diff --git a/tests/user/user_loader_no_guest_test.php b/tests/user/user_loader_no_guest_test.php
index be5e52e53a..b152e615a7 100644
--- a/tests/user/user_loader_no_guest_test.php
+++ b/tests/user/user_loader_no_guest_test.php
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ class phpbb_user_loader_no_guest_test extends phpbb_database_test_case
 	{
 		parent::setUp();
 
+		$avatar_helper = $this->getMockBuilder('\phpbb\avatar\helper')
+			->disableOriginalConstructor()
+			->getMock();
 		$this->db = $this->new_dbal();
-		$this->user_loader = new \phpbb\user_loader($this->db, __DIR__ . '/../../phpBB/', 'php', 'phpbb_users');
+		$this->user_loader = new \phpbb\user_loader($avatar_helper, $this->db, __DIR__ . '/../../phpBB/', 'php', 'phpbb_users');
 	}
 
 	public function test_load_get()