diff --git a/tests/foreman/api/test_permission.py b/tests/foreman/api/test_permission.py
index 68068453295..1dac5452ade 100644
--- a/tests/foreman/api/test_permission.py
+++ b/tests/foreman/api/test_permission.py
@@ -367,8 +367,18 @@ def test_positive_check_update(self, entity_cls, class_org, class_location):
         new_entity = new_entity.create()
         name = new_entity.get_fields()['name'].gen_value()
         with pytest.raises(HTTPError):
-            entity_cls(self.cfg, id=new_entity.id, name=name).update(['name'])
+            if entity_cls is entities.ActivationKey:
+                entity_cls(self.cfg, id=new_entity.id, name=name, organization=class_org).update(
+                    ['name']
+                )
+            else:
+                entity_cls(self.cfg, id=new_entity.id, name=name).update(['name'])
         self.give_user_permission(_permission_name(entity_cls, 'update'))
         # update() calls read() under the hood, which triggers
         # permission error
-        entity_cls(self.cfg, id=new_entity.id, name=name).update_json(['name'])
+        if entity_cls is entities.ActivationKey:
+            entity_cls(self.cfg, id=new_entity.id, name=name, organization=class_org).update_json(
+                ['name']
+            )
+        else:
+            entity_cls(self.cfg, id=new_entity.id, name=name).update_json(['name'])