diff --git a/src/blenderbim/test/tool/test_system.py b/src/blenderbim/test/tool/test_system.py
index 2b23513f05..f881c8dbef 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/test/tool/test_system.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/test/tool/test_system.py
@@ -177,7 +177,11 @@ class TestLoadPorts(NewFile):
         ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", ifc, ifc_class="IfcProject")
         ifcopenshell.api.run("unit.assign_unit", ifc)
         tool.Ifc().set(ifc)
+
         element = ifc.createIfcChiller()
+        obj = bpy.data.objects.new("Object", None)
+        tool.Ifc.link(element, obj)
+
         port = ifc.createIfcDistributionPort()
         subject.load_ports(element, [port])
         obj = tool.Ifc.get_object(port)