diff --git a/packages/core/src/main/cluster/update-entity-metadata.test.ts b/packages/core/src/main/cluster/update-entity-metadata.test.ts
index 8583dc2702..e601d67abc 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/main/cluster/update-entity-metadata.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/main/cluster/update-entity-metadata.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe("update-entity-metadata", () => {
   let detectedMetadata: Record<ClusterMetadataKey, any>;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    const di = getDiForUnitTesting();
+    const di = getDiForUnitTesting({ doGeneralOverrides: true });
 
     di.override(directoryForUserDataInjectable, () => "/some-user-store-path");
     di.override(appPathsStateInjectable, () => ({
diff --git a/packages/core/src/main/cluster/update-entity-spec.test.ts b/packages/core/src/main/cluster/update-entity-spec.test.ts
index 60be847ebe..f2490d7964 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/main/cluster/update-entity-spec.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/main/cluster/update-entity-spec.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe("update-entity-spec", () => {
   let updateEntitySpec: UpdateEntitySpec;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    const di = getDiForUnitTesting();
+    const di = getDiForUnitTesting({ doGeneralOverrides: true });
 
     di.override(directoryForUserDataInjectable, () => "/some-user-store-path");
     di.override(appPathsStateInjectable, () => ({