diff --git a/test/io/fixtures/database.sql b/test/io/fixtures/database.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7bfdf3c815
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/io/fixtures/database.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SET client_min_messages = WARNING; -- suppress "NOTICE: ..." messages which pollute the log
+SET check_function_bodies = false; -- to allow conditionals based on the pg version
+SET search_path = public;
diff --git a/test/io/fixtures/load.sql b/test/io/fixtures/load.sql
index 19c0291c93..2764672366 100644
--- a/test/io/fixtures/load.sql
+++ b/test/io/fixtures/load.sql
@@ -1,278 +1,9 @@
-\ir db_config.sql
-\ir roles.sql
-
-set check_function_bodies = false; -- to allow conditionals based on the pg version
-set search_path to public;
-
-DO $do$BEGIN
-  IF (SELECT current_setting('server_version_num')::INT >= 150000) THEN
-    ALTER ROLE postgrest_test_w_superuser_settings SET log_min_duration_sample = 12345;
-    GRANT SET ON PARAMETER log_min_duration_sample to postgrest_test_authenticator;
-  END IF;
-END$do$;
-
-CREATE SCHEMA v1;
-GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA v1 TO postgrest_test_anonymous;
-
-CREATE SCHEMA test;
-GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA test TO postgrest_test_anonymous;
-
-CREATE TABLE authors_only ();
-GRANT SELECT ON authors_only TO postgrest_test_author;
-
-CREATE TABLE projects AS SELECT FROM generate_series(1,5);
-GRANT SELECT ON projects TO postgrest_test_anonymous, postgrest_test_w_superuser_settings;
-
-create function get_guc_value(name text) returns text as $$
-  select nullif(current_setting(name), '')::text;
-$$ language sql;
-
-create function v1.get_guc_value(name text) returns text as $$
-  select nullif(current_setting(name), '')::text;
-$$ language sql;
-
-create function uses_prepared_statements() returns bool as $$
-  select count(name) > 0 from pg_catalog.pg_prepared_statements
-$$ language sql;
-
-create function change_max_rows_config(val int, notify bool default false) returns void as $_$
-begin
-  execute format($$
-    alter role postgrest_test_authenticator set pgrst.db_max_rows = %L;
-  $$, val);
-  if notify then
-    perform pg_notify('pgrst', 'reload config');
-  end if;
-end $_$ volatile security definer language plpgsql ;
-
-create function reset_max_rows_config() returns void as $_$
-begin
-  alter role postgrest_test_authenticator reset pgrst.db_max_rows;
-end $_$ volatile security definer language plpgsql ;
-
-create function change_db_schema_and_full_reload(schemas text) returns void as $_$
-begin
-  execute format($$
-    alter role postgrest_test_authenticator set pgrst.db_schemas = %L;
-  $$, schemas);
-  perform pg_notify('pgrst', 'reload config');
-  perform pg_notify('pgrst', 'reload schema');
-end $_$ volatile security definer language plpgsql ;
-
-create function v1.reset_db_schema_config() returns void as $_$
-begin
-  alter role postgrest_test_authenticator reset pgrst.db_schemas;
-  perform pg_notify('pgrst', 'reload config');
-  perform pg_notify('pgrst', 'reload schema');
-end $_$ volatile security definer language plpgsql ;
-
-create function invalid_role_claim_key_reload() returns void as $_$
-begin
-  alter role postgrest_test_authenticator set pgrst.jwt_role_claim_key = 'test';
-  perform pg_notify('pgrst', 'reload config');
-end $_$ volatile security definer language plpgsql ;
-
-create function notify_do_nothing() returns void as $_$
-  notify pgrst, 'nothing';
-$_$ language sql;
-
-create function do_nothing() returns void as $_$
-$_$ language sql;
-
-create function reset_invalid_role_claim_key() returns void as $_$
-begin
-  alter role postgrest_test_authenticator reset pgrst.jwt_role_claim_key;
-  perform pg_notify('pgrst', 'reload config');
-end $_$ volatile security definer language plpgsql ;
-
-create function reload_pgrst_config() returns void as $_$
-begin
-  perform pg_notify('pgrst', 'reload config');
-end $_$ language plpgsql ;
-
-create or replace function sleep(seconds double precision) returns void as $$
-  select pg_sleep(seconds);
-$$ language sql;
-
-create or replace function hello() returns text as $$
-  select 'hello'::text;
-$$ language sql;
-
-create table cats(id uuid primary key, name text);
-grant all on cats to postgrest_test_anonymous;
-
-create function drop_change_cats() returns void
-language sql security definer
-as $$
-  drop table cats;
-  create table cats(id bigint primary key, name text);
-  grant all on table cats to postgrest_test_anonymous;
-  notify pgrst, 'reload schema';
-$$;
-
-create function change_role_statement_timeout(timeout text) returns void as $_$
-begin
-  execute format($$
-    alter role current_user set statement_timeout = %L;
-  $$, timeout);
-end $_$ volatile language plpgsql ;
-
-create table items as select x as id from generate_series(1,5) x;
-
-create view items_w_isolation_level as
-select
-  id,
-  current_setting('transaction_isolation', true) as isolation_level
-from items;
-
-grant all on items_w_isolation_level to postgrest_test_anonymous, postgrest_test_repeatable_read, postgrest_test_serializable;
-
-create function default_isolation_level()
-returns text as $$
-  select current_setting('transaction_isolation', true);
-$$
-language sql;
+-- Load all IO tests fixtures for PostgREST
 
-create function serializable_isolation_level()
-returns text as $$
-  select current_setting('transaction_isolation', true);
-$$
-language sql set default_transaction_isolation = 'serializable';
+\set ON_ERROR_STOP on
 
-create function repeatable_read_isolation_level()
-returns text as $$
-  select current_setting('transaction_isolation', true);
-$$
-language sql set default_transaction_isolation = 'REPEATABLE READ';
-
-create or replace function create_function() returns void as $_$
-  drop function if exists mult_them(int, int);
-  create or replace function mult_them(a int, b int) returns int as $$
-    select a*b;
-  $$ language sql;
-  notify pgrst, 'reload schema';
-$_$ language sql security definer;
-
-create or replace function migrate_function() returns void as $_$
-  drop function if exists mult_them(int, int);
-  create or replace function mult_them(c int, d int) returns int as $$
-    select c*d;
-  $$ language sql;
-  notify pgrst, 'reload schema';
-$_$ language sql security definer;
-
-create or replace function get_pgrst_version() returns text
-  language sql
-as $$
-select application_name
-from pg_stat_activity
-where application_name ilike 'postgrest%'
-limit 1;
-$$;
-
-create function terminate_pgrst(appname text) returns setof record as $$
-select pg_terminate_backend(pid) from pg_stat_activity where application_name iLIKE '%' || appname || '%';
-$$ language sql security definer;
-
-create or replace function one_sec_timeout() returns void as $$
-  select pg_sleep(3);
-$$ language sql set statement_timeout = '1s';
-
-create or replace function four_sec_timeout() returns void as $$
-  select pg_sleep(3);
-$$ language sql set statement_timeout = '4s';
-
-create function get_postgres_version() returns int as $$
-  select current_setting('server_version_num')::int;
-$$ language sql;
-
-create or replace function rpc_work_mem() returns items as $$
-  select 1
-$$ language sql
-set work_mem = '6000';
-
-create or replace function rpc_with_one_hoisted() returns items as $$
-  select 1
-$$ language sql
-set work_mem = '3000'
-set statement_timeout = '7s';
-
-create or replace function rpc_with_two_hoisted() returns items as $$
-  select 1
-$$ language sql
-set work_mem = '5000'
-set statement_timeout = '10s';
-
-create function get_work_mem(items) returns text as $$
-  select current_setting('work_mem', true) as work_mem
-$$ language sql;
-
-create function get_statement_timeout(items) returns text as $$
-  select current_setting('statement_timeout', true) as statement_timeout
-$$ language sql;
-
-create function change_db_schemas_config() returns void as $_$
-begin
-  alter role postgrest_test_authenticator set pgrst.db_schemas = 'test';
-end $_$ volatile security definer language plpgsql;
-
-create function reset_db_schemas_config() returns void as $_$
-begin
-  alter role postgrest_test_authenticator reset pgrst.db_schemas;
-end $_$ volatile security definer language plpgsql ;
-
-create function test.get_current_schema() returns text as $$
-  select current_schema()::text;
-$$ language sql;
-
-create or replace function root() returns json as $_$
-  select '{"swagger": "2.0"}'::json;
-$_$ language sql;
-
-create view infinite_recursion as
-select * from projects;
-
-create or replace view infinite_recursion as
-select * from infinite_recursion;
-
-create or replace function "true"() returns boolean as $_$
-  select true;
-$_$ language sql;
-
-create or replace function notify_pgrst() returns void as $$
-  notify pgrst;
-$$ language sql;
-
--- directors and films table can be used for resource embedding tests
-create table directors (
-  id int primary key,
-  name text
-);
-
-create table films (
-  id int primary key,
-  title text,
-  director_id int,
-
-  constraint fk_director
-    foreign key (director_id) references directors (id)
-    on update cascade
-    on delete cascade
-);
-
--- data to test resource embedding
-truncate table directors cascade;
-insert into directors
-values (1, 'quentin tarantino'),
-       (2, 'christopher nolan'),
-       (3, 'yorgos lathinmos');
-
-truncate table films cascade;
-insert into films
-values (1, 'pulp fiction', 1),
-       (2, 'intersteller',2),
-       (3, 'dogtooth',3),
-       (4, 'reservoir dogs', 1);
-
-
-GRANT SELECT ON directors, films TO postgrest_test_anonymous, postgrest_test_w_superuser_settings;
+\ir database.sql
+\ir db_config.sql
+\ir roles.sql
+\ir schema.sql
+\ir privileges.sql
diff --git a/test/io/fixtures/privileges.sql b/test/io/fixtures/privileges.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62fbe55df3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/io/fixtures/privileges.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA v1 TO postgrest_test_anonymous;
+GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA test TO postgrest_test_anonymous;
+
+GRANT SELECT ON authors_only TO postgrest_test_author;
+GRANT SELECT ON projects TO postgrest_test_anonymous, postgrest_test_w_superuser_settings;
+GRANT SELECT ON directors, films TO postgrest_test_anonymous, postgrest_test_w_superuser_settings;
+
+GRANT ALL ON cats TO postgrest_test_anonymous;
+GRANT ALL ON items_w_isolation_level TO postgrest_test_anonymous, postgrest_test_repeatable_read, postgrest_test_serializable;
diff --git a/test/io/fixtures/schema.sql b/test/io/fixtures/schema.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b84889d27d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/io/fixtures/schema.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+DROP SCHEMA IF EXISTS v1, test;
+
+CREATE SCHEMA v1;
+CREATE SCHEMA test;
+
+CREATE TABLE authors_only ();
+CREATE TABLE projects AS SELECT FROM generate_series(1,5);
+CREATE TABLE cats(id uuid primary key, name text);
+CREATE TABLE items AS SELECT x AS id FROM generate_series(1,5) x;
+
+-- directors and films table can be used for resource embedding tests
+CREATE TABLE directors (
+  id int primary key,
+  name text
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE films (
+  id int primary key,
+  title text,
+  director_id int,
+
+  constraint fk_director
+    foreign key (director_id) references directors (id)
+    on update cascade
+    on delete cascade
+);
+
+-- data to test resource embedding
+TRUNCATE TABLE directors CASCADE;
+INSERT INTO directors
+VALUES (1, 'quentin tarantino'),
+       (2, 'christopher nolan'),
+       (3, 'yorgos lathinmos');
+
+TRUNCATE TABLE films CASCADE;
+INSERT INTO films
+VALUES (1, 'pulp fiction', 1),
+       (2, 'intersteller',2),
+       (3, 'dogtooth',3),
+       (4, 'reservoir dogs', 1);
+
+DO $do$BEGIN
+  IF (SELECT current_setting('server_version_num')::INT >= 150000) THEN
+    ALTER ROLE postgrest_test_w_superuser_settings SET log_min_duration_sample = 12345;
+    GRANT SET ON PARAMETER log_min_duration_sample to postgrest_test_authenticator;
+  END IF;
+END$do$;
+
+create function get_guc_value(name text) returns text as $$
+  select nullif(current_setting(name), '')::text;
+$$ language sql;
+
+create function v1.get_guc_value(name text) returns text as $$
+  select nullif(current_setting(name), '')::text;
+$$ language sql;
+
+create function uses_prepared_statements() returns bool as $$
+  select count(name) > 0 from pg_catalog.pg_prepared_statements
+$$ language sql;
+
+create function change_max_rows_config(val int, notify bool default false) returns void as $_$
+begin
+  execute format($$
+    alter role postgrest_test_authenticator set pgrst.db_max_rows = %L;
+  $$, val);
+  if notify then
+    perform pg_notify('pgrst', 'reload config');
+  end if;
+end $_$ volatile security definer language plpgsql ;
+
+create function reset_max_rows_config() returns void as $_$
+begin
+  alter role postgrest_test_authenticator reset pgrst.db_max_rows;
+end $_$ volatile security definer language plpgsql ;
+
+create function change_db_schema_and_full_reload(schemas text) returns void as $_$
+begin
+  execute format($$
+    alter role postgrest_test_authenticator set pgrst.db_schemas = %L;
+  $$, schemas);
+  perform pg_notify('pgrst', 'reload config');
+  perform pg_notify('pgrst', 'reload schema');
+end $_$ volatile security definer language plpgsql ;
+
+create function v1.reset_db_schema_config() returns void as $_$
+begin
+  alter role postgrest_test_authenticator reset pgrst.db_schemas;
+  perform pg_notify('pgrst', 'reload config');
+  perform pg_notify('pgrst', 'reload schema');
+end $_$ volatile security definer language plpgsql ;
+
+create function invalid_role_claim_key_reload() returns void as $_$
+begin
+  alter role postgrest_test_authenticator set pgrst.jwt_role_claim_key = 'test';
+  perform pg_notify('pgrst', 'reload config');
+end $_$ volatile security definer language plpgsql ;
+
+create function notify_do_nothing() returns void as $_$
+  notify pgrst, 'nothing';
+$_$ language sql;
+
+create function do_nothing() returns void as $_$
+$_$ language sql;
+
+create function reset_invalid_role_claim_key() returns void as $_$
+begin
+  alter role postgrest_test_authenticator reset pgrst.jwt_role_claim_key;
+  perform pg_notify('pgrst', 'reload config');
+end $_$ volatile security definer language plpgsql ;
+
+create function reload_pgrst_config() returns void as $_$
+begin
+  perform pg_notify('pgrst', 'reload config');
+end $_$ language plpgsql ;
+
+create or replace function sleep(seconds double precision) returns void as $$
+  select pg_sleep(seconds);
+$$ language sql;
+
+create or replace function hello() returns text as $$
+  select 'hello'::text;
+$$ language sql;
+
+create function drop_change_cats() returns void
+language sql security definer
+as $$
+  drop table cats;
+  create table cats(id bigint primary key, name text);
+  grant all on table cats to postgrest_test_anonymous;
+  notify pgrst, 'reload schema';
+$$;
+
+create function change_role_statement_timeout(timeout text) returns void as $_$
+begin
+  execute format($$
+    alter role current_user set statement_timeout = %L;
+  $$, timeout);
+end $_$ volatile language plpgsql ;
+
+create view items_w_isolation_level as
+select
+  id,
+  current_setting('transaction_isolation', true) as isolation_level
+from items;
+
+create function default_isolation_level()
+returns text as $$
+  select current_setting('transaction_isolation', true);
+$$
+language sql;
+
+create function serializable_isolation_level()
+returns text as $$
+  select current_setting('transaction_isolation', true);
+$$
+language sql set default_transaction_isolation = 'serializable';
+
+create function repeatable_read_isolation_level()
+returns text as $$
+  select current_setting('transaction_isolation', true);
+$$
+language sql set default_transaction_isolation = 'REPEATABLE READ';
+
+create or replace function create_function() returns void as $_$
+  drop function if exists mult_them(int, int);
+  create or replace function mult_them(a int, b int) returns int as $$
+    select a*b;
+  $$ language sql;
+  notify pgrst, 'reload schema';
+$_$ language sql security definer;
+
+create or replace function migrate_function() returns void as $_$
+  drop function if exists mult_them(int, int);
+  create or replace function mult_them(c int, d int) returns int as $$
+    select c*d;
+  $$ language sql;
+  notify pgrst, 'reload schema';
+$_$ language sql security definer;
+
+create or replace function get_pgrst_version() returns text
+  language sql
+as $$
+select application_name
+from pg_stat_activity
+where application_name ilike 'postgrest%'
+limit 1;
+$$;
+
+create function terminate_pgrst(appname text) returns setof record as $$
+select pg_terminate_backend(pid) from pg_stat_activity where application_name iLIKE '%' || appname || '%';
+$$ language sql security definer;
+
+create or replace function one_sec_timeout() returns void as $$
+  select pg_sleep(3);
+$$ language sql set statement_timeout = '1s';
+
+create or replace function four_sec_timeout() returns void as $$
+  select pg_sleep(3);
+$$ language sql set statement_timeout = '4s';
+
+create function get_postgres_version() returns int as $$
+  select current_setting('server_version_num')::int;
+$$ language sql;
+
+create or replace function rpc_work_mem() returns items as $$
+  select 1
+$$ language sql
+set work_mem = '6000';
+
+create or replace function rpc_with_one_hoisted() returns items as $$
+  select 1
+$$ language sql
+set work_mem = '3000'
+set statement_timeout = '7s';
+
+create or replace function rpc_with_two_hoisted() returns items as $$
+  select 1
+$$ language sql
+set work_mem = '5000'
+set statement_timeout = '10s';
+
+create function get_work_mem(items) returns text as $$
+  select current_setting('work_mem', true) as work_mem
+$$ language sql;
+
+create function get_statement_timeout(items) returns text as $$
+  select current_setting('statement_timeout', true) as statement_timeout
+$$ language sql;
+
+create function change_db_schemas_config() returns void as $_$
+begin
+  alter role postgrest_test_authenticator set pgrst.db_schemas = 'test';
+end $_$ volatile security definer language plpgsql;
+
+create function reset_db_schemas_config() returns void as $_$
+begin
+  alter role postgrest_test_authenticator reset pgrst.db_schemas;
+end $_$ volatile security definer language plpgsql ;
+
+create function test.get_current_schema() returns text as $$
+  select current_schema()::text;
+$$ language sql;
+
+create or replace function root() returns json as $_$
+  select '{"swagger": "2.0"}'::json;
+$_$ language sql;
+
+create view infinite_recursion as
+select * from projects;
+
+create or replace view infinite_recursion as
+select * from infinite_recursion;
+
+create or replace function "true"() returns boolean as $_$
+  select true;
+$_$ language sql;
+
+create or replace function notify_pgrst() returns void as $$
+  notify pgrst;
+$$ language sql;