# Fixtures not re-loading per test method

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fixtures-not-re-loading-per-test-method/117149>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 13, 2007, 10:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fixtures-not-re-loading-per-test-method/117149 "2007-10-13T22:41:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![stickstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/6f9a4e/32.png) [@stickstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stickstone)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 10:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fixtures-not-re-loading-per-test-method/117149/1 "2007-10-13T22:41:48Z")

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For some reason my fixtures are not reloading their data after each  
test method. I’ve read that this is supposed to be the case so that I  
can work with clean data for every test, but it isn’t happening. I  
have checked my test test.rb configuration environment file and have  
not noticed anything out of place. There is nothing in the API that I  
have come across that would create this behavior. Any help?

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**Author:** ![stickstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/6f9a4e/32.png) [@stickstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stickstone)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2007, 5:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fixtures-not-re-loading-per-test-method/117149/2 "2007-10-14T05:14:02Z")

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are you using transactional fixtures?

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**Author:** ![stickstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/6f9a4e/32.png) [@stickstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stickstone)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2007, 7:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fixtures-not-re-loading-per-test-method/117149/3 "2007-10-14T07:52:54Z")

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Yep, that was it. I didn’t notice that line in my test\_helper.rb file.  
I guess that they are turned on by default when test\_helper.rb was  
generated. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!