diff --git a/readthedocs/proxito/tests/test_hosting.py b/readthedocs/proxito/tests/test_hosting.py
index 8dde0c202fd..fbe731bd8af 100644
--- a/readthedocs/proxito/tests/test_hosting.py
+++ b/readthedocs/proxito/tests/test_hosting.py
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ def test_project_subproject(self):
             repo="https://github.com/readthedocs/subproject",
             privacy_level=PUBLIC,
         )
+        subproject.versions.update(privacy_level=PUBLIC, built=True, active=True)
         self.project.add_subproject(subproject)
 
         r = self.client.get(