diff --git a/modules/search-solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/search/solr/client/SearchSolrSpec.scala b/modules/search-solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/search/solr/client/SearchSolrSpec.scala
index a8b932f7..9d59f23a 100644
--- a/modules/search-solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/search/solr/client/SearchSolrSpec.scala
+++ b/modules/search-solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/search/solr/client/SearchSolrSpec.scala
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package io.renku.search.solr.client
 
 import cats.effect.{IO, Resource}
 import io.renku.search.solr.schema.Migrations
+import io.renku.solr.client.SolrClient
 import io.renku.solr.client.migration.SchemaMigrator
 import io.renku.solr.client.util.SolrSpec
 
@@ -30,15 +31,15 @@ trait SearchSolrSpec extends SolrSpec:
     new Fixture[Resource[IO, SearchSolrClient[IO]]]("search-solr"):
 
       def apply(): Resource[IO, SearchSolrClient[IO]] =
-        withSolrClient()
-          .evalTap(SchemaMigrator[IO](_).migrate(Migrations.all))
+        SolrClient[IO](solrConfig.copy(core = server.searchCoreName))
+          .evalTap(SchemaMigrator[IO](_).migrate(Migrations.all).attempt.void)
           .map(new SearchSolrClientImpl[IO](_))
 
       override def beforeAll(): Unit =
-        withSolrClient.beforeAll()
+        server.start()
 
       override def afterAll(): Unit =
-        withSolrClient.afterAll()
+        server.stop()
 
   override def munitFixtures: Seq[Fixture[_]] =
     List(withSearchSolrClient)
diff --git a/modules/solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/solr/client/SolrClientSpec.scala b/modules/solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/solr/client/SolrClientSpec.scala
index 6477bfcc..dee7bcac 100644
--- a/modules/solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/solr/client/SolrClientSpec.scala
+++ b/modules/solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/solr/client/SolrClientSpec.scala
@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@ class SolrClientSpec extends CatsEffectSuite with SolrSpec with SolrTruncate:
     )
     withSolrClient().use { client =>
       for {
-        _ <- truncateAll(client)(
-          Seq(
-            FieldName("roomName"),
-            FieldName("roomDescription"),
-            FieldName("roomSeats")
-          ),
-          Seq(TypeName("roomText"), TypeName("roomInt"))
-        )
         _ <- client.modifySchema(cmds)
         _ <- client
           .insert[Room](Seq(Room("meeting room", "room for meetings", 56)))
diff --git a/modules/solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/solr/client/migration/SolrMigratorSpec.scala b/modules/solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/solr/client/migration/SolrMigratorSpec.scala
index 5f0ef1d5..bb6573b7 100644
--- a/modules/solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/solr/client/migration/SolrMigratorSpec.scala
+++ b/modules/solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/solr/client/migration/SolrMigratorSpec.scala
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class SolrMigratorSpec extends CatsEffectSuite with SolrSpec with SolrTruncate:
     SchemaMigration(-1, Add(Field(FieldName("testSeats"), TypeName("testInt"))))
   )
 
-  def truncate(client: SolrClient[IO]): IO[Unit] =
+  private def truncate(client: SolrClient[IO]): IO[Unit] =
     truncateAll(client)(
       Seq(
         FieldName("currentSchemaVersion"),
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class SolrMigratorSpec extends CatsEffectSuite with SolrSpec with SolrTruncate:
       } yield ()
     }
 
-  test("run only remaining migrations".ignore):
+  test("run migrations"):
     withSolrClient().use { client =>
       val migrator = SchemaMigrator(client)
       val first = migrations.take(2)
diff --git a/modules/solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/solr/client/util/SolrServer.scala b/modules/solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/solr/client/util/SolrServer.scala
index f997f7fe..311e809e 100644
--- a/modules/solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/solr/client/util/SolrServer.scala
+++ b/modules/solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/solr/client/util/SolrServer.scala
@@ -37,18 +37,22 @@ class SolrServer(module: String, port: Int) {
 
   private val containerName = s"$module-test-solr"
   private val image = "solr:9.4.1-slim"
-  val coreName = "renku-search-test"
+  val genericCoreName = "core-test"
+  val searchCoreName = "search-core-test"
+  private val cores = Set(genericCoreName, searchCoreName)
   private val startCmd = s"""|docker run --rm
                              |--name $containerName
                              |-p $port:8983
                              |-d $image""".stripMargin
   private val isRunningCmd = s"docker container ls --filter 'name=$containerName'"
   private val stopCmd = s"docker stop -t5 $containerName"
-  private val readyCmd =
-    s"curl http://localhost:8983/solr/$coreName/select?q=*:* --no-progress-meter --fail 1> /dev/null"
-  private val isReadyCmd = s"docker exec $containerName sh -c '$readyCmd'"
-  private val createCore = s"precreate-core $coreName"
-  private val createCoreCmd = s"docker exec $containerName sh -c '$createCore'"
+  private def readyCmd(core: String) =
+    s"curl http://localhost:8983/solr/$core/select?q=*:* --no-progress-meter --fail 1> /dev/null"
+  private def isReadyCmd(core: String) =
+    s"docker exec $containerName sh -c '${readyCmd(core)}'"
+  private def createCore(core: String) = s"precreate-core $core"
+  private def createCoreCmd(core: String) =
+    s"docker exec $containerName sh -c '${createCore(core)}'"
   private val wasRunning = new AtomicBoolean(false)
 
   def start(): Unit = synchronized {
@@ -57,19 +61,26 @@ class SolrServer(module: String, port: Int) {
     else {
       println(s"Starting Solr container for '$module' from '$image' image")
       startContainer()
-      var rc = 1
-      while (rc != 0) {
-        Thread.sleep(500)
-        rc = isReadyCmd.!
-        if (rc == 0) println(s"Solr container for '$module' started on port $port")
-      }
+      waitForCoresToBeReady()
     }
   }
 
+  private def waitForCoresToBeReady(): Unit =
+    var rc = 1
+    while (rc != 0) {
+      Thread.sleep(500)
+      rc = checkCoresReady
+      if (rc == 0) println(s"Solr container for '$module' ready on port $port")
+    }
+
+  private def checkCoresReady =
+    cores.foldLeft(0)((rc, core) => if (rc == 0) isReadyCmd(core).! else rc)
+
   private def checkRunning: Boolean = {
     val out = isRunningCmd.lazyLines.toList
     val isRunning = out.exists(_ contains containerName)
     wasRunning.set(isRunning)
+    if (isRunning) waitForCoresToBeReady()
     isRunning
   }
 
@@ -80,8 +91,10 @@ class SolrServer(module: String, port: Int) {
       case ex => throw ex
     }
     Try(startCmd.!!).fold(retryOnContainerFailedToRun, _ => ())
-    val rc = createCoreCmd.!
-    println(s"Created solr core $coreName ($rc)")
+    val rcs = cores.map(c => c -> createCoreCmd(c).!)
+    println(
+      s"Created solr cores: ${rcs.map { case (core, rc) => s"'$core' ($rc)" }.mkString(", ")}"
+    )
   }
 
   def stop(): Unit =
diff --git a/modules/solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/solr/client/util/SolrSpec.scala b/modules/solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/solr/client/util/SolrSpec.scala
index e7d014c1..7ce5abb0 100644
--- a/modules/solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/solr/client/util/SolrSpec.scala
+++ b/modules/solr-client/src/test/scala/io/renku/solr/client/util/SolrSpec.scala
@@ -26,15 +26,19 @@ import scala.concurrent.duration.Duration
 trait SolrSpec:
   self: munit.Suite =>
 
-  private lazy val server: SolrServer = SolrServer
+  protected lazy val server: SolrServer = SolrServer
+  protected lazy val solrConfig: SolrConfig = SolrConfig(
+    server.url / "solr",
+    server.genericCoreName,
+    commitWithin = Some(Duration.Zero),
+    logMessageBodies = true
+  )
 
   val withSolrClient: Fixture[Resource[IO, SolrClient[IO]]] =
     new Fixture[Resource[IO, SolrClient[IO]]]("solr"):
 
       def apply(): Resource[IO, SolrClient[IO]] =
-        SolrClient[IO](
-          SolrConfig(server.url / "solr", server.coreName, Some(Duration.Zero), true)
-        )
+        SolrClient[IO](solrConfig)
 
       override def beforeAll(): Unit =
         server.start()