diff --git a/packages/snjs/mocha/history.test.js b/packages/snjs/mocha/history.test.js
index c1171da9a..f36746dae 100644
--- a/packages/snjs/mocha/history.test.js
+++ b/packages/snjs/mocha/history.test.js
@@ -238,6 +238,12 @@ describe('history manager', () => {
 
       await context.launch()
       await context.register()
+
+      /**
+       * Free user revisions are limited to 1 per day. This is to ensure that
+       * we don't hit that limit during testing.
+       */
+      await context.activatePaidSubscriptionForUser()
     })
 
     afterEach(async function () {
diff --git a/packages/snjs/mocha/vaults/revisions.test.js b/packages/snjs/mocha/vaults/revisions.test.js
index 78591ab43..60da88135 100644
--- a/packages/snjs/mocha/vaults/revisions.test.js
+++ b/packages/snjs/mocha/vaults/revisions.test.js
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ describe('shared vault revisions', function () {
 
     await context.launch()
     await context.register()
+
+    /**
+     * Free user revisions are limited to 1 per day. This is to ensure that
+     * we don't hit that limit during testing.
+     */
+    await context.activatePaidSubscriptionForUser()
   })
 
   afterEach(async function () {
@@ -35,6 +41,8 @@ describe('shared vault revisions', function () {
       await Collaboration.createSharedVaultWithAcceptedInviteAndNote(context)
     deinitContactContextFunction = deinitContactContext
 
+    await contactContext.activatePaidSubscriptionForUser()
+
     await Factory.sleep(Factory.ServerRevisionFrequency)
 
     await context.changeNoteTitleAndSync(note, 'new title 1')
@@ -77,6 +85,8 @@ describe('shared vault revisions', function () {
       await Collaboration.createSharedVaultWithAcceptedInviteAndNote(context)
     deinitContactContextFunction = deinitContactContext
 
+    await contactContext.activatePaidSubscriptionForUser()
+
     await Factory.sleep(Factory.ServerRevisionFrequency)
 
     const contactNote = contactContext.items.findItem(note.uuid)
@@ -103,6 +113,8 @@ describe('shared vault revisions', function () {
       await Collaboration.createSharedVaultWithAcceptedInviteAndNote(context)
     deinitContactContextFunction = deinitContactContext
 
+    await contactContext.activatePaidSubscriptionForUser()
+
     await Factory.sleep(Factory.ServerRevisionFrequency)
     await context.changeNoteTitleAndSync(note, 'new title 1')
 
@@ -135,6 +147,8 @@ describe('shared vault revisions', function () {
       await Collaboration.createSharedVaultWithAcceptedInviteAndNote(context)
     deinitContactContextFunction = deinitContactContext
 
+    await contactContext.activatePaidSubscriptionForUser()
+
     await Factory.sleep(Factory.ServerRevisionFrequency)
 
     await context.changeNoteTitleAndSync(note, 'new title 1')
@@ -164,6 +178,8 @@ describe('shared vault revisions', function () {
       await Collaboration.createSharedVaultWithAcceptedInviteAndNote(context)
     deinitContactContextFunction = deinitContactContext
 
+    await contactContext.activatePaidSubscriptionForUser()
+
     await Factory.sleep(Factory.ServerRevisionFrequency)
 
     await context.changeNoteTitleAndSync(note, 'new title 1')