diff --git a/internal/controllers/controllers_test.go b/internal/controllers/controllers_test.go
index 17bbd6c..8d2f28d 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/controllers_test.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/controllers_test.go
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ import (
 
 	"log"
 
-	"github.com/alexedwards/argon2id"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 
 	"GoMembership/internal/config"
+	"GoMembership/internal/constants"
 	"GoMembership/internal/database"
 	"GoMembership/internal/models"
 	"GoMembership/internal/repositories"
@@ -117,21 +117,20 @@ func TestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := initLicenceCategories(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to init Categories: %v", err)
 	}
-	hash, err := argon2id.CreateHash("securepassword", argon2id.DefaultParams)
 	admin := models.User{
 		FirstName:   "Ad",
 		LastName:    "min",
 		Email:       "admin@example.com",
-		Password:    hash,
 		DateOfBirth: time.Date(1990, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
 		Company:     "SampleCorp",
 		Phone:       "+123456789",
 		Address:     "123 Main Street",
 		ZipCode:     "12345",
 		City:        "SampleCity",
-		Status:      1,
+		Status:      constants.ActiveStatus,
 		RoleID:      8,
 	}
+	admin.SetPassword("securepassword")
 	database.DB.Create(&admin)
 	validation.SetupValidators()
 	t.Run("userController", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/internal/controllers/user_controller_test.go b/internal/controllers/user_controller_test.go
index a0a9b22..e1c88ca 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/user_controller_test.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/user_controller_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 
 	"GoMembership/internal/config"
 	"GoMembership/internal/constants"
+	"GoMembership/internal/database"
 	"GoMembership/internal/middlewares"
 	"GoMembership/internal/models"
 	"GoMembership/internal/repositories"
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ func testUserController(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		})
 	}
-
+	// activate user for login
+	database.DB.Model(&models.User{}).Where("email = ?", "john.doe@example.com").Update("status", constants.ActiveStatus)
 	loginEmail, loginCookie := testLoginHandler(t)
 	logoutCookie := testCurrentUserHandler(t, loginEmail, loginCookie)