diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 7dd5c9359..d96f2c6e0 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -753,9 +753,9 @@ def mock_verify_password(mocker):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='function')
-def mock_update_user(mocker):
-    def _update(user):
-        return user
+def mock_update_user(mocker, api_user_active):
+    def _update(user_id, **kwargs):
+        return api_user_active
 
     return mocker.patch('app.user_api_client.update_user', side_effect=_update)