diff --git a/tests/utils/db_utils.py b/tests/utils/db_utils.py
index 8f187bea..1dc80e86 100644
--- a/tests/utils/db_utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils/db_utils.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def check_run_status_exist(db_connection, run_id, queue_name):
     """
     cursor = db_connection.cursor()
     queue_id = get_status_queue_id(db_connection, queue_name)
-    cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM report_runstatus WHERE run_id_id = %s AND queue_id_id = %s", (run_id, queue_id))
+    cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM report_runstatus WHERE run_id_id = %s AND queue_id_id = %s", (run_id[0], queue_id))
     result = cursor.fetchone() is not None
     cursor.close()
     return result
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def clear_previous_runstatus(db_connection, run_id):
     Remove all previous run statuses for the given run_id
 
     :param psycopg2.Connection db_connection: database connection
-    :param int run_id: ID of the run in table datarun
+    :param tuple(int,) run_id: ID of the run in table datarun
     """
     cursor = db_connection.cursor()
     # delete run from tables report_information, report_error and report_runstatus