diff --git a/spec/graphql/types/repository_type_spec.rb b/spec/graphql/types/repository_type_spec.rb
index 5f49c1484..e351ffbef 100644
--- a/spec/graphql/types/repository_type_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/graphql/types/repository_type_spec.rb
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@
           }
 
       }"
+      ReferenceRepository.import(force: true)
       VCR.use_cassette("ReferenceRepositoryType/re3Data/R3BW5R") do
         @ref_repo2 = create(:reference_repository, re3doi:  "10.17616/R3BW5R")
       end