diff --git a/tests/integration/api/controllers/users.spec.js b/tests/integration/api/controllers/users.spec.js
index 68910df19c..cd01621cdf 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api/controllers/users.spec.js
+++ b/tests/integration/api/controllers/users.spec.js
@@ -1944,7 +1944,7 @@ describe('Users API', () => {
     });
 
     it('should create users with multiple facilities', async () => {
-      await utils.updatePermissions(['national_admin', 'chw'], ['can_have_multiple_places'], [], true);
+      await utils.updatePermissions(['national_admin', 'chw'], ['can_have_multiple_places'], [], { ignoreReload: true });
       const onlineUserPayload = {
         username: uuid(),
         password: password,