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 d72130db2f571..a8ad2fbd4aad3 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
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ public Settings nodeSettings(int nodeOrdinal) {
                 .put(LoggingAuditTrail.EMIT_NODE_NAME_SETTING.getKey(), randomBoolean())
                 .put(LoggingAuditTrail.EMIT_NODE_ID_SETTING.getKey(), randomBoolean())
                 .put("xpack.security.authc.realms." + FileRealmSettings.TYPE + ".file.order", 0)
-                .put("xpack.security.authc.realms." + NativeRealmSettings.TYPE + ".index.order", "1");
+                .put("xpack.security.authc.realms." + NativeRealmSettings.TYPE + ".index.order", "1")
+                .put("xpack.license.self_generated.type", "trial");
         addNodeSSLSettings(builder);
         return builder.build();
     }