diff --git a/test/functional/tag_implication_requests_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/tag_implication_requests_controller_test.rb
index 8c323666a..9fcc6598c 100644
--- a/test/functional/tag_implication_requests_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/tag_implication_requests_controller_test.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ require 'test_helper'
 class TagImplicationRequestsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
   context "The tag implication request controller" do
     setup do
-      @user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+      Timecop.travel(1.month.ago) do
+        @user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+      end
       CurrentUser.user = @user
       CurrentUser.ip_addr = "127.0.0.1"
       MEMCACHE.flush_all
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ class TagImplicationRequestsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     context "create action" do
       should "render" do
         assert_difference("ForumTopic.count", 1) do
-          post :create, {:tag_implication_request => {:antecedent_name => "aaa", :consequent_name => "bbb", :reason => "ccc"}}, {:user_id => @user.id}
+          post :create, {:tag_implication_request => {:antecedent_name => "aaa", :consequent_name => "bbb", :reason => "ccc", :skip_secondary_validations => true}}, {:user_id => @user.id}
         end
         assert_redirected_to(forum_topic_path(ForumTopic.last))
       end