diff --git a/test/factories/papers.rb b/spec/factories/papers.rb
similarity index 84%
rename from test/factories/papers.rb
rename to spec/factories/papers.rb
index 6b20df9..8db1d15 100644
--- a/test/factories/papers.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/papers.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require_relative '../factory_helper'
+
 FactoryGirl.define do
   factory :paper do
     name         { Faker::Lorem.sentence }
@@ -6,7 +8,7 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
     body         "leipzig"
     published_at "2015-07-20 21:16:53"
     scraped_at   "2015-07-20 21:16:53"
-    paper_type   "Verwaltungsstandpunkt"
+    paper_type   { FactoryHelper.paper_type }
     originator   { Faker::Name.name }
     resolution   { Faker::Lorem.paragraph(3) }
     content      "-------------------------------\n\n "  # oh well...
diff --git a/spec/factory_helper.rb b/spec/factory_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e0adc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/factory_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+module FactoryHelper
+
+  PAPER_TYPES = [
+    "Verwaltungsstandpunkt",
+    "Anfrage",
+    "Beschlussvorlage",
+    "Änderungsantrag",
+    "Antrag",
+    "Neufassung",
+    "Informationsvorlage",
+    "Einwohneranfrage",
+    "Petition",
+    "schriftliche Antwort zur Anfrage",
+    "Wichtige Angelegenheit",
+    "Eilentscheidung",
+    "Dringliche Anfrage"
+  ]
+
+  def self.paper_type
+    PAPER_TYPES.sample
+  end
+
+end