Code works in console but fails test?

So I have message model and each user has many messages. When I run user.messages in the console it returns correctly, however in the test it returns and empty collection? Any thoughts. All the sql is being generate correctly, I checked the log. Here's a pastie with the code in question.

http://pastie.caboo.se/84337

Hi, please post the exact statement that you’re typing in the console.

-Conrad

u = User.find :first then

u.messages.size the output is three

tests are run against the test database, so it will be empty unless you create some messages for your user in fixtures or otherwise.