diff --git a/nexus/test-utils/src/resource_helpers.rs b/nexus/test-utils/src/resource_helpers.rs
index f2d95ab89a9..a7532364258 100644
--- a/nexus/test-utils/src/resource_helpers.rs
+++ b/nexus/test-utils/src/resource_helpers.rs
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ pub async fn create_instance_with(
             external_ips,
             disks,
             start,
-            ..Default::default()
+            auto_restart_policy: None,
         },
     )
     .await