diff --git a/rowers/tests/test_teams.py b/rowers/tests/test_teams.py
index 3b7614e4..5bb8d1a4 100644
--- a/rowers/tests/test_teams.py
+++ b/rowers/tests/test_teams.py
@@ -61,6 +61,18 @@ class TeamCreateTest(TestCase):
         self.t = TeamFactory(manager=self.u)
 
         # need to set up some requests for testing (they are not good below)
+        self.invite = TeamInvite(
+            team = self.t,
+            user = self.users[1],
+            code = 'abcde',
+            email = self.users[1].email
+            )
+
+        self.request = TeamRequest(
+            team = self.t,
+            user = self.users[2],
+            code ='abcde'
+            )
 
     def tearDown(self):
         for csvfilename in self.csvfilenames:
@@ -106,8 +118,6 @@ class TeamCreateTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
     def test_teamsview(self):
-        id, result = create_request(self.t,self.users[2].id)
-        id, comment = create_invite(self.t,self.u,user=self.users[1])
 
         url = '/rowers/me/teams/'
 
@@ -149,8 +159,6 @@ class TeamCreateTest(TestCase):
                 self.assertIn(response.status_code,[200,302])
         
     def test_teamsview_manager(self):
-        id, result = create_request(self.t,self.users[2].id)
-        id, comment = create_invite(self.t,self.u,user=self.users[1])
 
         url = '/rowers/me/teams/'
 
@@ -174,12 +182,12 @@ class TeamCreateTest(TestCase):
 
     def test_teamview_member_request(self):
         
-        login = self.c.login(username=self.users[1].username, password = self.user_passwords[1])
+        login = self.c.login(username=self.users[3].username, password = self.user_passwords[3])
         self.assertTrue(login)
 
         url = '/rowers/team/{t}/requestmembership/{u}/'.format(
             t=self.t.id,
-            u=self.users[1].id)
+            u=self.users[3].id)
         
         response = self.c.get(url,follow=True)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
@@ -188,13 +196,10 @@ class TeamCreateTest(TestCase):
                              expected_url='/rowers/team/{t}/'.format(t=self.t.id),
                              status_code=302,target_status_code=200)
 
-        id, result = create_request(self.t,self.users[2].id)
-        self.assertTrue(id != 0)
-
-        login = self.c.login(username=self.users[2].username, password = self.user_passwords[2])
+        login = self.c.login(username=self.users[1].username, password = self.user_passwords[1])
         self.assertTrue(login)
 
-        url = '/rowers/me/invitation/{id}/revoke/'.format(id=id)
+        url = '/rowers/me/invitation/{id}/revoke/'.format(id=self.invite.id)
         self.assertRedirects(response,
                              expected_url='/rowers/team/{t}/'.format(t=self.t.id),
                              status_code=302,target_status_code=200)
diff --git a/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.csv.gz b/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.csv.gz
index 4c9f0258..b4c2a06d 100644
Binary files a/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.csv.gz and b/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.csv.gz differ
diff --git a/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.tcx b/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.tcx
index 77e29c4f..2fc2f4fa 100644
--- a/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.tcx
+++ b/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.tcx
@@ -2502,7 +2502,7 @@
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       </Lap>
-      <Notes>&lt;Element 'Notes' at 0x19d5f2b0&gt;</Notes>
+      <Notes>&lt;Element 'Notes' at 0x1477a860&gt;</Notes>
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