diff --git a/backend/app_tests/api/test_api_compliance_assessments.py b/backend/app_tests/api/test_api_compliance_assessments.py
index 992fc5b76d..780e713465 100644
--- a/backend/app_tests/api/test_api_compliance_assessments.py
+++ b/backend/app_tests/api/test_api_compliance_assessments.py
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ def test_get_compliance_assessments(self, test):
                     "id": str(Framework.objects.all()[0].id),
                     "str": str(Framework.objects.all()[0]),
                     "implementation_groups_definition": None,
+                    "reference_controls": [],
                     "min_score": 1,
                     "max_score": 4,
                     "ref_id": str(Framework.objects.all()[0].ref_id),
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ def test_create_compliance_assessments(self, test):
                     "id": str(Framework.objects.all()[0].id),
                     "str": str(Framework.objects.all()[0]),
                     "implementation_groups_definition": None,
+                    "reference_controls": [],
                     "min_score": Framework.objects.all()[0].min_score,
                     "max_score": Framework.objects.all()[0].max_score,
                     "ref_id": str(Framework.objects.all()[0].ref_id),
@@ -219,6 +221,7 @@ def test_update_compliance_assessments(self, test):
                     "id": str(Framework.objects.all()[0].id),
                     "str": str(Framework.objects.all()[0]),
                     "implementation_groups_definition": None,
+                    "reference_controls": [],
                     "min_score": Framework.objects.all()[0].min_score,
                     "max_score": Framework.objects.all()[0].max_score,
                     "ref_id": str(Framework.objects.all()[0].ref_id),