diff --git a/qa-core/src/account-api/api/apis/LicenseAPI.ts b/qa-core/src/account-api/api/apis/LicenseAPI.ts
index f726eb5682..e0601fe127 100644
--- a/qa-core/src/account-api/api/apis/LicenseAPI.ts
+++ b/qa-core/src/account-api/api/apis/LicenseAPI.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ export default class LicenseAPI {
         internal: true,
       }
     )
+
+    if (response.status !== 200) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Could not update license for accountId=${accountId}: ${response.status}`
+      )
+    }
     return [response, json]
   }
 }
diff --git a/qa-core/src/internal-api/tests/users/appSpecificRoles.spec.ts b/qa-core/src/internal-api/tests/users/appSpecificRoles.spec.ts
index c3c9395b78..325735b3fc 100644
--- a/qa-core/src/internal-api/tests/users/appSpecificRoles.spec.ts
+++ b/qa-core/src/internal-api/tests/users/appSpecificRoles.spec.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ describe("Internal API - App Specific Roles & Permissions", () => {
     await config.beforeAll()
   })
 
-  afterAll(async () => {
-    await config.afterAll()
-  })
   afterAll(async () => {
     await config.afterAll()
   })