diff --git a/services/web/app/src/models/Subscription.js b/services/web/app/src/models/Subscription.js
index 8d477c6945..0e5d9c9f82 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/models/Subscription.js
+++ b/services/web/app/src/models/Subscription.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const SubscriptionSchema = new Schema({
     ref: 'User',
     index: { unique: true, dropDups: true }
   },
-  manager_ids: [{ type: ObjectId, ref: 'User' }],
+  manager_ids: { type: [ObjectId], ref: 'User', required: true },
   member_ids: [{ type: ObjectId, ref: 'User' }],
   invited_emails: [String],
   teamInvites: [TeamInviteSchema],
diff --git a/services/web/test/acceptance/src/FeatureUpdaterTests.js b/services/web/test/acceptance/src/FeatureUpdaterTests.js
index 5c375c1223..1357a94557 100644
--- a/services/web/test/acceptance/src/FeatureUpdaterTests.js
+++ b/services/web/test/acceptance/src/FeatureUpdaterTests.js
@@ -94,8 +94,10 @@ describe('FeatureUpdater.refreshFeatures', function() {
 
   describe('when the user is in a group subscription', function() {
     beforeEach(function() {
+      const groupAdminId = ObjectId()
       return Subscription.create({
-        admin_id: ObjectId(),
+        admin_id: groupAdminId,
+        manager_ids: [groupAdminId],
         member_ids: [this.user._id],
         groupAccount: true,
         planCode: 'collaborator',
@@ -280,6 +282,8 @@ describe('FeatureUpdater.refreshFeatures', function() {
 
   describe('when the user has a group and personal subscription', function() {
     beforeEach(function(done) {
+      const groupAdminId = ObjectId()
+
       Subscription.create(
         {
           admin_id: this.user._id,
@@ -293,7 +297,8 @@ describe('FeatureUpdater.refreshFeatures', function() {
           }
           return Subscription.create(
             {
-              admin_id: ObjectId(),
+              admin_id: groupAdminId,
+              manager_ids: [groupAdminId],
               member_ids: [this.user._id],
               groupAccount: true,
               planCode: 'collaborator',
diff --git a/services/web/test/acceptance/src/helpers/Subscription.js b/services/web/test/acceptance/src/helpers/Subscription.js
index d415abe55b..57d57aedc2 100644
--- a/services/web/test/acceptance/src/helpers/Subscription.js
+++ b/services/web/test/acceptance/src/helpers/Subscription.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Subscription {
     this.admin_id = options.adminId || ObjectId()
     this.overleaf = options.overleaf || {}
     this.groupPlan = options.groupPlan
-    this.manager_ids = []
+    this.manager_ids = options.managerIds || [this.admin_id]
     this.member_ids = options.memberIds || []
     this.invited_emails = options.invitedEmails || []
     this.teamInvites = options.teamInvites || []
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ class Subscription {
       this,
       options,
       (error, subscription) => {
+        if (error) {
+          return callback(error)
+        }
         this._id = subscription._id
-        callback(error)
+        callback()
       }
     )
   }