diff --git a/tests/openwisp2/sample_users/migrations/0001_initial.py b/tests/openwisp2/sample_users/migrations/0001_initial.py
index f80bd1f1..4e8fc20a 100644
--- a/tests/openwisp2/sample_users/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/tests/openwisp2/sample_users/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
             options={
                 'abstract': False,
             },
-            bases=(organizations.base.UnicodeMixin, models.Model),
         ),
         migrations.CreateModel(
             name='Group',
@@ -344,7 +343,6 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 'verbose_name_plural': 'organization users',
                 'unique_together': {('user', 'organization')},
             },
-            bases=(organizations.base.UnicodeMixin, models.Model),
         ),
         migrations.AddField(
             model_name='organization',
@@ -408,7 +406,6 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 'verbose_name': 'organization owner',
                 'verbose_name_plural': 'organization owners',
             },
-            bases=(organizations.base.UnicodeMixin, models.Model),
         ),
         migrations.AddField(
             model_name='user',
diff --git a/tests/openwisp2/settings.py b/tests/openwisp2/settings.py
index 99d4a60a..5e35e891 100644
--- a/tests/openwisp2/settings.py
+++ b/tests/openwisp2/settings.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
     'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
     'sesame.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
+    'allauth.account.middleware.AccountMiddleware',
     'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
     'djangosaml2.middleware.SamlSessionMiddleware',
 ]