diff --git a/test/sql/updates/post.continuous_aggs.sql b/test/sql/updates/post.continuous_aggs.sql
index e76d9201bc1..c43bb983b2b 100644
--- a/test/sql/updates/post.continuous_aggs.sql
+++ b/test/sql/updates/post.continuous_aggs.sql
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 -- Please see the included NOTICE for copyright information and
 -- LICENSE-APACHE for a copy of the license.
 
+SELECT
+	extversion < '2.0.0' AS has_refresh_mat_view
+  FROM pg_extension
+ WHERE extname = 'timescaledb' \gset
+
+\if :has_refresh_mat_view
+REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW mat_before;
+\else
+CALL refresh_continuous_aggregate('mat_before',NULL,NULL);
+\endif
+
 \x on
 SELECT * FROM mat_before ORDER BY bucket, location;
 \x off
diff --git a/test/sql/updates/post.continuous_aggs.v3.sql b/test/sql/updates/post.continuous_aggs.v3.sql
index e5c868f6b5e..0a9663543b0 100644
--- a/test/sql/updates/post.continuous_aggs.v3.sql
+++ b/test/sql/updates/post.continuous_aggs.v3.sql
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
 
 \ir post.continuous_aggs.v2.sql
 
+-- Ensure CAgg is refreshed
+SELECT
+	extversion < '2.0.0' AS has_refresh_mat_view
+  FROM pg_extension
+ WHERE extname = 'timescaledb' \gset
+
+\if :has_refresh_mat_view
+REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW rename_cols;
+\else
+CALL refresh_continuous_aggregate('rename_cols',NULL,NULL);
+\endif
+
 SELECT "time", count(*) from rename_cols GROUP BY 1 ORDER BY 1;
 
 --verify compression can be enabled
diff --git a/test/sql/updates/setup.catalog.sql b/test/sql/updates/setup.catalog.sql
index 10738166c36..2c7446dafdb 100644
--- a/test/sql/updates/setup.catalog.sql
+++ b/test/sql/updates/setup.catalog.sql
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 -- Please see the included NOTICE for copyright information and
 -- LICENSE-APACHE for a copy of the license.
 
--- Catalog tables are occationally rewritten as part of updates, so
+-- Catalog tables are occasionally rewritten as part of updates, so
 -- this is to test that privileges are maintained over updates of the
 -- extension. We could verify that other properties (e.g., comments)
 -- are maintained here as well, but this is not something we use right
diff --git a/test/sql/updates/setup.continuous_aggs.sql b/test/sql/updates/setup.continuous_aggs.sql
index 673bc351768..a443ee9e58e 100644
--- a/test/sql/updates/setup.continuous_aggs.sql
+++ b/test/sql/updates/setup.continuous_aggs.sql
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ SELECT generate_series('2018-11-01 00:00'::timestamp, '2018-12-15 00:00'::timest
 \else
       GROUP BY bucket, location
       HAVING min(location) >= 'NYC' and avg(temperature) > 2 WITH NO DATA;
-	SELECT add_continuous_aggregate_policy('mat_before', NULL, '-30 days'::interval, '336 h');
     ALTER MATERIALIZED VIEW mat_before SET (timescaledb.materialized_only=true);
 \endif
 
diff --git a/test/sql/updates/setup.continuous_aggs.v2.sql b/test/sql/updates/setup.continuous_aggs.v2.sql
index 08702685e2b..ed46d7c8638 100644
--- a/test/sql/updates/setup.continuous_aggs.v2.sql
+++ b/test/sql/updates/setup.continuous_aggs.v2.sql
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ SELECT generate_series('2018-11-01 00:00'::timestamp, '2018-12-15 00:00'::timest
 \else
     GROUP BY bucket, location
     WITH NO DATA;
-    SELECT add_continuous_aggregate_policy('rename_cols', NULL, '14 days'::interval, '336 h');
 \endif
 
 \if :has_refresh_mat_view
@@ -141,7 +140,6 @@ SELECT generate_series('2018-11-01 00:00'::timestamp, '2018-12-15 00:00'::timest
 \else
       GROUP BY bucket, location
       HAVING min(location) >= 'NYC' and avg(temperature) > 2 WITH NO DATA;
-    SELECT add_continuous_aggregate_policy('mat_before', NULL, '-30 days'::interval, '336 h');
 
     ALTER MATERIALIZED VIEW rename_cols RENAME COLUMN bucket TO "time";
 \endif
@@ -218,7 +216,6 @@ CREATE SCHEMA cagg;
 \else
       GROUP BY bucket, location
       HAVING min(location) >= 'NYC' and avg(temperature) > 2 WITH NO DATA;
-    SELECT add_continuous_aggregate_policy('cagg.realtime_mat', NULL, '-30 days'::interval, '336 h');
 \endif
 \if :WITH_SUPERUSER
 GRANT SELECT ON cagg.realtime_mat TO cagg_user;