diff --git a/tests/Remove-DbaAvailabilityGroup.Tests.ps1 b/tests/Remove-DbaAvailabilityGroup.Tests.ps1
index bd354a860f..0f6e8d55ce 100644
--- a/tests/Remove-DbaAvailabilityGroup.Tests.ps1
+++ b/tests/Remove-DbaAvailabilityGroup.Tests.ps1
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Describe "$commandname Unit Tests" -Tag 'UnitTests' {
 Describe "$commandname Integration Tests" -Tag "IntegrationTests" {
     BeforeAll {
         $agname = "dbatoolsci_removewholegroup"
-        $null = New-DbaAvailabilityGroup -Primary $script:instance3 -Name $agname -ClusterType None -FailoverMode Manual -Confirm:$false
+        $null = New-DbaAvailabilityGroup -Primary $script:instance3 -Name $agname -ClusterType None -FailoverMode Manual -Certificate dbatoolsci_AGCert -Confirm:$false
     }
     Context "removes the newly created ag" {
         It "removes the ag" {