diff --git a/opentech/apply/users/tests/test_utils.py b/opentech/apply/users/tests/test_utils.py
index 8d9c9fa6c4a1dd7a2c167b5bb91ec35f95719045..75534cbaae9d44d916ae0be1de0f7b902395f4cd 100644
--- a/opentech/apply/users/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/opentech/apply/users/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 from django.core import mail
-from django.test import TestCase
+from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
 
 from opentech.apply.users.tests.factories import UserFactory
 
 from ..utils import send_activation_email
 
 
+@override_settings(ROOT_URLCONF='opentech.apply.urls')
 class TestActivationEmail(TestCase):
     def test_activation_email_includes_link(self):
         send_activation_email(UserFactory())