diff --git a/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/7_configure/auto_devops/create_project_with_auto_devops_spec.rb b/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/7_configure/auto_devops/create_project_with_auto_devops_spec.rb
index e558049756d..844cc1236c7 100644
--- a/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/7_configure/auto_devops/create_project_with_auto_devops_spec.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/7_configure/auto_devops/create_project_with_auto_devops_spec.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ module QA
         # Disable code_quality check in Auto DevOps pipeline as it takes
         # too long and times out the test
         Factory::Resource::SecretVariable.fabricate! do |resource|
+          resource.project = project
           resource.key = 'CODE_QUALITY_DISABLED'
           resource.value = '1'
         end