diff --git a/tests/Feature/Api/SettingsApiTest.php b/tests/Feature/Api/SettingsApiTest.php
index 8c30924..9747a66 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Api/SettingsApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Api/SettingsApiTest.php
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class SettingsApiTest extends TestCase
             'title' => 'Scoped users ticket',
         ]);
 
-        $this->actingAs($user)
+        $this->withApplicationKey($user)
             ->getJson(route('api.projects.backlog', $project))
             ->assertOk()
             ->assertJsonPath('data.users.0.name', $user->name)
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class SettingsApiTest extends TestCase
             ->assertJsonPath('data.users.2.name', 'Visible User')
             ->assertJsonCount(3, 'data.users');
 
-        $this->actingAs($user)
+        $this->withApplicationKey($user)
             ->getJson(route('api.projects.tickets.show', [$project, $ticket]))
             ->assertOk()
             ->assertJsonPath('data.users.0.name', $user->name)
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Api/TicketApiTest.php b/tests/Feature/Api/TicketApiTest.php
index 2847775..224eadd 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Api/TicketApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Api/TicketApiTest.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class TicketApiTest extends TestCase
 
         $this->syncProjectPermissions($project, $writer, ['write', 'view']);
 
-        $this->actingAs($writer)
+        $this->withApplicationKey($writer)
             ->patchJson(route('api.projects.tickets.update', [$project, $ticket]), [
                 'acceptance_criteria' => $ticket->acceptance_criteria,
                 'blocked_comment' => $ticket->blocked_comment,
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class TicketApiTest extends TestCase
 
         $this->syncProjectPermissions($project, $projectViewer, ['view']);
 
-        $response = $this->actingAs($user)
+        $response = $this->withApplicationKey($user)
             ->getJson(route('api.projects.ticket-options', [
                 'project' => $project,
                 'source' => 'backlog',