diff --git a/app/models/ci/build.rb b/app/models/ci/build.rb
index 11717a1bb12..78fcfff3ea0 100644
--- a/app/models/ci/build.rb
+++ b/app/models/ci/build.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module Ci
 
     validates :coverage, numericality: true, allow_blank: true
     validates :ref, presence: true
-    validates :protected, inclusion: { in: [ true, false ] }, on: :create
+    validates :protected, inclusion: { in: [true, false] }, on: :create
 
     scope :unstarted, ->() { where(runner_id: nil) }
     scope :ignore_failures, ->() { where(allow_failure: false) }
diff --git a/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb b/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb
index d877e51c2a7..ca9a350ea79 100644
--- a/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb
+++ b/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module Ci
     validates :sha, presence: { unless: :importing? }
     validates :ref, presence: { unless: :importing? }
     validates :status, presence: { unless: :importing? }
-    validates :protected, inclusion: { in: [ true, false ], unless: :importing? }, on: :create
+    validates :protected, inclusion: { in: [true, false], unless: :importing? }, on: :create
     validate :valid_commit_sha, unless: :importing?
 
     after_create :keep_around_commits, unless: :importing?
diff --git a/spec/support/cycle_analytics_helpers.rb b/spec/support/cycle_analytics_helpers.rb
index 39586d37e93..e6b66c4baed 100644
--- a/spec/support/cycle_analytics_helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/support/cycle_analytics_helpers.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ module CycleAnalyticsHelpers
         sha: project.repository.commit('master').sha,
         ref: 'master',
         source: :push,
-        project: project)
+        project: project,
+        protected: true)
   end
 
   def new_dummy_job(environment)
@@ -93,7 +94,8 @@ module CycleAnalyticsHelpers
       ref: 'master',
       tag: false,
       name: 'dummy',
-      pipeline: dummy_pipeline)
+      pipeline: dummy_pipeline,
+      protected: true)
   end
 end