diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index cd91dda6717e3fb62595125f33a73c87626eece5..83ff1b051515f1b2060f5dc08b45314f2744fcb9 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ useful when testing components that depend on each other:
 
     def test_downgrade_not_superuser_skips_email(factories, mocker):
         mocked_notify = mocker.patch('funkwhale_api.myapp.notifications.notify')
-        user = factories['users.User'](is_superuser=True)
+        user = factories['users.User'](is_superuser=False)
         users.downgrade_user(user)
 
         # here, we ensure no email was sent