diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/SecuritySettingsSource.java b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/SecuritySettingsSource.java
index 216d8e44148f7..a7051540c2af2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/SecuritySettingsSource.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/SecuritySettingsSource.java
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ public Settings nodeSettings(int nodeOrdinal) {
                 .put("xpack.security.authc.realms.file.type", FileRealmSettings.TYPE)
                 .put("xpack.security.authc.realms.file.order", 0)
                 .put("xpack.security.authc.realms.index.type", NativeRealmSettings.TYPE)
-                .put("xpack.security.authc.realms.index.order", "1");
+                .put("xpack.security.authc.realms.index.order", "1")
+                .put("xpack.license.self_generated.type", "trial");
         addNodeSSLSettings(builder);
         return builder.build();
     }