diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/models/test_user_permissions_on_groups.py b/rhodecode/tests/models/test_user_permissions_on_groups.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/models/test_user_permissions_on_groups.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/models/test_user_permissions_on_groups.py
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ def permissions_setup_func(group_name='g
     perms_updates = [[test_u1_id, perm, 'user']]
     ReposGroupModel()._update_permissions(repos_group,
                                           perms_updates=perms_updates,
-                                          recursive=recursive)
+                                          recursive=recursive,
+                                          check_perms=False)
     Session().commit()
 
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/models/test_users_group_permissions_on_groups.py b/rhodecode/tests/models/test_users_group_permissions_on_groups.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/models/test_users_group_permissions_on_groups.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/models/test_users_group_permissions_on_groups.py
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ def permissions_setup_func(group_name='g
     perms_updates = [[test_u2_gr_id, perm, 'users_group']]
     ReposGroupModel()._update_permissions(repos_group,
                                           perms_updates=perms_updates,
-                                          recursive=recursive)
+                                          recursive=recursive,
+                                          check_perms=False)
     Session().commit()