diff --git a/care/facility/tests/test_medibase_api.py b/care/facility/tests/test_medibase_api.py
index c04812369f..04ac199330 100644
--- a/care/facility/tests/test_medibase_api.py
+++ b/care/facility/tests/test_medibase_api.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 class TestMedibaseApi(TestUtils, APITestCase):
     @classmethod
     def setUpTestData(cls) -> None:
-        cls.user = cls.create_user("staff1", cls.district, home_facility=cls.facility)
+        cls.state = cls.create_state()
+        cls.district = cls.create_district(state=cls.state)
+        cls.user = cls.create_user("staff1", cls.district)
 
     def get_url(self, query=None):
         return f"/api/v1/medibase/?query={query}"
diff --git a/care/facility/tests/test_patient_consultation_api.py b/care/facility/tests/test_patient_consultation_api.py
index 64b5d8e6e7..0f872386c4 100644
--- a/care/facility/tests/test_patient_consultation_api.py
+++ b/care/facility/tests/test_patient_consultation_api.py
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ def create_admission_consultation(self, patient=None, **kwargs):
         res = self.client.post(self.get_url(), data)
         return PatientConsultation.objects.get(external_id=res.data["id"])
 
+    def update_consultation(self, consultation, **kwargs):
+        return self.client.patch(self.get_url(consultation), kwargs, "json")
+
     def discharge(self, consultation, **kwargs):
         return self.client.post(
             f"{self.get_url(consultation)}discharge_patient/", kwargs, "json"