diff --git a/src/utils/factories.py b/src/utils/factories.py
index 6cdf524e..aed2c5b5 100644
--- a/src/utils/factories.py
+++ b/src/utils/factories.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from factory.django import DjangoModelFactory
 class UserFactory(DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = 'auth.User'
+        django_get_or_create = ('username',)
 
     username = factory.Faker('word')
     email = factory.Faker('ascii_email')