diff --git a/app/models/service_user.rb b/app/models/service_user.rb
index 369a91382..21e40c62a 100644
--- a/app/models/service_user.rb
+++ b/app/models/service_user.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class FakeServiceUser < HashWithIndifferentAccess
   ServiceUser.reflect_on_all_associations.each do |assoc|
     define_method assoc.name do
       if associated_id = self[assoc.primary_key_name]
-        assoc.klass.find(associated_id)
+        assoc.klass.unscoped.find(associated_id)
       else
         nil
       end
diff --git a/spec/models/service_user_spec.rb b/spec/models/service_user_spec.rb
index b93e7f855..309ef50d4 100644
--- a/spec/models/service_user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/service_user_spec.rb
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ describe FakeServiceUser do
 
     it 'has association methods' do
       person = mock
+      Person.stub!(:unscoped).and_return(Person)
       Person.should_receive(:find).with(@data[5]).and_return person
       @fake.person.should == person
     end