diff --git a/tests/app/conftest.py b/tests/app/conftest.py
index 8ecb0ae20..abcb0f64a 100644
--- a/tests/app/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/app/conftest.py
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ def notify_service(notify_db, notify_db_session):
 @pytest.fixture(scope='function')
 def sample_service_whitelist(notify_db, notify_db_session, service=None, email_address=None, mobile_number=None):
     if service is None:
-        service = sample_service(notify_db, notify_db_session)
+        service = create_service()
 
     if email_address:
         whitelisted_user = ServiceWhitelist.from_string(service.id, EMAIL_TYPE, email_address)