diff --git a/gruntfile.js b/gruntfile.js
index a85f100fc4..5e45d1b62f 100644
--- a/gruntfile.js
+++ b/gruntfile.js
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
         },
         mochaTest: {
             options: {
-                reporter: 'spec'
+                reporter: 'spec',
+                require: 'server.js'
             },
             src: ['test/mocha/**/*.js']
         },
diff --git a/test/mocha/article/model.js b/test/mocha/article/model.js
index d348785c5c..9377f577d5 100644
--- a/test/mocha/article/model.js
+++ b/test/mocha/article/model.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  * Module dependencies.
  */
 var should = require('should'),
-    app = require('../../../server'),
     mongoose = require('mongoose'),
     User = mongoose.model('User'),
     Article = mongoose.model('Article');
diff --git a/test/mocha/user/model.js b/test/mocha/user/model.js
index 3afa048ab3..fada6580a0 100644
--- a/test/mocha/user/model.js
+++ b/test/mocha/user/model.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  * Module dependencies.
  */
 var should = require('should'),
-    app = require('../../../server'),
     mongoose = require('mongoose'),
     User = mongoose.model('User');