diff --git a/spec/factories/clusters/applications/helm.rb b/spec/factories/clusters/applications/helm.rb
index 7c4a440b9a9..c13b0249d94 100644
--- a/spec/factories/clusters/applications/helm.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/clusters/applications/helm.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
 
     factory :clusters_applications_jupyter, class: Clusters::Applications::Jupyter do
       oauth_application factory: :oauth_application
-      cluster factory: %i(cluster with_installed_helm provided_by_gcp)
+      cluster factory: %i(cluster with_installed_helm provided_by_gcp project)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/clusters/applications/jupyter_spec.rb b/spec/models/clusters/applications/jupyter_spec.rb
index 44a64928e94..20e782113ff 100644
--- a/spec/models/clusters/applications/jupyter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/clusters/applications/jupyter_spec.rb
@@ -114,11 +114,7 @@ describe Clusters::Applications::Jupyter do
     end
 
     context 'when cluster belongs to a project' do
-      let(:project) { create(:project) }
-
-      before do
-        application.cluster.projects << project
-      end
+      let(:project) { application.cluster.first_project }
 
       it 'sets GitLab project id' do
         expect(values).to match(/GITLAB_PROJECT_ID: '?#{project.id}/)