diff --git a/awx_collection/test/awx/conftest.py b/awx_collection/test/awx/conftest.py
index 30e8866320..ff74090498 100644
--- a/awx_collection/test/awx/conftest.py
+++ b/awx_collection/test/awx/conftest.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def silence_deprecation():
         yield this_mock
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def silence_warning():
     """Warnings use global variable, same as deprecations."""
     with mock.patch('ansible.module_utils.basic.AnsibleModule.warn') as this_mock: