diff --git a/persistence/media_queries_test.go b/persistence/media_queries_test.go
index 384cb85..703d0a6 100644
--- a/persistence/media_queries_test.go
+++ b/persistence/media_queries_test.go
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func TestSaveAndLoadSpace(t *testing.T) {
 	profile_path := "test_profiles/TestMediaQueries"
 	profile := create_or_load_profile(profile_path)
 
-	space := create_dummy_space()
+	space := create_space_from_id(rand.Int())
 	err := profile.SaveSpace(space)
 	require.NoError(err)
 
diff --git a/persistence/utils_test.go b/persistence/utils_test.go
index ef7c840..d4b23d9 100644
--- a/persistence/utils_test.go
+++ b/persistence/utils_test.go
@@ -290,9 +290,12 @@ func create_dummy_retweet(tweet_id scraper.TweetID) scraper.Retweet {
 	}
 }
 
-func create_dummy_space() scraper.Space {
+/**
+ * Create a semi-stable Space given an ID
+ */
+func create_space_from_id(id int) scraper.Space {
 	return scraper.Space{
-		ID: scraper.SpaceID(fmt.Sprintf("some_id_%d", rand.Int())),
-		ShortUrl: fmt.Sprintf("short_url_%d", rand.Int()),
+		ID: scraper.SpaceID(fmt.Sprintf("some_id_%d", id)),
+		ShortUrl: fmt.Sprintf("short_url_%d", id),
 	}
 }