diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/couchTestUtils.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/couchTestUtils.js
index a3d01bfc6b..ec86c8b707 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/couchTestUtils.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/couchTestUtils.js
@@ -216,13 +216,10 @@ exports.testPermissionsForEndpoint = async ({
   url,
   body,
   appId,
-  permissionName,
+  permName1,
+  permName2,
 }) => {
-  const headers = await createUserWithOnePermission(
-    request,
-    appId,
-    permissionName
-  )
+  const headers = await createUserWithOnePermission(request, appId, permName1)
 
   await createRequest(request, method, url, body)
     .set(headers)
@@ -231,7 +228,7 @@ exports.testPermissionsForEndpoint = async ({
   const noPermsHeaders = await createUserWithAllPermissionExceptOne(
     request,
     appId,
-    permissionName
+    permName2
   )
 
   await createRequest(request, method, url, body)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.js
index bd77c179b1..2862903d57 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.js
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ describe("/users", () => {
         method: "GET",
         url: `/api/users`,
         appId: appId,
-        permissionName: BUILTIN_PERMISSION_NAMES.WRITE,
+        permName1: BUILTIN_PERMISSION_NAMES.POWER,
+        permName2: BUILTIN_PERMISSION_NAMES.WRITE,
       })
     })
 
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ describe("/users", () => {
         body: { name: "brandNewUser", username: "brandNewUser", password: "yeeooo", accessLevelId: BUILTIN_LEVELS.power._id },
         url: `/api/users`,
         appId: appId,
-        permissionName: BUILTIN_PERMISSION_NAMES.WRITE,
+        permName1: BUILTIN_PERMISSION_NAMES.ADMIN,
+        permName2: BUILTIN_PERMISSION_NAMES.POWER,
       })
     })