diff --git a/tests/setup.sql b/tests/setup.sql
index d65e503..0ff6da0 100644
--- a/tests/setup.sql
+++ b/tests/setup.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+DELETE FROM settings WHERE id = 1234567890123456;
 DELETE FROM oauth_access_tokens WHERE id = 6543210987654321;
 DELETE FROM oauth_access_tokens WHERE id = 1234567890123456;
 DELETE FROM oauth_applications WHERE id = 1234567890123456;
@@ -84,3 +85,21 @@ INSERT INTO oauth_access_tokens (
     1,
     now()
 );
+
+INSERT INTO settings (
+    id,
+    var,
+    value,
+    thing_type,
+    thing_id,
+    created_at,
+    updated_at
+) VALUES (
+    1234567890123456,
+    'notification_emails',
+    E'---\nfollow_request: false',
+    'User',
+    1234567890123456,
+    now(),
+    now()
+)
diff --git a/tests/test_follow_requests.py b/tests/test_follow_requests.py
index 67626f7..ccf7939 100644
--- a/tests/test_follow_requests.py
+++ b/tests/test_follow_requests.py
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ def test_follow_requests(api):
     assert isinstance(reqs, list)
 
 
-# warning: these two send emails, which open in letter opener by default
-# so if you are re-recording a cassette for either of these mastodon will
-# probably open a browser window for you, which you can safely close
 @pytest.mark.vcr()
 def test_follow_request_authorize(api, api2):
     api2.account_follow(1234567890123456)