# How do I create/get a model when doing a controller unit test?

**URL:** <https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/how-do-i-create-get-a-model-when-doing-a-controller-unit-test/6272>\
**Category:** Testing\
**Created:** [September 15, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/how-do-i-create-get-a-model-when-doing-a-controller-unit-test/6272 "2014-09-15T22:25:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/how-do-i-create-get-a-model-when-doing-a-controller-unit-test/6272/1 "2014-09-15T22:25:40Z")

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I’m using Ember CLI and am in the middle of writing unit tests. I’m using:

```
moduleFor('controller:credit', ....

```

in my test I need a instance of my model.

How do i get an instance of my model??