diff --git a/src/Behat/Cores/Drupal8.php b/src/Behat/Cores/Drupal8.php
index 3e3c493..a4841fc 100644
--- a/src/Behat/Cores/Drupal8.php
+++ b/src/Behat/Cores/Drupal8.php
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ public function getLastEntityId($entity_type, $bundle = NULL) {
     $query->sort($id_key, 'DESC');
     $query->range(0, 1);
     $query->addMetaData('account', \Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getStorage('user')->load(1));
+    $query->accessCheck(FALSE);
     $results = $query->execute();
 
     if (!empty($results)) {