diff --git a/spec/components/guardian_spec.rb b/spec/components/guardian_spec.rb
index 27497e4434a..8261d7c0b04 100644
--- a/spec/components/guardian_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/guardian_spec.rb
@@ -2174,6 +2174,7 @@ describe Guardian do
 
     context 'when SSO email override is active' do
       before do
+        SiteSetting.email_editable = false
         SiteSetting.enable_sso = true
         SiteSetting.sso_overrides_email = true
       end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/users_controller_spec.rb
index f0613510857..35e17ec0b4a 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ describe Admin::UsersController do
     before do
       log_in(:admin)
 
+      SiteSetting.email_editable = false
       SiteSetting.enable_sso = true
       SiteSetting.sso_overrides_email = true
       SiteSetting.sso_overrides_name = true
diff --git a/spec/controllers/session_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/session_controller_spec.rb
index 7e9c87b6061..bcf81c32c7a 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/session_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/session_controller_spec.rb
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ describe SessionController do
 
     describe 'local attribute override from SSO payload' do
       before do
+        SiteSetting.email_editable = false
         SiteSetting.sso_overrides_email = true
         SiteSetting.sso_overrides_username = true
         SiteSetting.sso_overrides_name = true
diff --git a/spec/models/discourse_single_sign_on_spec.rb b/spec/models/discourse_single_sign_on_spec.rb
index abaab998561..ca3659605fd 100644
--- a/spec/models/discourse_single_sign_on_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/discourse_single_sign_on_spec.rb
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ describe DiscourseSingleSignOn do
   it "can override name / email / username" do
     admin = Fabricate(:admin)
 
+    SiteSetting.email_editable = false
     SiteSetting.sso_overrides_name = true
     SiteSetting.sso_overrides_email = true
     SiteSetting.sso_overrides_username = true
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@ describe DiscourseSingleSignOn do
 
     it 'deactivates accounts that have updated email address' do
 
+      SiteSetting.email_editable = false
       SiteSetting.sso_overrides_email = true
       sso.require_activation = true