diff --git a/helpdesk/migrations/0004_initial_data_import.py b/helpdesk/migrations/0004_initial_data_import.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3015cd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpdesk/migrations/0004_initial_data_import.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import os
+from sys import path
+
+from django.db import models, migrations
+from django.core import serializers
+
+fixture_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../fixtures'))
+fixture_filename = 'initial_data.json'
+
+def deserialize_fixture():
+    fixture_file = os.path.join(fixture_dir, fixture_filename)
+
+    with open(fixture_file, 'rb') as fixture:
+        return list(serializers.deserialize('json', fixture, ignorenonexistent=True))
+
+
+def load_fixture(apps, schema_editor):
+    objects = deserialize_fixture()
+
+    for obj in objects:
+        obj.save()
+
+
+def unload_fixture(apps, schema_editor):
+    "Delete all EmailTemplate objects"
+
+    objects = deserialize_fixture()
+
+    EmailTemplate = apps.get_model("helpdesk", "emailtemplate")
+    EmailTemplate.objects.filter(pk__in=[ obj.object.pk for obj in objects ]).delete()
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('helpdesk', '0003_populate_usersettings'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(load_fixture, reverse_code=unload_fixture),
+    ]
diff --git a/quicktest.py b/quicktest.py
index 528c3b3f..b251e5a6 100644
--- a/quicktest.py
+++ b/quicktest.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class QuickDjangoTest(object):
         'django.contrib.humanize',
         'bootstrapform',
     )
+    MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = []
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.apps = args
@@ -43,8 +44,7 @@ class QuickDjangoTest(object):
         """
         Figure out which version of Django's test suite we have to play with.
         """
-        from django import VERSION
-        if VERSION[0] == 1 and VERSION[1] >= 2:
+        if django.VERSION > (1, 2):
             return 'new'
         else:
             return 'old'
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class QuickDjangoTest(object):
         """
         Fire up the Django test suite developed for version 1.2
         """
+
         settings.configure(
             DEBUG = True,
             DATABASES = {
@@ -80,9 +81,12 @@ class QuickDjangoTest(object):
                 }
             },
             INSTALLED_APPS = self.INSTALLED_APPS + self.apps,
+            MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = self.MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES,
             ROOT_URLCONF = self.apps[0] + '.urls',
         )
-        django.setup()
+
+        if django.VERSION > (1, 7):
+            django.setup()
 
         from django.test.simple import DjangoTestSuiteRunner
         failures = DjangoTestSuiteRunner().run_tests(self.apps, verbosity=1)