diff --git a/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/BaseRMTestCase.java b/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/BaseRMTestCase.java
index 76641b2930..adcc476202 100644
--- a/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/BaseRMTestCase.java
+++ b/rm-server/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/BaseRMTestCase.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.security.FilePlanPermissionSer
 import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.vital.VitalRecordService;
 import org.alfresco.repo.policy.PolicyComponent;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
+import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil.RunAsWork;
 import org.alfresco.repo.site.SiteModel;
 import org.alfresco.repo.site.SiteServiceImpl;
 import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper;
@@ -477,8 +478,25 @@ public abstract class BaseRMTestCase extends RetryingTransactionHelperTestCase
               containerProps).getChildRef();
         assertNotNull("Could not create base folder", folder);
 
-        // Create the site
-        siteInfo = siteService.createSite("rm-site-dashboard", SITE_ID, "title", "descrition", SiteVisibility.PUBLIC, RecordsManagementModel.TYPE_RM_SITE);
+        siteInfo = AuthenticationUtil.runAs(new RunAsWork<SiteInfo>()
+        {
+            @Override
+            public SiteInfo doWork() throws Exception
+            {
+             // Create the site
+                return siteService.createSite(
+                        "rm-site-dashboard", 
+                        SITE_ID, 
+                        "title", 
+                        "descrition", 
+                        SiteVisibility.PUBLIC, 
+                        RecordsManagementModel.TYPE_RM_SITE);
+            }
+            
+        }, AuthenticationUtil.getAdminUserName());
+        
+        
+        
         filePlan = siteService.getContainer(SITE_ID, RmSiteType.COMPONENT_DOCUMENT_LIBRARY);
         assertNotNull("Site document library container was not created successfully.", filePlan);