diff --git a/seeVcam/authentication/tests/test_authentication_mechanism.py b/seeVcam/authentication/tests/test_authentication_mechanism.py
index 630d2bd7..2d4617bd 100644
--- a/seeVcam/authentication/tests/test_authentication_mechanism.py
+++ b/seeVcam/authentication/tests/test_authentication_mechanism.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from django.test import TestCase, Client
 from rest_framework import status
 
-from authentication.models import SeevcamUser
 from django.conf import settings
+from common.helpers.test_helper import create_user, create_company
 
 
 class AuthenticationTest(TestCase):
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ class AuthenticationTest(TestCase):
     DASHBOARD_URL = '/dashboard/'
 
     def setUp(self):
-        self._create_dummy_user("giuseppe", "password")
+        self.user = create_user(create_company())
         self.client = Client()
 
     def test_dashboard_cannot_be_access_by_unauthenticated_user(self):
         response = self.client.get(self.DASHBOARD_URL)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_301_MOVED_PERMANENTLY)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_302_FOUND)
 
     def test_dashboard_cannot_be_access_by_unauthenticated_user_redirect_to_login(self):
         response = self.client.get(self.DASHBOARD_URL, follow=True)
@@ -32,11 +32,5 @@ def test_dashboard_can_be_access_by_a_authenticated_user(self):
         response = self.client.get(self.DASHBOARD_URL, follow=True)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
 
-    # PRIVATE
-    def _create_dummy_user(self, username, password):
-        user = SeevcamUser.objects.create_user(username, password=password)
-        user.save()
-        return user
-
     def _log_in_dummy_user(self, username, password):
         self.client.post(settings.LOGIN_URL, {'username': username, 'password': password})
diff --git a/seeVcam/authentication/tests/test_user_model.py b/seeVcam/authentication/tests/test_user_model.py
index af095c63..97c77876 100644
--- a/seeVcam/authentication/tests/test_user_model.py
+++ b/seeVcam/authentication/tests/test_user_model.py
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 from django.test import TestCase
 from authentication.models import SeevcamUser
+from common.helpers.test_helper import create_company
 
 
 class UserTest(TestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        pass
 
     def test_creation_of_a_seevcamuser(self):
-        user = SeevcamUser.objects.create_user('test_username', email=None, password='test_pwd',
-                                               job_title='test_job_title', first_name='test_first_name',
-                                               last_name='test_last_name', pk=1)
+        company = create_company()
+        user = SeevcamUser.objects.create_user("test@test.com",  'test_pwd', company)
         user.save()
-        user_from_db = SeevcamUser.objects.get(pk=1)
-        self.assertEqual('test_username', user_from_db.username)
-        self.assertEqual('test_job_title', user_from_db.job_title)
-        self.assertEqual('test_first_name', user_from_db.first_name)
-        self.assertEqual('test_last_name', user_from_db.last_name)
+        user_from_db = SeevcamUser.objects.get(pk=user.id)
+        self.assertEqual('test@test.com', user_from_db.email)
diff --git a/seeVcam/questions/tests/test_catalogue_crud_view.py b/seeVcam/questions/tests/test_catalogue_crud_view.py
index 45eb5701..56758ec0 100644
--- a/seeVcam/questions/tests/test_catalogue_crud_view.py
+++ b/seeVcam/questions/tests/test_catalogue_crud_view.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 
 from authentication.models import SeevcamUser
+from common.helpers.test_helper import create_user
 from questions.models import QuestionCatalogue, Question
 
 
@@ -106,8 +107,8 @@ def test_user_can_update_a_question_in_a_catalogue(self):
     #                          PRIVATE                          #
     #############################################################
 
-    def _create_dummy_user(self, username, password):
-        user = SeevcamUser.objects.create_user(username, password=password)
+    def _create_dummy_user(self, username):
+        user = create_user(self.company, username, 'test')
         user.save()
         return user
 
diff --git a/seeVcam/questions/tests/test_rest_views.py b/seeVcam/questions/tests/test_rest_views.py
index 167855db..6fa63966 100644
--- a/seeVcam/questions/tests/test_rest_views.py
+++ b/seeVcam/questions/tests/test_rest_views.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from unittest import skip
 
 from authentication.models import SeevcamUser
+from common.helpers.test_helper import create_company, create_user
 from questions.models import QuestionCatalogue, Question
 
 
@@ -18,9 +19,12 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.SEEVCAM_CATALOGUE_PATH = self.CATALOG_PATH + 'seevcam/'
         self.QUESTION_PATH_LIST = '/dashboard/questions/catalogue/{0}/list/'
         self.QUESTION_PATH_DETAILS = '/dashboard/questions/catalogue/{0}/list/{1}/'
-        self.user_1 = QuestionCatalogueViewTests._create_user('user_1')
-        self.user_2 = QuestionCatalogueViewTests._create_user('user_2')
-        self.admin = QuestionCatalogueViewTests._create_user('admin', True)
+        self.company = create_company()
+
+        self.user_1 = self._create_user('user_1@test.com')
+        self.user_2 = self._create_user('user_2@test.com')
+        self.admin = self._create_user('admin@test.com', True)
+
         QuestionCatalogueViewTests._create_catalogues(self.user_1, 10)
         QuestionCatalogueViewTests._create_catalogues(self.user_2, 5)
         QuestionCatalogueViewTests._create_catalogues(self.admin, 3, QuestionCatalogue.SEEVCAM_SCOPE)
@@ -235,9 +239,8 @@ def test_a_user_cannot_delete_a_question_in_the_seevcam_catalgoue(self):
     #                          PRIVATE                          #
     #############################################################
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _create_user(username, admin=False):
-        user = SeevcamUser(username=username, email='tests@email.com')
+    def _create_user(self, email, admin=False):
+        user = create_user(self.company, email, 'test')
         user.is_staff = admin
         user.save()
         return user