diff --git a/test_settings.py b/test_settings.py
index 6e9b05c..a67ba25 100644
--- a/test_settings.py
+++ b/test_settings.py
@@ -72,3 +72,7 @@ def root(*args):
         ],
     },
 }]
+
+
+# disable indexing on history_date
+SIMPLE_HISTORY_DATE_INDEX = False