diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
index 1b211455b..936dffbcf 100644
--- a/conftest.py
+++ b/conftest.py
@@ -122,11 +122,23 @@ def sqlalchemy_db(request: pytest.FixtureRequest, django_db_blocker, django_db_s
         original_test_name = settings.DATABASES["default"]["TEST"]["NAME"]
         settings.DATABASES["default"]["NAME"] = "sqlalchemy"
         settings.DATABASES["default"]["TEST"]["NAME"] = "test_postgres_sqlalchemy"
+        for connection in connections:
+            if "timeseries" in connection:
+                with connections[connection].cursor() as cursor:
+                    cursor.execute(
+                        "SELECT _timescaledb_internal.stop_background_workers();"
+                    )
         db_cfg = setup_databases(
             verbosity=request.config.option.verbose,
             interactive=False,
             keepdb=keepdb,
         )
+        for connection in connections:
+            if "timeseries" in connection:
+                with connections[connection].cursor() as cursor:
+                    cursor.execute(
+                        "SELECT _timescaledb_internal.start_background_workers();"
+                    )
         settings.DATABASES["default"]["NAME"] = original_db_name
         settings.DATABASES["default"]["TEST"]["NAME"] = original_test_name
 
diff --git a/services/urls.py b/services/urls.py
index ad7a625d2..d7655e8fe 100644
--- a/services/urls.py
+++ b/services/urls.py
@@ -199,12 +199,16 @@ def get_plan_url(pull: Pull) -> str:
 
 
 def get_test_analytics_url(repo: Repository, commit: Commit) -> str:
+    if commit.branch is not None:
+        branch_name = quote_plus(commit.branch)
+    else:
+        branch_name = quote_plus(repo.branch)
     return SiteUrls.test_analytics_url.get_url(
         dashboard_base_url=get_dashboard_base_url(),
         service_short=services_short_dict.get(repo.service),
         username=repo.owner.username,
         project_name=repo.name,
-        branch_name=quote_plus(commit.branch),
+        branch_name=branch_name,
     )