diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/pytestplugin.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/pytestplugin.py
index 435e21d18..cc6e44963 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/pytestplugin.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/pytestplugin.py
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ class ACFactory:
         self.deltachat = deltachat
 
     def get_unconfigured_account(self) -> Account:
-        return self.deltachat.add_account()
+        account = self.deltachat.add_account()
+        account.set_config("verified_one_on_one_chats", "1")
+        return account
 
     def get_unconfigured_bot(self) -> Bot:
         return Bot(self.get_unconfigured_account())