diff --git a/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/job_card/test_job_card.py b/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/job_card/test_job_card.py
index 425367c519df3e78cbb0552dbde83c9ada7907ca..e6eaea395782e8709f9386227aac7d32cabcb34d 100644
--- a/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/job_card/test_job_card.py
+++ b/erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/job_card/test_job_card.py
@@ -32,10 +32,9 @@ class TestJobCard(ERPNextTestSuite):
 	@classmethod
 	def setUpClass(cls):
 		super().setUpClass()
-		# used in job card time log
-		cls.make_employees()
 
 	def setUp(self):
+		self.make_employees()  # used in job card time log
 		self.make_bom_for_jc_tests()
 		self.transfer_material_against: Literal["Work Order", "Job Card"] = "Work Order"
 		self.source_warehouse = None
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ class TestJobCard(ERPNextTestSuite):
 		jc1 = frappe.get_last_doc("Job Card", {"work_order": self.work_order.name})
 		jc2 = frappe.get_last_doc("Job Card", {"work_order": wo2.name})
 
-		employee = "_T-Employee-00001"  # from test records
+		employee = self.employees[0].name
 
 		jc1.append(
 			"time_logs",
diff --git a/erpnext/support/doctype/issue/test_issue.py b/erpnext/support/doctype/issue/test_issue.py
index 1f8ec6afa3d44914ccd29412e6832dd3b6740a69..92979839d1b31f652c436c9ed57e0a00cb94264c 100644
--- a/erpnext/support/doctype/issue/test_issue.py
+++ b/erpnext/support/doctype/issue/test_issue.py
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ class TestIssue(TestSetUp):
 		frappe.flags.current_time = get_datetime("2021-11-01 19:00")
 
 		issue = make_issue(frappe.flags.current_time, index=1)
+		create_user("test@admin.com")
 		create_communication(issue.name, "test@example.com", "Received", frappe.flags.current_time)
 		add_assignment({"doctype": issue.doctype, "name": issue.name, "assign_to": ["test@admin.com"]})
 		issue.reload()