diff --git a/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/2_plan/issue/mentions_spec.rb b/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/2_plan/issue/mentions_spec.rb
index e3fd835bb01f7d087b518992f9d9a97c0e3cd62e..45c14d0537cacbef20cdfc8ac8a13ab89112af5d 100644
--- a/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/2_plan/issue/mentions_spec.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/2_plan/issue/mentions_spec.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module QA
 
         project = Resource::Project.fabricate_via_api! do |resource|
           resource.name = 'project-to-test-mention'
+          resource.visibility = 'private'
         end
         project.visit!