := t.TempDir()
+	_, err = cmdForgejoCaptureOutput(t, []string{
+		"forgejo", "forgejo-cli", "f3", "mirror",
+		"--user", user.Name, "--repository", fixture.ProjectFormat.Name,
+		"--from-type", driver.Name,
+		"--to-type=f3", "--to", dumpDir,
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	//
+	// Step 5: verify the F3 archive content
+	//
+	files := f3_util.Command(context.Background(), "find", dumpDir)
+	assert.Contains(t, files, "/user/")
+	assert.Contains(t, files, "/project/")
 }