1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/test/fixtures/topic.rb b/activerecord/test/fixtures/topic.rb
index dd71d6bf2b..b2541c8640 100755
--- a/activerecord/test/fixtures/topic.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/fixtures/topic.rb
@@ -28,4 +28,10 @@ class Topic < ActiveRecord::Base
     def destroy_children
       self.class.delete_all "parent_id = #{id}"
     end
-end
+
+    def after_initialize
+      if self.new_record?
+        self.author_email_address = 'test@test.com'
+      end
+    end
+end
+\ No newline at end of file