diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/acceptance/api/AbstractGetCodeOwnersForPathIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/acceptance/api/AbstractGetCodeOwnersForPathIT.java
index 4dbac76..c811514 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/acceptance/api/AbstractGetCodeOwnersForPathIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/acceptance/api/AbstractGetCodeOwnersForPathIT.java
@@ -861,6 +861,7 @@
         .containsExactly(user.id(), user2.id(), admin.id());
 
     // Query code owners with a limit.
+    requestScopeOperations.setApiUser(user.id());
     codeOwnerInfos = queryCodeOwners(getCodeOwnersApi().query().withLimit(2), "/foo/bar/baz.md");
     assertThat(codeOwnerInfos).hasSize(2);
     assertThatList(codeOwnerInfos)