1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
index ceca4041e1..fce79b38f2 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
         self.assertEquals(channel.result["code"], b"200", channel.result)
         self.assertDictContainsSubset(det_data, channel.json_body)
 
+    @override_config({"enable_registration": False})
     def test_POST_disabled_registration(self):
-        self.hs.config.enable_registration = False
         request_data = json.dumps({"username": "kermit", "password": "monkey"})
         self.auth_result = (None, {"username": "kermit", "password": "monkey"}, None)