diff --git a/src/khoj/configure.py b/src/khoj/configure.py
index cfb9fac4..9fb1f019 100644
--- a/src/khoj/configure.py
+++ b/src/khoj/configure.py
@@ -59,10 +59,7 @@ class UserAuthenticationBackend(AuthenticationBackend):
                 email="default@example.com",
                 password="default",
             )
-            Subscription.objects.create(
-                user=default_user,
-                type="trial",
-            )
+            Subscription.objects.create(user=default_user, type="standard", renewal_date="2100-04-01")
 
     async def authenticate(self, request: HTTPConnection):
         current_user = request.session.get("user")
diff --git a/tests/helpers.py b/tests/helpers.py
index 0f0f9cf2..03f3f9c7 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/helpers.py
@@ -76,5 +76,6 @@ class SubscriptionFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
         model = Subscription
 
     user = factory.SubFactory(UserFactory)
-    type = "trial"
+    type = "standard"
     is_recurring = False
+    renewal_date = "2100-04-01"