diff --git a/tests/common/factories/group.py b/tests/common/factories/group.py
index 70489dd17d5..4d72a744955 100644
--- a/tests/common/factories/group.py
+++ b/tests/common/factories/group.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Meta:
     joinable_by = JoinableBy.authority
     readable_by = ReadableBy.members
     writeable_by = WriteableBy.members
-    members = factory.LazyAttribute(lambda obj: [obj.creator])
+    members = factory.LazyFunction(list)
     authority_provided_id = Faker("hexify", text="^" * 30)
     enforce_scope = True
 
@@ -33,6 +33,17 @@ def scopes(  # pylint: disable=method-hidden,unused-argument
 
         self.scopes = scopes or []
 
+    @factory.post_generation
+    def add_creator_as_member(  # pylint:disable=no-self-argument
+        obj, _create, _extracted, **_kwargs
+    ):
+        if (
+            obj.creator
+            and obj.creator
+            not in obj.members  # pylint:disable=unsupported-membership-test
+        ):
+            obj.members.insert(0, obj.creator)  # pylint:disable=no-member
+
 
 class OpenGroup(Group):
     name = factory.Sequence(lambda n: f"Open Group {n}")
@@ -42,6 +53,14 @@ class OpenGroup(Group):
     writeable_by = WriteableBy.authority
     members = []
 
+    @factory.post_generation
+    def add_creator_as_member(  # pylint:disable=no-self-argument
+        _obj, _create, _extracted, **_kwargs
+    ):
+        # Open groups don't have members, so don't add group.creator to
+        # group.members for open groups.
+        pass
+
 
 class RestrictedGroup(Group):
     name = factory.Sequence(lambda n: f"Restricted Group {n}")
diff --git a/tests/unit/h/services/group_list_test.py b/tests/unit/h/services/group_list_test.py
index f7414c47002..5e01201ce09 100644
--- a/tests/unit/h/services/group_list_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/h/services/group_list_test.py
@@ -63,9 +63,12 @@ def test_it_does_not_return_private_groups_if_user_is_not_member(
         # the creator of the group. That means that this private group is still associated
         # with this user in some form—but we want to make sure it does not appear
         # in these results.
-        private_group = factories.Group(
-            creator=user, authority=user.authority, members=[]
-        )
+        private_group = factories.Group(creator=user, authority=user.authority)
+        # Remove `private_group.creator` from `private_group.members`.
+        # The creator is still attached to `private_group` as `private_group.creator`.
+        private_group.members = [
+            user for user in private_group.members if user is not private_group.creator
+        ]
 
         groups = svc.associated_groups(user)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/h/views/activity_test.py b/tests/unit/h/views/activity_test.py
index 33caaae07c9..759875b0bd8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/h/views/activity_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/h/views/activity_test.py
@@ -1208,8 +1208,7 @@ def group(factories):
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def no_creator_group(factories):
-    group = factories.Group()
-    group.creator = None
+    group = factories.Group(creator=None)
     group.members.extend([factories.User(), factories.User()])
     return group
 
@@ -1236,8 +1235,7 @@ def restricted_group(factories):
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def no_creator_open_group(factories):
-    open_group = factories.OpenGroup()
-    open_group.creator = None
+    open_group = factories.OpenGroup(creator=None)
     return open_group