diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Tests/Controller/NewsItemControllerTest.php b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Tests/Controller/NewsItemControllerTest.php
index c77983454..16d286887 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Tests/Controller/NewsItemControllerTest.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/Tests/Controller/NewsItemControllerTest.php
@@ -27,45 +27,78 @@ class NewsItemControllerTest extends WebTestCase
 {
     use PrepareClientTrait;
 
-    protected function tearDown(): void
+    private static array $entitiesToDelete = [];
+
+    private EntityManagerInterface $em;
+
+    public function setUp(): void
     {
-        self::ensureKernelShutdown();
+        self::bootKernel();
+        $this->em = self::$container->get(EntityManagerInterface::class);
+
     }
 
-    public function generateNewsItemIds(): iterable
+    public static function tearDownAfterClass(): void
     {
         self::bootKernel();
         $em = self::$container->get(EntityManagerInterface::class);
 
-        $qb = $em->createQueryBuilder();
+        foreach (self::$entitiesToDelete as [$class, $id]) {
+            $entity = $em->find($class, $id);
+
+            if (null !== $entity) {
+                $em->remove($entity);
+            }
+        }
+
+        $em->flush();
+    }
+
+    public function generateNewsItemIds(): iterable
+    {
+/*        $qb = $em->createQueryBuilder();
         $newsItems = $qb->select('n')->from(NewsItem::class, 'n')
             ->setMaxResults(2)
             ->getQuery()
-            ->getResult();
+            ->getResult();*/
 
-        foreach ($newsItems as $n) {
-            yield [$n->getId()];
-        }
+        $this->setUp();
 
-        self::ensureKernelShutdown();
+        $newsItem = new NewsItem();
+        $newsItem->setTitle('Lorem Ipsum');
+        $newsItem->setContent('some text');
+        $newsItem->setStartDate(new \DateTimeImmutable('now'));
+
+        $this->em->persist($newsItem);
+
+        self::$entitiesToDelete[] = [NewsItem::class, $newsItem];
+
+        yield [$newsItem];
+
+        $this->em->flush();
+        $this->em->clear();
     }
 
     public function testList()
     {
-        $client = $this->getClientAuthenticated();
+        $client = $this->getClientAuthenticated('admin', 'password');
         $client->request('GET', '/fr/admin/news_item');
 
-        self::assertResponseIsSuccessful('Test that news item admin page shows');
+        self::assertResponseIsSuccessful('News item admin page shows');
     }
 
     /**
      * @dataProvider generateNewsItemIds
+     *
+     * test gets skipped... why?
      */
-    public function testShowSingleItem(int $newsItemId)
+    public function testShowSingleItem(NewsItem $newsItem)
     {
-        $client = $this->getClientAuthenticated();
-        $client->request('GET', "/fr/amdin/news_item/{$newsItemId}/view");
+        $client = $this->getClientAuthenticated('admin', 'password');
+        $client->request('GET', "/fr/admin/news_item/{$newsItem->getId()}/view");
 
-        $this->assertResponseIsSuccessful('test that single news item admin page loads successfully');
+        self::assertResponseIsSuccessful('Single news item admin page loads successfully');
+
+        self::$entitiesToDelete[] = [NewsItem::class, $newsItem];
     }
 }