diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/access/status/AccessStatusServiceTest.java b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/access/status/AccessStatusServiceTest.java
index 87127f9cf8fd..f6cdcf5bad56 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/access/status/AccessStatusServiceTest.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/access/status/AccessStatusServiceTest.java
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ public void destroy() {
 
     @Test
     public void testGetAccessStatus() throws Exception {
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        itemService.addMetadata(context, item, "datacite", "rights", null, Item.ANY, "openaccess");
+        itemService.update(context, item);
+        context.restoreAuthSystemState();
         String status = accessStatusService.getAccessStatus(context, item);
         assertNotEquals("testGetAccessStatus 0", status, DefaultAccessStatusHelper.UNKNOWN);
     }