diff --git a/test/data/manifests/fedora-ostree-commit.json b/test/data/manifests/fedora-ostree-commit.json
index 8f75aafb..db58b8b7 100644
--- a/test/data/manifests/fedora-ostree-commit.json
+++ b/test/data/manifests/fedora-ostree-commit.json
@@ -378,12 +378,22 @@
       "name": "ostree-tree",
       "build": "name:build",
       "stages": [
+        {
+          "type": "org.osbuild.rpm.macros",
+          "options": {
+            "filename": "/usr/lib/rpm/macros.d/macros.osbuild",
+            "macros": {
+              "_dbpath": "/usr/share/rpm"
+            }
+          }
+        },
         {
           "type": "org.osbuild.rpm",
           "options": {
             "gpgkeys": [
               "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\n\nmQINBF1RVqsBEADWMBqYv/G1r4PwyiPQCfg5fXFGXV1FCZ32qMi9gLUTv1CX7rYy\nH4Inj93oic+lt1kQ0kQCkINOwQczOkm6XDkEekmMrHknJpFLwrTK4AS28bYF2RjL\nM+QJ/dGXDMPYsP0tkLvoxaHr9WTRq89A+AmONcUAQIMJg3JxXAAafBi2UszUUEPI\nU35MyufFt2ePd1k/6hVAO8S2VT72TxXSY7Ha4X2J0pGzbqQ6Dq3AVzogsnoIi09A\n7fYutYZPVVAEGRUqavl0th8LyuZShASZ38CdAHBMvWV4bVZghd/wDV5ev3LXUE0o\nitLAqNSeiDJ3grKWN6v0qdU0l3Ya60sugABd3xaE+ROe8kDCy3WmAaO51Q880ZA2\niXOTJFObqkBTP9j9+ZeQ+KNE8SBoiH1EybKtBU8HmygZvu8ZC1TKUyL5gwGUJt8v\nergy5Bw3Q7av520sNGD3cIWr4fBAVYwdBoZT8RcsnU1PP67NmOGFcwSFJ/LpiOMC\npZ1IBvjOC7KyKEZY2/63kjW73mB7OHOd18BHtGVkA3QAdVlcSule/z68VOAy6bih\nE6mdxP28D4INsts8w6yr4G+3aEIN8u0qRQq66Ri5mOXTyle+ONudtfGg3U9lgicg\nz6oVk17RT0jV9uL6K41sGZ1sH/6yTXQKagdAYr3w1ix2L46JgzC+/+6SSwARAQAB\ntDFGZWRvcmEgKDMyKSA8ZmVkb3JhLTMyLXByaW1hcnlAZmVkb3JhcHJvamVjdC5v\ncmc+iQI4BBMBAgAiBQJdUVarAhsPBgsJCAcDAgYVCAIJCgsEFgIDAQIeAQIXgAAK\nCRBsEwJtEslE0LdAD/wKdAMtfzr7O2y06/sOPnrb3D39Y2DXbB8y0iEmRdBL29Bq\n5btxwmAka7JZRJVFxPsOVqZ6KARjS0/oCBmJc0jCRANFCtM4UjVHTSsxrJfuPkel\nvrlNE9tcR6OCRpuj/PZgUa39iifF/FTUfDgh4Q91xiQoLqfBxOJzravQHoK9VzrM\nNTOu6J6l4zeGzY/ocj6DpT+5fdUO/3HgGFNiNYPC6GVzeiA3AAVR0sCyGENuqqdg\nwUxV3BIht05M5Wcdvxg1U9x5I3yjkLQw+idvX4pevTiCh9/0u+4g80cT/21Cxsdx\n7+DVHaewXbF87QQIcOAing0S5QE67r2uPVxmWy/56TKUqDoyP8SNsV62lT2jutsj\nLevNxUky011g5w3bc61UeaeKrrurFdRs+RwBVkXmtqm/i6g0ZTWZyWGO6gJd+HWA\nqY1NYiq4+cMvNLatmA2sOoCsRNmE9q6jM/ESVgaH8hSp8GcLuzt9/r4PZZGl5CvU\neldOiD221u8rzuHmLs4dsgwJJ9pgLT0cUAsOpbMPI0JpGIPQ2SG6yK7LmO6HFOxb\nAkz7IGUt0gy1MzPTyBvnB+WgD1I+IQXXsJbhP5+d+d3mOnqsd6oDM/grKBzrhoUe\noNadc9uzjqKlOrmrdIR3Bz38SSiWlde5fu6xPqJdmGZRNjXtcyJlbSPVDIloxw==\n=QWRO\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\n"
             ],
+            "dbpath": "/usr/share/rpm",
             "ostree_booted": true
           },
           "inputs": {
diff --git a/test/data/manifests/fedora-ostree-commit.mpp.json b/test/data/manifests/fedora-ostree-commit.mpp.json
index fe081dac..e88a1b9d 100644
--- a/test/data/manifests/fedora-ostree-commit.mpp.json
+++ b/test/data/manifests/fedora-ostree-commit.mpp.json
@@ -21,12 +21,22 @@
       "name": "ostree-tree",
       "build": "name:build",
       "stages": [
+        {
+          "type": "org.osbuild.rpm.macros",
+          "options": {
+            "filename": "/usr/lib/rpm/macros.d/macros.osbuild",
+            "macros": {
+              "_dbpath": "/usr/share/rpm"
+            }
+          }
+        },
         {
           "type": "org.osbuild.rpm",
           "options": {
             "gpgkeys": [
               "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\n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\n=QWRO\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\n"
             ],
+            "dbpath": "/usr/share/rpm",
             "ostree_booted": true
           },
           "inputs": {
diff --git a/test/data/manifests/fedora-ostree-image.json b/test/data/manifests/fedora-ostree-image.json
index d7c588cc..35bfc5b0 100644
--- a/test/data/manifests/fedora-ostree-image.json
+++ b/test/data/manifests/fedora-ostree-image.json
@@ -378,12 +378,22 @@
       "name": "ostree-tree",
       "build": "name:build",
       "stages": [
+        {
+          "type": "org.osbuild.rpm.macros",
+          "options": {
+            "filename": "/usr/lib/rpm/macros.d/macros.osbuild",
+            "macros": {
+              "_dbpath": "/usr/share/rpm"
+            }
+          }
+        },
         {
           "type": "org.osbuild.rpm",
           "options": {
             "gpgkeys": [
               "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\n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\n=QWRO\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\n"
             ],
+            "dbpath": "/usr/share/rpm",
             "ostree_booted": true
           },
           "inputs": {