diff --git a/test/viewmodels/event-tiles/TextualEventViewModel-test.ts b/test/viewmodels/event-tiles/TextualEventViewModel-test.ts
index 92037df9fc..735ecd2542 100644
--- a/test/viewmodels/event-tiles/TextualEventViewModel-test.ts
+++ b/test/viewmodels/event-tiles/TextualEventViewModel-test.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,16 @@ Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 import { MatrixEvent, MatrixEventEvent } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 
 import { TextualEventViewModel } from "../../../src/viewmodels/event-tiles/TextualEventViewModel";
+import { stubClient } from "../../test-utils";
+
+jest.mock("../../../src/TextForEvent.tsx", () => ({
+    textForEvent: jest.fn().mockReturnValue("Test Message"),
+}));
 
 describe("TextualEventViewModel", () => {
     it("should update when the sentinel updates", () => {
         const fakeEvent = new MatrixEvent({});
+        stubClient();
 
         const vm = new TextualEventViewModel({
             showHiddenEvents: false,