diff --git a/command/operator_diagnose_test.go b/command/operator_diagnose_test.go
index 2bf8713c9e..bacbbeb2a8 100644
--- a/command/operator_diagnose_test.go
+++ b/command/operator_diagnose_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/consts"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault/diagnose"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
 )
@@ -478,7 +479,7 @@ func TestOperatorDiagnoseCommand_Run(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Parallel()
 				client, closer := testVaultServer(t)
 				defer closer()
-
+				os.Setenv(consts.VaultDisableFilePermissionsCheckEnv, "true")
 				cmd := testOperatorDiagnoseCommand(t)
 				cmd.client = client