diff --git a/test/components/structures/MessagePanel-test.js b/test/components/structures/MessagePanel-test.js
index a96d0ed5d1..ad7d9c15c7 100644
--- a/test/components/structures/MessagePanel-test.js
+++ b/test/components/structures/MessagePanel-test.js
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ var React = require('react');
 var ReactDOM = require("react-dom");
 var TestUtils = require('react-addons-test-utils');
 var expect = require('expect');
+import sinon from 'sinon';
 
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk');
 
 var MessagePanel = sdk.getComponent('structures.MessagePanel');
+import UserSettingsStore from '../../../src/UserSettingsStore';
 
 var test_utils = require('test-utils');
 var mockclock = require('mock-clock');
@@ -54,9 +56,10 @@ describe('MessagePanel', function () {
         test_utils.beforeEach(this);
         client = test_utils.createTestClient();
         client.credentials = {userId: '@me:here'};
+        UserSettingsStore.getSyncedSettings = sinon.stub().returns({});
     });
 
-    afterEach(function () {
+    afterEach(function() {
         clock.uninstall();
     });