diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 1b472716..c6d6f557 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ jobs:
     - run:
         name: Apply migrations
         command: docker exec test-atat .venv/bin/python .venv/bin/alembic upgrade head
+    - run:
+        name: Apply the default permission sets
+        command: docker exec test-atat .venv/bin/python script/seed_roles.py
     - run:
         name: Execute Ghost Inspector test suite
         command: |