diff --git a/beat/web/databases/tests.py b/beat/web/databases/tests.py
index cd081b8ccd50221c519f97c301f292dc59a8d0d5..b7159215fc1282f3e1b5ee4c059ace3aeb46e29a 100644
--- a/beat/web/databases/tests.py
+++ b/beat/web/databases/tests.py
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ class DatabaseCreationAPI(DatabaseAPIBase):
         self.client.login(username=settings.SYSTEM_ACCOUNT, password=TEST_PWD)
         response = self.client.post(
             self.url,
-            json.dumps({"name": self.db_name, "declaration": self.DATABASE}),
+            json.dumps(
+                {"name": self.db_name, "version": 1, "declaration": self.DATABASE}
+            ),
             content_type="application/json",
         )
 
@@ -116,7 +118,9 @@ class DatabaseCreationAPI(DatabaseAPIBase):
 
         response = self.client.post(
             self.url,
-            json.dumps({"name": self.db_name, "declaration": self.DATABASE}),
+            json.dumps(
+                {"name": self.db_name, "version": 1, "declaration": self.DATABASE}
+            ),
             content_type="application/json",
         )