diff --git a/ietf/redirects/tests.py b/ietf/redirects/tests.py
index d70c9fcca..4b8aec2c5 100644
--- a/ietf/redirects/tests.py
+++ b/ietf/redirects/tests.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 from ietf.utils.test_utils import split_url, TestCase
 
+import debug                            # pyflakes:ignore
+
 REDIRECT_TESTS = {
 
     # announcements
@@ -87,6 +89,8 @@ REDIRECT_TESTS = {
     }
 
 class RedirectsTests(TestCase):
+    fixtures = ["initial_data.xml", ]
+
     def test_redirects(self):
         for src, dst in REDIRECT_TESTS.items():
             baseurl, args = split_url(src)
diff --git a/ietf/redirects/views.py b/ietf/redirects/views.py
index 08ae95236..3f4bc8520 100644
--- a/ietf/redirects/views.py
+++ b/ietf/redirects/views.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ from django.http import HttpResponsePermanentRedirect, Http404, BadHeaderError
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 import re
 
+import debug                            # pyflakes:ignore
+
 from ietf.redirects.models import Redirect, Command
 
 def redirect(request, path="", script=""):