diff --git a/factories/accounts.rb b/factories/accounts.rb
index 69faf96..16fd1b8 100644
--- a/factories/accounts.rb
+++ b/factories/accounts.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
   end
 
   factory :personal_account, parent: :usual_account do
-    association :person
+    association :person, factory: :initial_person
   end
 
   factory :superuser_account, parent: :personal_account do
diff --git a/factories/people.rb b/factories/people.rb
index a3d0841..ee49a74 100644
--- a/factories/people.rb
+++ b/factories/people.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 FactoryBot.define do
-  factory :person do
-  end
+  factory :initial_person, class: Person
 end
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/user.rb b/features/step_definitions/user.rb
index b2cf728..dff909c 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/user.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/user.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Given 'I am signed in with email {string} ' \
 end
 
 Given 'I am signed in as party member' do
-  @person = create :person
+  @person = create :initial_person
   @account = create :usual_account, person: @person
   create :membership_app, account: @account
   @user = @account.user
diff --git a/spec/models/person_spec.rb b/spec/models/person_spec.rb
index 8bce052..f46e71c 100644
--- a/spec/models/person_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/person_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 require 'rails_helper'
 
 RSpec.describe Person do
-  subject { create :person }
+  subject { create :initial_person }
 
   it { is_expected.to belong_to(:regional_office).optional }