diff --git a/spec/serializers/pipeline_serializer_spec.rb b/spec/serializers/pipeline_serializer_spec.rb
index 9319d29279a..7c7cdaedf10 100644
--- a/spec/serializers/pipeline_serializer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serializers/pipeline_serializer_spec.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ describe PipelineSerializer do
     described_class.new(current_user: user)
   end
 
+  before do
+    stub_feature_flags(ci_pipeline_persisted_stages: true)
+  end
+
   subject { serializer.represent(resource) }
 
   describe '#represent' do