diff --git a/ij-server/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/research/tasktracker/utils/TestApplication.kt b/ij-server/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/research/tasktracker/utils/TestApplication.kt
index 4c8ca164..55bd80d9 100644
--- a/ij-server/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/research/tasktracker/utils/TestApplication.kt
+++ b/ij-server/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/research/tasktracker/utils/TestApplication.kt
@@ -50,5 +50,6 @@ suspend fun HttpClient.createResearchRequest(name: String, userId: Int, descript
                 append("description", description)
             }
             append("user_id", userId.toString())
+            append("research_unique_id", "test")
         }
     )