diff --git a/app/Models/NominationEnsemble.php b/app/Models/NominationEnsemble.php
index fec8ef7..2829e4a 100644
--- a/app/Models/NominationEnsemble.php
+++ b/app/Models/NominationEnsemble.php
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
 
 namespace App\Models;
 
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;
 
 class NominationEnsemble extends Model
 {
-    use HasFactory;
+    protected $guarded = [];
 
     protected function casts(): array
     {
diff --git a/tests/Feature/app/Models/NominationEnsembleTest.php b/tests/Feature/app/Models/NominationEnsembleTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f2f1ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/app/Models/NominationEnsembleTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Models\NominationEnsemble;
+use App\Models\NominationEnsembleEntry;
+use App\Models\Student;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+
+uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    $this->ensemble = NominationEnsemble::create([
+        'name' => 'Test Ensemble',
+        'entry_deadline' => '2024-01-01',
+        'minimum_grade' => '5',
+        'maximum_grade' => '15',
+    ]);
+});
+
+it('returns its entries', function () {
+    $student = Student::factory()->create();
+    NominationEnsembleEntry::create([
+        'student_id' => $student->id,
+        'nomination_ensemble_id' => $this->ensemble->id,
+        'data' => json_encode(['test' => 'test']),
+    ]);
+
+    expect($this->ensemble->entries()->count())->toEqual(1)
+        ->and($this->ensemble->entries()->first())->toBeInstanceOf(NominationEnsembleEntry::class);
+});