diff --git a/api/tests/conftest.py b/api/tests/conftest.py
index 6d5e73312..d5bb56565 100644
--- a/api/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/api/tests/conftest.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import tempfile
 
 from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser
 from django.core.cache import cache as django_cache
+from django.test import client
+
 from dynamic_preferences.registries import global_preferences_registry
 
 from rest_framework.test import APIClient
@@ -118,6 +120,11 @@ def api_request():
     return APIRequestFactory()
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def fake_request():
+    return client.RequestFactory()
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def activity_registry():
     r = record.registry