diff --git a/spec/factories/forked_project_links.rb b/spec/factories/forked_project_links.rb
index 252bf2747e14151a838453ee276c2e8c064e0367..19a54946fe0ea93f3a7140bc4501dac3a452fa91 100644
--- a/spec/factories/forked_project_links.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/forked_project_links.rb
@@ -13,5 +13,10 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
   factory :forked_project_link do
     association :forked_to_project, factory: :project
     association :forked_from_project, factory: :project
+
+    after(:create) do |link|
+      link.forked_from_project.reload
+      link.forked_to_project.reload
+    end
   end
 end