diff --git a/spec/requests/api/json/tables_controller_shared_examples.rb b/spec/requests/api/json/tables_controller_shared_examples.rb
index e87fa5be3380..dc13ddaa1d9b 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/json/tables_controller_shared_examples.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/json/tables_controller_shared_examples.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     before(:all) do
       CartoDB::Varnish.any_instance.stubs(:send_command).returns(true)
-      @user = create_user(:username => 'test', :email => "client@example.com", :password => "clientex")
+      @user = create_user(:username => 'test', :email => "client@example.com", :password => "clientex", :private_tables_enabled => true)
       host! 'test.localhost.lan'
     end