diff --git a/helpmehelpapplication/pom.xml b/helpmehelpapplication/pom.xml
index 4a67e62..863b97a 100644
--- a/helpmehelpapplication/pom.xml
+++ b/helpmehelpapplication/pom.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@
             <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
             <version>2.13.2</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
+            <version>5.21.0</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>