diff --git a/spec/factories.rb b/spec/factories.rb
index 41cc99cbcb9..ad4c56986c3 100644
--- a/spec/factories.rb
+++ b/spec/factories.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
     path { name.downcase.gsub(/\s/, '_') }
     namespace
     creator
+    snippets_enabled true
 
     trait :public do
       visibility_level Gitlab::VisibilityLevel::PUBLIC
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
       end
     end
   end
-  
+
   factory :email do
     user
     email do