diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index e38f74af5..ea6e91abe 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Test::Unit::TestCase
   # Load standard fixtures needed to test API methods
   def self.api_fixtures
     #print "setting up the api_fixtures"
-    fixtures :users, :changesets
+    fixtures :users, :changesets, :changeset_tags
 
     fixtures :current_nodes, :nodes
     set_fixture_class :current_nodes => Node