diff --git a/tests/src/proposeupgrade.ts b/tests/src/proposeupgrade.ts
index a008f7ec40..54d94c8574 100644
--- a/tests/src/proposeupgrade.ts
+++ b/tests/src/proposeupgrade.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@ async function main() {
   const wasmFileHash = blake2AsHex(wasmFileBytes, 256);
 
   const authorizeUpgrade = api.tx.parachainSystem.authorizeUpgrade(wasmFileHash, true);
+  const enableMaintenance = api.tx.maintenance.enable();
 
   const councilMembers = (await api.query.council.members()).toJSON() as any[];
   const councilProposalThreshold = Math.floor(councilMembers.length / 2) + 1;
 
   const democracyProposal = api.tx.democracy.externalProposeDefault({
-    Inline: authorizeUpgrade.method.toHex(),
+    Inline: api.tx.utility.batchAll([
+      authorizeUpgrade.method.toHex(),
+      enableMaintenance.method.toHex(),
+    ]).method.toHex(),
   });
 
   const councilProposal = api.tx.council.propose(