diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/auth.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/auth.spec.js
index 5978381f86..fa307bf96f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/auth.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/auth.spec.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe("/authenticate", () => {
   describe("fetch self", () => {
     it("should be able to fetch self", async () => {
       const user = await config.createUser("test@test.com", "p4ssw0rd")
-      const headers = await config.login("test@test.com", "p4ssw0rd", { userId: user._id })
+      const headers = await config.login("test@test.com", "p4ssw0rd", { userId: "us_uuid1" })
       const res = await request
         .get(`/api/self`)
         .set(headers)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.js b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.js
index e4510905b5..0f036647bf 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.js
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ class TestConfiguration {
     }
     // have to fake this
     const user = {
-      userId: userId || `ro_ta_users_us_uuid1`,
+      userId: userId || `us_uuid1`,
       email: email || EMAIL,
     }
     const app = {