# Fixtures not reloading for every test **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [October 13, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fixtures-not-reloading-for-every-test/117143 "2007-10-13T20:39:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**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, 8:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fixtures-not-reloading-for-every-test/117143/1 "2007-10-13T20:39:34Z")
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? ---
**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, 7:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fixtures-not-reloading-for-every-test/117143/2 "2007-10-14T07:53:38Z")
I found the answer if anybody else runs into this issue. Check your test\_helper.rb file. Mine has transactional fixtures turned on: self.use\_transactional\_fixtures = true Just set that line to false and that should fix things. Brian C. wrote: > 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?