diff --git a/coderd/autobuild/lifecycle_executor_test.go b/coderd/autobuild/lifecycle_executor_test.go
index d8c1a4d8a8..54ceb53254 100644
--- a/coderd/autobuild/lifecycle_executor_test.go
+++ b/coderd/autobuild/lifecycle_executor_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/autobuild"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/coderdtest"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/database"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/database/dbauthz"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/schedule"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/schedule/cron"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/util/ptr"
@@ -849,14 +850,17 @@ func TestExecutorRequireActiveVersion(t *testing.T) {
 		ticker = make(chan time.Time)
 		statCh = make(chan autobuild.Stats)
 
-		ownerClient = coderdtest.New(t, &coderdtest.Options{
+		ownerClient, db = coderdtest.NewWithDatabase(t, &coderdtest.Options{
 			AutobuildTicker:          ticker,
 			IncludeProvisionerDaemon: true,
 			AutobuildStats:           statCh,
 			TemplateScheduleStore:    schedule.NewAGPLTemplateScheduleStore(),
 		})
 	)
+	ctx := testutil.Context(t, testutil.WaitShort)
 	owner := coderdtest.CreateFirstUser(t, ownerClient)
+	me, err := ownerClient.User(ctx, codersdk.Me)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// Create an active and inactive template version. We'll
 	// build a regular member's workspace using a non-active
@@ -864,10 +868,14 @@ func TestExecutorRequireActiveVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	// since there is no enterprise license.
 	activeVersion := coderdtest.CreateTemplateVersion(t, ownerClient, owner.OrganizationID, nil)
 	coderdtest.AwaitTemplateVersionJobCompleted(t, ownerClient, activeVersion.ID)
-	template := coderdtest.CreateTemplate(t, ownerClient, owner.OrganizationID, activeVersion.ID, func(ctr *codersdk.CreateTemplateRequest) {
-		ctr.RequireActiveVersion = true
-		ctr.VersionID = activeVersion.ID
+	template := coderdtest.CreateTemplate(t, ownerClient, owner.OrganizationID, activeVersion.ID)
+	//nolint We need to set this in the database directly, because the API will return an error
+	// letting you know that this feature requires an enterprise license.
+	err = db.UpdateTemplateAccessControlByID(dbauthz.As(ctx, coderdtest.AuthzUserSubject(me, owner.OrganizationID)), database.UpdateTemplateAccessControlByIDParams{
+		ID:                   template.ID,
+		RequireActiveVersion: true,
 	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	inactiveVersion := coderdtest.CreateTemplateVersion(t, ownerClient, owner.OrganizationID, nil, func(ctvr *codersdk.CreateTemplateVersionRequest) {
 		ctvr.TemplateID = template.ID
 	})