diff --git a/trackermaps/tests/test_trackermaps_views.py b/trackermaps/tests/test_trackermaps_views.py
index 38952ae6..dca83e2e 100644
--- a/trackermaps/tests/test_trackermaps_views.py
+++ b/trackermaps/tests/test_trackermaps_views.py
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
 import pytest
 from django.test import RequestFactory
 from django.urls import reverse
+from users.models import User
 from trackermaps.views import maps
+from mixer.backend.django import mixer
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.django_db
+
 
 class TestTrackermapsJSONResponses:
     def test_400_response(self):
@@ -18,5 +22,6 @@ def test_400_response(self):
         req = RequestFactory().post(reverse('trackermaps:maps'),
                                     data=arguments,
                                     HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH='XMLHttpRequest')
+        req.user = mixer.blend(User)
         resp = maps(req)
         assert resp.status_code == 400