diff --git a/app/Models/Component.php b/app/Models/Component.php
index c7edc8dca4..3cdf904b4f 100644
--- a/app/Models/Component.php
+++ b/app/Models/Component.php
@@ -9,4 +9,14 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
  */
 class Component extends Model
 {
+    protected $fillable = ['user_id', 'name', 'class'];
+
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getDates()
+    {
+        return ['created_at', 'updated_at', 'deleted_at'];
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php b/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php
index fa57be20b1..46ffc02a88 100644
--- a/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php
+++ b/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
         $this->call('PermissionSeeder');
 
         // set up basic test data (as little as possible):
-        if (App::environment() == 'testing') {
+        if (App::environment() == 'testing' && gethostname() != 'lightning') {
             $this->call('TestDataSeeder');
         }
 
         // this one is reserved for more extensive testing.
-        //if (App::environment() == 'testing' || App::environment() == 'homestead' || gethostname() == 'lightning') {
-        //$this->call('VisualTestDataSeeder');
-        //}
+        if (App::environment() == 'testing' || gethostname() == 'lightning') {
+            $this->call('VisualTestDataSeeder');
+        }
     }
 
 }