diff --git a/granary/tests/test_as1.py b/granary/tests/test_as1.py
index 2606e2d3..9042ba32 100644
--- a/granary/tests/test_as1.py
+++ b/granary/tests/test_as1.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from .. import as1
 
 ACTOR = {
+  'objectType': 'person',
   'id': 'tag:fake.com:444',
   'displayName': 'Bob',
   'url': 'https://plus.google.com/bob',