diff --git a/src/lib/db/feature-toggle-client-store.ts b/src/lib/db/feature-toggle-client-store.ts
index 3a70625d89..97c4c8e52c 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/feature-toggle-client-store.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/feature-toggle-client-store.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ export default class FeatureToggleClientStore
             feature.impressionData = r.impression_data;
             feature.enabled = !!r.enabled;
             feature.name = r.name;
-            feature.favorite = r.favorite;
             feature.description = r.description;
             feature.project = r.project;
             feature.stale = r.stale;
@@ -206,6 +205,7 @@ export default class FeatureToggleClientStore
             feature.variants = r.variants || [];
             feature.project = r.project;
             if (isAdmin) {
+                feature.favorite = r.favorite;
                 feature.lastSeenAt = r.last_seen_at;
                 feature.createdAt = r.created_at;
             }
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/api/client/feature.e2e.test.ts b/src/test/e2e/api/client/feature.e2e.test.ts
index 69dd13290d..5999aed418 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/api/client/feature.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/api/client/feature.e2e.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import { IUnleashTest, setupApp } from '../../helpers/test-helper';
+import {
+    IUnleashTest,
+    setupAppWithCustomConfig,
+} from '../../helpers/test-helper';
 import dbInit, { ITestDb } from '../../helpers/database-init';
 import getLogger from '../../../fixtures/no-logger';
 import { DEFAULT_ENV } from '../../../../lib/util/constants';
@@ -8,7 +11,13 @@ let db: ITestDb;
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
     db = await dbInit('feature_api_client', getLogger);
-    app = await setupApp(db.stores);
+    app = await setupAppWithCustomConfig(db.stores, {
+        experimental: {
+            flags: {
+                strictSchemaValidation: true,
+            },
+        },
+    });
     await app.services.featureToggleServiceV2.createFeatureToggle(
         'default',
         {