diff --git a/src/components/microservices/code-queue/src/index.ts b/src/components/microservices/code-queue/src/index.ts
index 571186ba..c270a997 100644
--- a/src/components/microservices/code-queue/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/microservices/code-queue/src/index.ts
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ async function runDatabaseClaimMoveSelfTest(): Promise<JsonValue | null> {
       method: "POST",
       body: JSON.stringify({ queueId: targetQueueId }),
       headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
-    }));
+    }), { bypassRoleCheck: true });
     const after = await loadTaskFromDatabase(taskId);
     const body = await response.json() as Record<string, JsonValue>;
     if (response.status !== 409) throw new Error(`database stale move should return 409, got ${response.status}`);