diff --git a/tests/test_permissions.py b/tests/test_permissions.py
index 170a25b8c63a34820c5ac2926bcdbe99d758fda0..4796f4879f630c145156f39ea3aab179b6258c26 100644
--- a/tests/test_permissions.py
+++ b/tests/test_permissions.py
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ def test_query_with_invisible_reference():
     filters.
     """
     db.administration.set_server_property(
-        "QUERY_FILTER_ENTITIES_WITHOUT_RETRIEVE_PERMISSIONS", "FALSE")
+        "QUERY_FILTER_ENTITIES_WITHOUT_RETRIEVE_PERMISSIONS", "TRUE")
 
     rt = db.RecordType(name="TestRT").insert()
     rec_invisible = db.Record(name="TestInvisible").add_parent(rt).insert()
diff --git a/tests/test_query.py b/tests/test_query.py
index 72fc01cca086fd6e107307c23956bf64ced85896..87500c405966f1b07fab239ce679b72ce3b6f3f0 100644
--- a/tests/test_query.py
+++ b/tests/test_query.py
@@ -1101,6 +1101,8 @@ def test_query_cache():
 
 
 def test_query_cache_with_permissions():
+    db.administration.set_server_property(
+        "QUERY_FILTER_ENTITIES_WITHOUT_RETRIEVE_PERMISSIONS", "TRUE")
     db.RecordType("TestRT").insert()
     db.RecordType("TestRT2").insert()
     public_record = db.Record().add_parent("TestRT").insert()