diff --git a/command/acl/authmethod/create/authmethod_create_test.go b/command/acl/authmethod/create/authmethod_create_test.go
index b4a0240092..d0558043f1 100644
--- a/command/acl/authmethod/create/authmethod_create_test.go
+++ b/command/acl/authmethod/create/authmethod_create_test.go
@@ -516,6 +516,10 @@ func getTestMethod(t *testing.T, client *api.Client, methodName string) *api.ACL
 	method.CreateIndex = 0
 	method.ModifyIndex = 0
 
+	if method.Namespace == "default" {
+		method.Namespace = ""
+	}
+
 	return method
 }
 
diff --git a/command/acl/authmethod/update/authmethod_update_test.go b/command/acl/authmethod/update/authmethod_update_test.go
index 88aa5dfa8d..7edffc7467 100644
--- a/command/acl/authmethod/update/authmethod_update_test.go
+++ b/command/acl/authmethod/update/authmethod_update_test.go
@@ -890,6 +890,10 @@ func getTestMethod(t *testing.T, client *api.Client, methodName string) *api.ACL
 	method.CreateIndex = 0
 	method.ModifyIndex = 0
 
+	if method.Namespace == "default" {
+		method.Namespace = ""
+	}
+
 	return method
 }