diff --git a/test/web/ostatus/user_representer_test.exs b/test/web/ostatus/user_representer_test.exs
index e41dfeb3d..82fb8e793 100644
--- a/test/web/ostatus/user_representer_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/ostatus/user_representer_test.exs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.OStatus.UserRepresenterTest do
   alias Pleroma.User
 
   test "returns a user with id, uri, name and link" do
-    user = build(:user, nickname: "レイン")
+    user = insert(:user, %{nickname: "レイン"})
     tuple = UserRepresenter.to_simple_form(user)
 
     res = :xmerl.export_simple_content(tuple, :xmerl_xml) |> to_string
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/representers/activity_representer_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/representers/activity_representer_test.exs
index 291fd5237..7cae4e4a1 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/representers/activity_representer_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/representers/activity_representer_test.exs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ test "a like activity" do
   end
 
   test "an activity" do
-    {:ok, user} = UserBuilder.insert()
+    user = insert(:user)
     #   {:ok, mentioned_user } = UserBuilder.insert(%{nickname: "shp", ap_id: "shp"})
     mentioned_user = insert(:user, %{nickname: "shp"})