diff --git a/app/dao/permissions_dao.py b/app/dao/permissions_dao.py
index 26a07635d..4b3a3632a 100644
--- a/app/dao/permissions_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/permissions_dao.py
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ from app.models import (
     MANAGE_SERVICE,
     SEND_MESSAGES,
     MANAGE_API_KEYS,
-    MANAGE_TEMPLATES)
+    MANAGE_TEMPLATES,
+    MANAGE_TEAM,
+    VIEW_ACTIVITY)
 
 
 # Default permissions for a service
@@ -16,7 +18,10 @@ default_service_permissions = [
     MANAGE_SERVICE,
     SEND_MESSAGES,
     MANAGE_API_KEYS,
-    MANAGE_TEMPLATES]
+    MANAGE_TEMPLATES,
+    MANAGE_TEAM,
+    VIEW_ACTIVITY]
+
 
 class PermissionDAO(DAOClass):
 
diff --git a/tests/app/conftest.py b/tests/app/conftest.py
index 1c0a2657c..251316adf 100644
--- a/tests/app/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/app/conftest.py
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ def sample_permission(notify_db,
                       notify_db_session,
                       service=None,
                       user=None,
-                      permission="sample permission"):
+                      permission="manage_service"):
     if user is None:
         user = sample_user(notify_db, notify_db_session)
     data = {
@@ -333,9 +333,14 @@ def sample_permission(notify_db,
     }
     if service:
         data['service'] = service
-    p_model = Permission(**data)
-    db.session.add(p_model)
-    db.session.commit()
+    p_model = Permission.query.filter_by(
+        user=user,
+        service=service,
+        permission=permission).first()
+    if not p_model:
+        p_model = Permission(**data)
+        db.session.add(p_model)
+        db.session.commit()
     return p_model
 
 
@@ -344,7 +349,7 @@ def sample_service_permission(notify_db,
                               notify_db_session,
                               service=None,
                               user=None,
-                              permission="sample permission"):
+                              permission="manage_service"):
     if user is None:
         user = sample_user(notify_db, notify_db_session)
     if service is None:
@@ -354,7 +359,12 @@ def sample_service_permission(notify_db,
         'service': service,
         'permission': permission
     }
-    p_model = Permission(**data)
-    db.session.add(p_model)
-    db.session.commit()
+    p_model = Permission.query.filter_by(
+        user=user,
+        service=service,
+        permission=permission).first()
+    if not p_model:
+        p_model = Permission(**data)
+        db.session.add(p_model)
+        db.session.commit()
     return p_model
diff --git a/tests/app/permissions/test_rest.py b/tests/app/permissions/test_rest.py
index c5ad41c5c..79fadd20c 100644
--- a/tests/app/permissions/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/permissions/test_rest.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import json
 from flask import url_for
+from app.models import Permission
 from tests import create_authorization_header
 from ..conftest import sample_permission as create_permission
 
@@ -39,12 +40,6 @@ def test_get_permission_filter(notify_api,
     """
     with notify_api.test_request_context():
         with notify_api.test_client() as client:
-            another_permission = create_permission(
-                notify_db,
-                notify_db_session,
-                user=sample_user,
-                service=sample_service,
-                permission="another permission")
             header = create_authorization_header(
                 path=url_for('permission.get_permissions'),
                 method='GET')
@@ -53,6 +48,8 @@ def test_get_permission_filter(notify_api,
                 headers=[header])
             assert response.status_code == 200
             json_resp = json.loads(response.get_data(as_text=True))
+            another_permission = Permission.query.filter_by(
+                service_id=str(sample_service.id)).first()
             expected = {
                 "permission": another_permission.permission,
                 "user": sample_user.id,