diff --git a/api/libretime_api/tests/conftest.py b/api/libretime_api/tests/conftest.py
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+++ b/api/libretime_api/tests/conftest.py
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+import pytest
+from django.conf import settings
+from rest_framework.test import APIClient
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def api_client():
+    obj = APIClient()
+    obj.credentials(
+        HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=f"Api-Key {settings.CONFIG.general.api_key}",
+    )
+    return obj