1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/spec/factories/ci/variables.rb b/spec/factories/ci/variables.rb
index 6653f0bb5c3..f83366136fd 100644
--- a/spec/factories/ci/variables.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/ci/variables.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,11 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
   factory :ci_variable, class: Ci::Variable do
     sequence(:key) { |n| "VARIABLE_#{n}" }
     value 'VARIABLE_VALUE'
+
+    trait(:protected) do
+      protected true
+    end
+
+    project factory: :empty_project
   end
 end