diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index dfe4b91c2b026a7d121538f11343b7efe9a425de..0e357f9b2cd176faa6ddcdff218c592c8e9a0b5d 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@ class ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
   # authenticate requests using devise_token_auth
   def auth_request(user)
+    auth_application
     sign_in user
     request.headers.merge!(user.create_new_auth_token)
   end
 
+  def auth_application
+    @request.headers['PortalMEC-AppID'] = applications(:test_app).application_id
+  end
+
   def mock
     MiniTest::Mock.new
   end