diff --git a/src/fides/lib/oauth/api/routes/user_endpoints.py b/src/fides/lib/oauth/api/routes/user_endpoints.py
index 9bbd71634c..7387d9879d 100644
--- a/src/fides/lib/oauth/api/routes/user_endpoints.py
+++ b/src/fides/lib/oauth/api/routes/user_endpoints.py
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@
     HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
 )
 
+from fides.api.ops.util.oauth_util import verify_oauth_client
 from fides.ctl.core.config import FidesConfig, get_config
 from fides.lib.models.client import ADMIN_UI_ROOT, ClientDetail
 from fides.lib.models.fides_user import FidesUser
 from fides.lib.models.fides_user_permissions import FidesUserPermissions
 from fides.lib.oauth.api import urn_registry as urls
-from fides.lib.oauth.api.deps import get_db, verify_oauth_client
+from fides.lib.oauth.api.deps import get_db
 from fides.lib.oauth.schemas.oauth import AccessToken
 from fides.lib.oauth.schemas.user import (
     UserCreate,
diff --git a/tests/lib/conftest.py b/tests/lib/conftest.py
index 4138b364dc..047ee55ceb 100644
--- a/tests/lib/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/lib/conftest.py
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ def config():
 @pytest.fixture
 def db(config):
     """Yield a connection to the test DB."""
+    # Included so that `AccessManualWebhook` can be located when
+    # `ConnectionConfig` is instantiated.
+    from fides.api.ops.models.manual_webhook import (  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+        AccessManualWebhook,
+    )
+
     # Create the test DB engine
     assert config.is_test_mode
     engine = get_db_engine(
diff --git a/tests/lib/test_fides_user_permissions.py b/tests/lib/test_fides_user_permissions.py
index b3d03437bc..602575f267 100644
--- a/tests/lib/test_fides_user_permissions.py
+++ b/tests/lib/test_fides_user_permissions.py
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
+# Included so that `AccessManualWebhook` can be located when
+# `ConnectionConfig` is instantiated.
+from fides.api.ops.models.manual_webhook import (  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+    AccessManualWebhook,
+)
 from fides.lib.models.fides_user_permissions import FidesUserPermissions
 from fides.lib.oauth.scopes import (
     PRIVACY_REQUEST_READ,
@@ -13,6 +18,7 @@
 
 def test_create_user_permissions():
     permissions: FidesUserPermissions = FidesUserPermissions.create(  # type: ignore
+        # Not using the `db` here allows us to omit PK and FK data
         db=MagicMock(),
         data={"user_id": "test", "scopes": [PRIVACY_REQUEST_READ]},
     )
@@ -24,6 +30,7 @@ def test_create_user_permissions():
 
 def test_associated_privileges():
     permissions: FidesUserPermissions = FidesUserPermissions.create(  # type: ignore
+        # Not using the `db` here allows us to omit PK and FK data
         db=MagicMock(),
         data={
             "user_id": "test",
diff --git a/tests/ops/api/v1/endpoints/test_user_endpoints.py b/tests/ops/api/v1/endpoints/test_user_endpoints.py
index 128ae4cf78..e338f41916 100644
--- a/tests/ops/api/v1/endpoints/test_user_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/ops/api/v1/endpoints/test_user_endpoints.py
@@ -160,6 +160,25 @@ def test_create_user(
         assert user.permissions is not None
         user.delete(db)
 
+    def test_create_user_as_root(
+        self,
+        db,
+        api_client,
+        root_auth_header,
+        url,
+    ) -> None:
+        auth_header = root_auth_header
+        body = {"username": "test_user", "password": str_to_b64_str("TestP@ssword9")}
+
+        response = api_client.post(url, headers=auth_header, json=body)
+
+        user = FidesUser.get_by(db, field="username", value=body["username"])
+        response_body = json.loads(response.text)
+        assert HTTP_201_CREATED == response.status_code
+        assert response_body == {"id": user.id}
+        assert user.permissions is not None
+        user.delete(db)
+
     def test_create_user_with_name(
         self,
         db,