diff --git a/test/mocks/databasemock.js b/test/mocks/databasemock.js
index d9fd9ac647..57f6d70c3a 100644
--- a/test/mocks/databasemock.js
+++ b/test/mocks/databasemock.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ nconf.defaults({
 	upload_path: 'test/uploads',
 	views_dir: path.join(__dirname, '../../build/public/templates'),
 	relative_path: '',
+	secret: 'abcdef',
 });
 
 const urlObject = url.parse(nconf.get('url'));