diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 67020b3..c3d80a0 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def hood_id(client, auth_header):
 @fixture(scope='function')
 def trigger_id(client, hood_id, auth_header):
     response = client.post(
-        '/api/hoods/%d/triggers/' % hood_id, json={'pattern': ''}, headers=auth_header
+        '/api/hoods/%d/triggers/' % hood_id, json={'pattern': 'te'}, headers=auth_header
     )
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
     trigger_id = int(response.headers['Location'])
@@ -116,3 +116,14 @@ def test_id(client, hood_id, auth_header):
     test_id = int(response.headers['Location'])
     yield test_id
     client.delete('/api/hoods/%d/test/%d' % (hood_id, test_id), headers=auth_header)
+
+
+@fixture(scope="function")
+def email_row(client, hood_id, auth_header):
+    response = client.post('/api/hoods/%d/email/' % hood_id, headers=auth_header)
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
+    assert response.json()["hood"]["id"] == hood_id
+    email_row = response.json()
+    yield email_row
+    # not sure if necessary; it raises problems at least
+    # client.delete('/api/hoods/%d/email/' % hood_id, headers=auth_header)