diff --git a/penparse/penparse/test_settings.py b/penparse/penparse/test_settings.py
index 634bd3a..ae8b473 100644
--- a/penparse/penparse/test_settings.py
+++ b/penparse/penparse/test_settings.py
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "django.contrib.messages",
     "django.contrib.staticfiles",
     "webui",
+    "markdown_deux",
+    "markdownify.apps.MarkdownifyConfig",
+    "rest_framework",
+    "rest_framework.authtoken",
+    "django_filters",
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
@@ -50,6 +55,14 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
     "django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware",
 ]
 
+REST_FRAMEWORK = {
+    # Use Django's standard `django.contrib.auth` permissions,
+    # or allow read-only access for unauthenticated users.
+    'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': [
+        'rest_framework.permissions.DjangoModelPermissionsOrAnonReadOnly'
+    ]
+}
+
 ROOT_URLCONF = "penparse.urls"
 
 TEMPLATES = [