diff --git a/tests/settings.py b/tests/settings.py
index cce910d..7dc5607 100644
--- a/tests/settings.py
+++ b/tests/settings.py
@@ -56,3 +56,4 @@ STATIC_URL = "/site_media/static/"
 AVATAR_ALLOWED_FILE_EXTS = (".jpg", ".png")
 AVATAR_MAX_SIZE = 1024 * 1024
 AVATAR_MAX_AVATARS_PER_USER = 20
+AVATAR_EXPOSE_USERNAMES = True