diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/workflow/AbstractWorkflowRestApiTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/workflow/AbstractWorkflowRestApiTest.java
index f5c7c55978..09d43e85c5 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/workflow/AbstractWorkflowRestApiTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/workflow/AbstractWorkflowRestApiTest.java
@@ -718,6 +718,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractWorkflowRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
 
     public void testWorkflowDefinitionsGet() throws Exception
     {
+    	personManager.setUser(USER1);
+    	 
         Response response = sendRequest(new GetRequest(URL_WORKFLOW_DEFINITIONS), 200);
         assertEquals(Status.STATUS_OK, response.getStatus());
         JSONObject json = new JSONObject(response.getContentAsString());
@@ -815,6 +817,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractWorkflowRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
 
     public void testWorkflowDefinitionGet() throws Exception
     {
+    	personManager.setUser(USER1);
+    	 
         // Get the latest definition for the adhoc-workflow
         WorkflowDefinition wDef = workflowService.getDefinitionByName(getAdhocWorkflowDefinitionName());