diff --git a/python/lsst/ap/association/testApdb.py b/python/lsst/ap/association/testApdb.py
index 8c198d2e..c474dc47 100644
--- a/python/lsst/ap/association/testApdb.py
+++ b/python/lsst/ap/association/testApdb.py
@@ -558,6 +558,8 @@ def runForcedMeasurement(self, diaObjects, idGenerator, visit, detector):
         preserveColumns.append("visit")
         baseForcedSources["detector"] = detector
         preserveColumns.append("detector")
+        baseForcedSources["band"] = 'noBand'
+        preserveColumns.append("band")
         baseForcedSources["diaForcedSourceId"] = [idGenerator() for i in range(len(baseForcedSources))]
         preserveColumns.append("diaForcedSourceId")
         # Fill the forced sources for each diaObject with random data
@@ -595,10 +597,7 @@ def writeToApdb(self, updatedDiaObjects, associatedDiaSources, diaForcedSources,
             diaSourceStore = None
         else:
             diaSourceStore = dropEmptyColumns(self.schema, associatedDiaSources, tableName="DiaSource")
-        if diaForcedSources.empty:
-            diaForcedSourceStore = None
-        else:
-            diaForcedSourceStore = dropEmptyColumns(self.schema, diaForcedSources, tableName="DiaForcedSource")
+        diaForcedSourceStore = dropEmptyColumns(self.schema, diaForcedSources, tableName="DiaForcedSource")
         self.apdb.store(
             dateTime,
             diaObjectStore,