diff --git a/test/functional/post_flags_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/post_flags_controller_test.rb
index cbf05d361..d8e48588a 100644
--- a/test/functional/post_flags_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/post_flags_controller_test.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ require 'test_helper'
 class PostFlagsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
   context "The post flags controller" do
     setup do
-      @user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+      Timecop.travel(2.weeks.ago) do
+        @user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+      end
       CurrentUser.user = @user
       CurrentUser.ip_addr = "127.0.0.1"
     end
diff --git a/test/unit/post_pruner_test.rb b/test/unit/post_pruner_test.rb
index 95d57a7fd..5f8a7b76c 100644
--- a/test/unit/post_pruner_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/post_pruner_test.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ class PostPrunerTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     CurrentUser.ip_addr = "127.0.0.1"
     MEMCACHE.flush_all
 
-    @flagger = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+    Timecop.travel(2.weeks.ago) do
+      @flagger = FactoryGirl.create(:gold_user)
+    end
     @old_post = FactoryGirl.create(:post, :created_at => 5.days.ago, :is_pending => true)
     @unresolved_flagged_post = FactoryGirl.create(:post, :is_flagged => true)
     @resolved_flagged_post = FactoryGirl.create(:post, :is_flagged => true)
diff --git a/test/unit/post_test.rb b/test/unit/post_test.rb
index 3282aa860..9fa0ae906 100644
--- a/test/unit/post_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/post_test.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ require 'test_helper'
 
 class PostTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   setup do
-    @user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+    Timecop.travel(2.weeks.ago) do
+      @user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+    end
     CurrentUser.user = @user
     CurrentUser.ip_addr = "127.0.0.1"
     MEMCACHE.flush_all