diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Membership/DynamicMemberContentTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Membership/DynamicMemberContentTests.cs
index 09437e2ddc..56a610eb04 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Membership/DynamicMemberContentTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Membership/DynamicMemberContentTests.cs
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Membership
             var propertyTypes = new[]
                 {
                     // AutoPublishedContentType will auto-generate other properties
-                    new PublishedPropertyType("title", 0, Guid.Empty), 
-                    new PublishedPropertyType("bodyText", 0, Guid.Empty), 
-                    new PublishedPropertyType("author", 0, Guid.Empty)
+                    new PublishedPropertyType("title", 0, "?"), 
+                    new PublishedPropertyType("bodyText", 0, "?"), 
+                    new PublishedPropertyType("author", 0, "?")
                 };
             var type = new AutoPublishedContentType(0, "anything", propertyTypes);
             PublishedContentType.GetPublishedContentTypeCallback = (alias) => type;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoHelper.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoHelper.cs
index ad8e02db11..57e3a9e377 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/UmbracoHelper.cs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
         {
             if (content == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("content");
             if (query == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("query");
+            _membershipHelper = new MembershipHelper(_umbracoContext);
             _currentPage = content;
             _query = query;
         }
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
         {
             if (query == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("query");
             _query = query;
+            _membershipHelper = new MembershipHelper(_umbracoContext);
         }
 
         /// <summary>