diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/groups/GroupsTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/groups/GroupsTest.java
index 468c3b5949..2eb1b5a1b2 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/groups/GroupsTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/groups/GroupsTest.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class GroupsTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
         {
             this.authenticationComponent.setSystemUserAsCurrentUser();
         	 
-        	rootGroupName = authorityService.createAuthority(AuthorityType.GROUP, TEST_ROOTGROUP, TEST_ROOTGROUP_DISPLAY_NAME, null);
+        	rootGroupName = authorityService.createAuthority(AuthorityType.GROUP, TEST_ROOTGROUP, TEST_ROOTGROUP_DISPLAY_NAME, authorityService.getDefaultZones());
         	String groupA = authorityService.createAuthority(AuthorityType.GROUP, TEST_GROUPA);
         	authorityService.addAuthority(rootGroupName, groupA);
         	String groupB = authorityService.createAuthority(AuthorityType.GROUP, TEST_GROUPB);
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/site/SiteServiceTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/site/SiteServiceTest.java
index 32a7f673a7..a11b881011 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/site/SiteServiceTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/site/SiteServiceTest.java
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ public class SiteServiceTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
         {
             this.authenticationComponent.setSystemUserAsCurrentUser();
         	 
-        	testGroupName = authorityService.createAuthority(AuthorityType.GROUP, testGroup, testGroup, null);
+        	testGroupName = authorityService.createAuthority(AuthorityType.GROUP, testGroup, testGroup, authorityService.getDefaultZones());
         }     	
          
         this.authenticationComponent.setCurrentUser(USER_ONE);