diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Api.Tests/Auth/CustomAuthenticationHandlerTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Api.Tests/Auth/CustomAuthenticationHandlerTests.cs
index ee20cc5738..de03aa5f5b 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.Api.Tests/Auth/CustomAuthenticationHandlerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Api.Tests/Auth/CustomAuthenticationHandlerTests.cs
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Tests.Auth
         {
             var authorizationInfo = _fixture.Create<AuthorizationInfo>();
             authorizationInfo.User = _fixture.Create<User>();
+            authorizationInfo.User.AddDefaultPermissions();
+            authorizationInfo.User.AddDefaultPreferences();
             authorizationInfo.User.SetPermission(PermissionKind.IsAdministrator, isAdmin);
             authorizationInfo.IsApiKey = false;
 
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Api.Tests/TestHelpers.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Api.Tests/TestHelpers.cs
index c1549561db..f9bca41465 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.Api.Tests/TestHelpers.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Api.Tests/TestHelpers.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Tests
                 typeof(DefaultAuthenticationProvider).FullName!,
                 typeof(DefaultPasswordResetProvider).FullName!);
 
+            user.AddDefaultPermissions();
+            user.AddDefaultPreferences();
+
             // Set administrator flag.
             user.SetPermission(PermissionKind.IsAdministrator, role.Equals(UserRoles.Administrator, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));