diff --git a/test/unit/article_test.rb b/test/unit/article_test.rb
index 053c31f..aa936f1 100644
--- a/test/unit/article_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/article_test.rb
@@ -1371,6 +1371,7 @@ class ArticleTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     a = profile.articles.create!(:name => 'a test article', :last_changed_by => author)
     assert_equal author.name, a.author_name
     author.destroy
+    a.reload
     a.author_name = 'some name'
     assert_equal 'some name', a.author_name
   end
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