diff --git a/hypha/apply/activity/tests/factories.py b/hypha/apply/activity/tests/factories.py
index 6f98839cee..3eb78d6b60 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/activity/tests/factories.py
+++ b/hypha/apply/activity/tests/factories.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 class ActivityFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = Activity
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     class Params:
         internal = factory.Trait(visibility=TEAM)
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ def _get_manager(cls, model_class):
 class EventFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = Event
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     type = factory.Iterator([choice[0] for choice in MESSAGES.choices])
     by = factory.SubFactory(UserFactory)
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ class Meta:
 class MessageFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = Message
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     type = "Email"
     content = factory.Faker("sentence")
diff --git a/hypha/apply/categories/tests/factories.py b/hypha/apply/categories/tests/factories.py
index 2b380422cc..a48537eeb1 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/categories/tests/factories.py
+++ b/hypha/apply/categories/tests/factories.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 class CategoryFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = Category
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     name = factory.Faker("word")
     help_text = factory.Faker("sentence")
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ class Meta:
 class OptionFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = Option
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     value = factory.Faker("word")
     category = factory.SubFactory(CategoryFactory)
diff --git a/hypha/apply/determinations/tests/factories.py b/hypha/apply/determinations/tests/factories.py
index 7529199565..7d166ea5e8 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/determinations/tests/factories.py
+++ b/hypha/apply/determinations/tests/factories.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def _build(cls, model_class, *args, **kwargs):
 class DeterminationFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = Determination
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     class Params:
         accepted = factory.Trait(outcome=ACCEPTED)
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ class Meta:
 class DeterminationFormFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = DeterminationForm
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     name = factory.Faker("word")
     form_fields = DeterminationFormFieldsFactory
diff --git a/hypha/apply/funds/tests/factories/models.py b/hypha/apply/funds/tests/factories/models.py
index 338bc2f997..d8ef89d29e 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/funds/tests/factories/models.py
+++ b/hypha/apply/funds/tests/factories/models.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ def workflow_for_stages(stages):
 class AbstractApplicationFactory(wagtail_factories.PageFactory):
     class Meta:
         abstract = True
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     class Params:
         workflow_stages = 1
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ def forms(self, create, extracted, **kwargs):
                     application=self,
                     **kwargs,
                 )
+            self.save()
 
 
 class FundTypeFactory(AbstractApplicationFactory):
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ class Meta:
 class AbstractRelatedFormFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         abstract = True
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     form = factory.SubFactory(
         "hypha.apply.funds.tests.factories.ApplicationFormFactory"
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@ class Meta:
 class ApplicationFormFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = ApplicationForm
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     name = factory.Faker("word")
     form_fields = blocks.CustomFormFieldsFactory
@@ -142,6 +146,7 @@ class Meta:
 class RoundFactory(wagtail_factories.PageFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = Round
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     class Params:
         now = factory.Trait(
@@ -183,6 +188,7 @@ def forms(self, create, extracted, **kwargs):
                     round=self,
                     **kwargs,
                 )
+            self.save()
 
 
 class SealedRoundFactory(RoundFactory):
@@ -224,6 +230,7 @@ def forms(self, create, extracted, **kwargs):
                     lab=self,
                     **kwargs,
                 )
+            self.save()
 
 
 class LabBaseFormFactory(AbstractRelatedFormFactory):
@@ -240,6 +247,7 @@ class ApplicationFormDataFactory(FormDataFactory):
 class ApplicationSubmissionFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = ApplicationSubmission
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     class Params:
         workflow_stages = 1
@@ -277,11 +285,13 @@ def reviewers(self, create, reviewers, **kwargs):
                     reviewer=reviewer,
                     submission=self,
                 )
+            self.save()
 
 
 class ReviewerRoleFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = ReviewerRole
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     name = factory.Faker("word")
     order = factory.Sequence(lambda n: n)
@@ -290,6 +300,7 @@ class Meta:
 class AssignedReviewersFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = AssignedReviewers
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
         django_get_or_create = ("submission", "reviewer")
 
     class Params:
@@ -342,6 +353,7 @@ class LabSubmissionFactory(ApplicationSubmissionFactory):
 class ApplicationRevisionFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = ApplicationRevision
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     submission = factory.SubFactory(
         "hypha.apply.funds.tests.factories.ApplicationSubmissionFactory"
@@ -353,10 +365,16 @@ class Meta:
         clean=True,
     )
 
+    @factory.post_generation
+    def post(instance: ApplicationRevision, create: bool, extracted, **kwargs):
+        if create:
+            instance.save()
+
 
 class AbstractReviewFormFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         abstract = True
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     form = factory.SubFactory("hypha.apply.review.tests.factories.ReviewFormFactory")
 
@@ -385,6 +403,7 @@ class Meta:
 class ScreeningStatusFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = ScreeningStatus
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     title = factory.Iterator(["Bad", "Good"])
     yes = factory.Iterator([True, False])
@@ -393,6 +412,7 @@ class Meta:
 class ReminderFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = Reminder
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     submission = factory.SubFactory(
         "hypha.apply.funds.tests.factories.ApplicationSubmissionFactory"
diff --git a/hypha/apply/projects/reports/tests/factories.py b/hypha/apply/projects/reports/tests/factories.py
index c215d3fb9f..9c9e043f15 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/projects/reports/tests/factories.py
+++ b/hypha/apply/projects/reports/tests/factories.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class ReportConfigFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
 
     class Meta:
         model = ReportConfig
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
         django_get_or_create = ("project",)
 
     class Params:
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ class ReportVersionFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
 
     class Meta:
         model = ReportVersion
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     @factory.post_generation
     def relate(obj, create, should_relate, **kwargs):
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ def relate(obj, create, should_relate, **kwargs):
                 obj.report.current = obj
                 obj.report.submitted = obj.submitted
             obj.report.save()
+            obj.save()
 
 
 class ReportFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ class ReportFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Report
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     class Params:
         past_due = factory.Trait(
diff --git a/hypha/apply/projects/tests/factories.py b/hypha/apply/projects/tests/factories.py
index b78e15c681..9a90c41da7 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/projects/tests/factories.py
+++ b/hypha/apply/projects/tests/factories.py
@@ -61,11 +61,13 @@ class DocumentCategoryFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
 
     class Meta:
         model = DocumentCategory
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
 
 class ProjectFormFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = ProjectForm
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     name = factory.Faker("word")
     form_fields = FormFieldsBlockFactory
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ class Meta:
 class ProjectSOWFormFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = ProjectSOWForm
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     name = factory.Faker("word")
     form_fields = FormFieldsBlockFactory
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@ class ProjectFormDataFactory(FormDataFactory):
 class ProjectReportFormFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = ProjectReportForm
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     name = factory.Faker("word")
     form_fields = FormFieldsBlockFactory
@@ -111,6 +115,7 @@ class ProjectFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Project
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     class Params:
         in_approval = factory.Trait(
@@ -129,6 +134,7 @@ class PAFReviewerRoleFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
 
     class Meta:
         model = PAFReviewersRole
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     @factory.post_generation
     def user_roles(self, create, extracted, **kwargs):
@@ -137,6 +143,7 @@ def user_roles(self, create, extracted, **kwargs):
                 GroupFactory(name=STAFF_GROUP_NAME),
                 GroupFactory(name=APPROVER_GROUP_NAME),
             )
+            self.save()
 
 
 class PAFApprovalsFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
@@ -146,6 +153,7 @@ class PAFApprovalsFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
 
     class Meta:
         model = PAFApprovals
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
 
 class ContractFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
@@ -158,6 +166,7 @@ class ContractFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Contract
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
 
 class PacketFileFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
@@ -169,6 +178,7 @@ class PacketFileFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
 
     class Meta:
         model = PacketFile
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
 
 class InvoiceFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
@@ -181,6 +191,7 @@ class InvoiceFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Invoice
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
 
 class SupportingDocumentFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
@@ -190,6 +201,7 @@ class SupportingDocumentFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
 
     class Meta:
         model = SupportingDocument
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
 
 class ApprovedProjectFactory(ProjectFactory):
diff --git a/hypha/apply/review/tests/factories/models.py b/hypha/apply/review/tests/factories/models.py
index a56a999118..72b3f1d9d5 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/review/tests/factories/models.py
+++ b/hypha/apply/review/tests/factories/models.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class ReviewFormDataFactory(FormDataFactory):
 class ReviewFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = Review
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     class Params:
         recommendation_yes = factory.Trait(recommendation=YES)
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ class Params:
 class ReviewOpinionFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = ReviewOpinion
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     class Params:
         opinion_agree = factory.Trait(opinion=AGREE)
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ class Params:
 class ReviewFormFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = ReviewForm
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     name = factory.Faker("word")
     form_fields = blocks.ReviewFormFieldsFactory
diff --git a/hypha/apply/users/tests/factories.py b/hypha/apply/users/tests/factories.py
index 8d151275f6..33cfa8828c 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/users/tests/factories.py
+++ b/hypha/apply/users/tests/factories.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 class GroupFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = Group
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
         django_get_or_create = ("name",)
 
     name = factory.Sequence("group name {}".format)
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ class Meta:
 class UserFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     class Meta:
         model = get_user_model()
+        skip_postgeneration_save = True
 
     email = factory.LazyAttribute(
         lambda o: "{}+{}@email.com".format(slugify(o.full_name), uuid.uuid4())
@@ -44,11 +46,17 @@ def groups(self, create, extracted, **kwargs):
                 groups = extracted
 
             self.groups.add(groups)
+            self.save()
 
 
 class OAuthUserFactory(UserFactory):
     password = factory.PostGenerationMethodCall("set_unusable_password")
 
+    @factory.post_generation
+    def post(self, create, extracted, **kwargs):
+        if create:
+            self.save()
+
 
 class AdminFactory(UserFactory):
     is_superuser = True
@@ -69,6 +77,7 @@ class Meta:
     def groups(self, create, extracted, **kwargs):
         if create:
             self.groups.add(GroupFactory(name=STAFF_GROUP_NAME))
+            self.save()
 
 
 def get_wagtail_admin_access_permission():
@@ -85,6 +94,7 @@ def groups(self, create, extracted, **kwargs):
             wagtail_admin_access_permission = get_wagtail_admin_access_permission()
             modifiedStaffGroup.permissions.add(wagtail_admin_access_permission)
             self.groups.add(modifiedStaffGroup)
+            self.save()
 
 
 class StaffWithoutWagtailAdminAccessFactory(StaffFactory):
@@ -95,6 +105,7 @@ def groups(self, create, extracted, **kwargs):
             wagtail_admin_access_permission = get_wagtail_admin_access_permission()
             modifiedStaffGroup.permissions.remove(wagtail_admin_access_permission)
             self.groups.add(modifiedStaffGroup)
+            self.save()
 
 
 class FinanceFactory(OAuthUserFactory):
@@ -112,6 +123,7 @@ class Meta:
     def groups(self, create, extracted, **kwargs):
         if create:
             self.groups.add(GroupFactory(name=FINANCE_GROUP_NAME))
+            self.save()
 
 
 class ApproverFactory(StaffFactory):
@@ -122,6 +134,7 @@ def groups(self, create, extracted, **kwargs):
                 GroupFactory(name=STAFF_GROUP_NAME),
                 GroupFactory(name=APPROVER_GROUP_NAME),
             )
+            self.save()
 
 
 class ContractingFactory(UserFactory):
@@ -131,6 +144,7 @@ def groups(self, create, extracted, **kwargs):
             self.groups.add(
                 GroupFactory(name=CONTRACTING_GROUP_NAME),
             )
+            self.save()
 
 
 class ContractingApproverFactory(UserFactory):
@@ -141,6 +155,7 @@ def groups(self, create, extracted, **kwargs):
                 GroupFactory(name=CONTRACTING_GROUP_NAME),
                 GroupFactory(name=APPROVER_GROUP_NAME),
             )
+            self.save()
 
 
 class SuperUserFactory(StaffFactory):
@@ -152,6 +167,7 @@ class ReviewerFactory(UserFactory):
     def groups(self, create, extracted, **kwargs):
         if create:
             self.groups.add(GroupFactory(name=REVIEWER_GROUP_NAME))
+            self.save()
 
 
 class ApplicantFactory(UserFactory):
@@ -159,6 +175,7 @@ class ApplicantFactory(UserFactory):
     def groups(self, create, extracted, **kwargs):
         if create:
             self.groups.add(GroupFactory(name=APPLICANT_GROUP_NAME))
+            self.save()
 
 
 class CommunityReviewerFactory(UserFactory):
@@ -166,6 +183,7 @@ class CommunityReviewerFactory(UserFactory):
     def groups(self, create, extracted, **kwargs):
         if create:
             self.groups.add(GroupFactory(name=COMMUNITY_REVIEWER_GROUP_NAME))
+            self.save()
 
 
 class PartnerFactory(UserFactory):
@@ -173,3 +191,4 @@ class PartnerFactory(UserFactory):
     def groups(self, create, extracted, **kwargs):
         if create:
             self.groups.add(GroupFactory(name=PARTNER_GROUP_NAME))
+            self.save()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fc4d2dacdc..89b2e70e09 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@ DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE = 'hypha.settings.test'
 addopts = ['-n=auto', '--failed-first']
 python_files = ['tests.py', 'test_*.py', '*_tests.py']
 testpaths = ["hypha"]
-filterwarnings = [
-    'ignore::DeprecationWarning',
-    'ignore::PendingDeprecationWarning',
-]
 
 [tool.coverage.run]
 parallel = true