diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 31e6d5f..fe59a58 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ENV["RAILS_ENV"] = "test"
 
 require_relative "../config/environment"
+# FIXME: shouldn't be necessary
+require 'user'
+
 require 'rails/test_help'
 
 require 'mocha'
--
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