diff --git a/pkg/controllers/core/catalog_controller_test.go b/pkg/controllers/core/catalog_controller_test.go
index a7ca8ce8..20f8ba18 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/core/catalog_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/core/catalog_controller_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Catalogd Controller Test", func() {
 	)
 	BeforeEach(func() {
 		ctx = context.Background()
+		if err := features.CatalogdFeatureGate.Set("PackagesBundleMetadataAPIs=true"); err != nil {
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		}
+		if err := features.CatalogdFeatureGate.Set("CatalogMetadataAPI=true"); err != nil {
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		}
 		mockSource = &MockSource{}
 		reconciler = &core.CatalogReconciler{
 			Client: cl,