Fix broken master EP 116

What does this MR do and why?

Fixes the failing spec on master. Validated the fix to be working via pipeline https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/pipelines/692838117

Proposed fix discussion.

Related to gitlab-org/quality/engineering-productivity/master-broken-incidents#116 (closed)

How to set up and validate locally

Numbered steps to set up and validate the change are strongly suggested.

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