diff --git a/zone/cli/tests/cli_zone_state.cpp b/zone/cli/tests/cli_zone_state.cpp
index 5749766d8..f3c0833e6 100644
--- a/zone/cli/tests/cli_zone_state.cpp
+++ b/zone/cli/tests/cli_zone_state.cpp
@@ -895,6 +895,7 @@ inline void TestClientBuffPersistence()
 	Client loader;
 	loader.SetCharacterId(test_character_id);
 	loader.SetName("buff-persistence-load");
+	loader.SetClientVersion(ClientVersion::RoF2);
 	database.LoadBuffs(&loader);
 
 	auto loaded_buffs = loader.GetBuffs();