diff --git a/database/factories/UserFactory.php b/database/factories/UserFactory.php
index 6905dcf30e..6dd98b5b7d 100644
--- a/database/factories/UserFactory.php
+++ b/database/factories/UserFactory.php
@@ -2,20 +2,11 @@
 
 namespace Database\Factories;
 
-use App\Models\Company;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
-
-
+use \Auth;
 
 class UserFactory extends Factory
 {
-    /**
-     * The name of the factory's corresponding model.
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $model = \App\Models\User::class;
-
     /**
      * Define the model's default state.
      *
@@ -23,7 +14,6 @@ class UserFactory extends Factory
      */
     public function definition()
     {
-        $password = Hash::make('password');
         return [
             'activated' => 1,
             'address' => $this->faker->address,
@@ -39,7 +29,7 @@ class UserFactory extends Factory
             'locale' => $this->faker->locale,
             'location_id' => rand(1, 5),
             'notes' => 'Created by DB seeder',
-            'password' => $password,
+            'password' => '$2y$10$92IXUNpkjO0rOQ5byMi.Ye4oKoEa3Ro9llC/.og/at2.uheWG/igi', // password
             'permissions' => '{"user":"0"}',
             'phone' => $this->faker->phoneNumber,
             'state' => $this->faker->stateAbbr,
@@ -47,7 +37,7 @@ class UserFactory extends Factory
             'zip' => $this->faker->postcode,
         ];
     }
-
+    
     public function firstAdmin()
     {
         return $this->state(function () {
@@ -408,4 +398,5 @@ class UserFactory extends Factory
             ];
         });
     }
+
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/BaseTest.php b/tests/unit/BaseTest.php
index c30ef4b910..516f985e2e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/BaseTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/BaseTest.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseMigrations;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseTransactions;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\WithoutMiddleware;
 use Tests\TestCase; 
+use Auth;
 
 class BaseTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -25,13 +26,12 @@ class BaseTest extends TestCase
             ]);
         }
         Auth::login($user);
-
         return $user;
     }
 
     protected function createValidAssetModel($state = 'mbp-13-model', $overrides = [])
     {
-        return \App\Models\AssetModel::factory()->state()->create(array_merge([
+        return \App\Models\AssetModel::factory()->state($state)->create(array_merge([
             'category_id' => $this->createValidCategory(),
             'manufacturer_id' => $this->createValidManufacturer(),
             'depreciation_id' => $this->createValidDepreciation(),
diff --git a/tests/unit/LocationTest.php b/tests/unit/LocationTest.php
index 30cc8f98fc..eda9c6a896 100644
--- a/tests/unit/LocationTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/LocationTest.php
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ namespace Tests\Unit;
 
 use App\Models\Location;
 use Tests\Unit\BaseTest;
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
-use Tests\TestCase;
+
 
 class LocationTest extends BaseTest
 {
diff --git a/tests/unit/NotificationTest.php b/tests/unit/NotificationTest.php
index 0fd2810e1d..83296196c8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/NotificationTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/NotificationTest.php
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 namespace Tests\Unit;
 
-use App\Exceptions\CheckoutNotAllowed;
-use App\Models\Asset;
-use App\Models\AssetModel;
-use App\Models\Category;
-use App\Models\Location;
 use App\Models\User;
 use App\Notifications\CheckoutAssetNotification;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseMigrations;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseTransactions;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\WithoutMiddleware;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Notification;
 use Tests\Unit\BaseTest;
+use Auth;
 
 class NotificationTest extends BaseTest
 {