diff --git a/tests/integration/factories.py b/tests/integration/factories.py
index 0138d15..cf874f5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/factories.py
+++ b/tests/integration/factories.py
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ from app.models.genre import Genre, MovieGenre
 from app.models.movie import Movie
 from app.models.person import Person
 from app.models.provider import Provider
+from app.repositories.provider_repository import get_or_create_provider
 
 
 async def make_provider(session: AsyncSession, slug: str = "tmdb") -> Provider:
-    provider = Provider(slug=slug, name=slug.upper())
-    session.add(provider)
-    await session.flush()
-    return provider
+    # get_or_create, not a raw insert: some tests (e.g. the ingestion
+    # cascade ones) create a real "tmdb" Provider row via session_scope()'s
+    # own connection, outside this test's rolled-back transaction, so it
+    # can already exist here regardless of db_session's per-test isolation.
+    return await get_or_create_provider(session, slug, slug.upper())
 
 
 async def make_movie(