diff --git a/packages/cli/test/setup-test-folder.ts b/packages/cli/test/setup-test-folder.ts
index 997a0ec80f811..8a58c48f865f4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/setup-test-folder.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/setup-test-folder.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ mkdirSync(baseDir, { recursive: true });
 const testDir = mkdtempSync(baseDir);
 mkdirSync(join(testDir, '.n8n'));
 process.env.N8N_USER_FOLDER = testDir;
+process.env.N8N_ENFORCE_SETTINGS_FILE_PERMISSIONS = 'false';
 
 writeFileSync(
 	join(testDir, '.n8n/config'),