diff --git a/nodes/test/unit/test_plugins.py b/nodes/test/unit/test_plugins.py
index 9ba67f9..464cfe9 100644
--- a/nodes/test/unit/test_plugins.py
+++ b/nodes/test/unit/test_plugins.py
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ class PluginTestBase(ServerTests):
                 self.REPO_ID,
                 self.UNIT_TYPE_ID,
                 unit_id)
+            # fetch unit
+            manager = managers.content_query_manager()
+            unit = manager.get_content_unit_by_id(self.UNIT_TYPE_ID, unit_id)
             units.append(unit)
         return units