diff --git a/netbox/tenancy/tests/test_api.py b/netbox/tenancy/tests/test_api.py
index 64b769cbe..6ab3be923 100644
--- a/netbox/tenancy/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/netbox/tenancy/tests/test_api.py
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ class ContactTest(APIViewTestCases.APIViewTestCase):
         Contact.objects.bulk_create(contacts)
         contacts[0].groups.add(contact_groups[0])
         contacts[1].groups.add(contact_groups[0])
+        contacts[2].groups.add(contact_groups[0])
 
         cls.create_data = [
             {
diff --git a/netbox/tenancy/tests/test_filtersets.py b/netbox/tenancy/tests/test_filtersets.py
index 06c184d89..4d75607ba 100644
--- a/netbox/tenancy/tests/test_filtersets.py
+++ b/netbox/tenancy/tests/test_filtersets.py
@@ -254,11 +254,14 @@ class ContactTestCase(TestCase, ChangeLoggedFilterSetTests):
             contactgroup.save()
 
         contacts = (
-            Contact(name='Contact 1', group=contact_groups[0], description='foobar1'),
-            Contact(name='Contact 2', group=contact_groups[1], description='foobar2'),
-            Contact(name='Contact 3', group=contact_groups[2], description='foobar3'),
+            Contact(name='Contact 1', description='foobar1'),
+            Contact(name='Contact 2', description='foobar2'),
+            Contact(name='Contact 3', description='foobar3'),
         )
         Contact.objects.bulk_create(contacts)
+        contacts[0].groups.add(contact_groups[0])
+        contacts[1].groups.add(contact_groups[1])
+        contacts[2].groups.add(contact_groups[2])
 
     def test_q(self):
         params = {'q': 'foobar1'}
diff --git a/netbox/tenancy/tests/test_views.py b/netbox/tenancy/tests/test_views.py
index cbdecc0d0..67e3752a4 100644
--- a/netbox/tenancy/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/netbox/tenancy/tests/test_views.py
@@ -196,11 +196,14 @@ class ContactTestCase(ViewTestCases.PrimaryObjectViewTestCase):
             contactgroup.save()
 
         contacts = (
-            Contact(name='Contact 1', group=contact_groups[0]),
-            Contact(name='Contact 2', group=contact_groups[0]),
-            Contact(name='Contact 3', group=contact_groups[0]),
+            Contact(name='Contact 1'),
+            Contact(name='Contact 2'),
+            Contact(name='Contact 3'),
         )
         Contact.objects.bulk_create(contacts)
+        contacts[0].groups.add(contact_groups[0])
+        contacts[1].groups.add(contact_groups[1])
+        contacts[2].groups.add(contact_groups[2])
 
         tags = create_tags('Alpha', 'Bravo', 'Charlie')