diff --git a/lib/util/fakedevice.js b/lib/util/fakedevice.js
index d40e92ee..7c6f9b5c 100644
--- a/lib/util/fakedevice.js
+++ b/lib/util/fakedevice.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module.exports.generate = function(wantedModel) {
   , uuid.v4(null, new Buffer(16)).toString('base64')
   )
 
-  return dbapi.saveDevice(serial, {
+  return dbapi.saveDeviceInitialState(serial, {
       provider: {
         name: 'FAKE/1'
       , channel: '*fake'