diff --git a/api_tests/package.json b/api_tests/package.json
index c461ea684..3aa57d49c 100644
--- a/api_tests/package.json
+++ b/api_tests/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "eslint": "^7.30.0",
     "eslint-plugin-jane": "^9.0.3",
     "jest": "^27.0.6",
-    "lemmy-js-client": "0.13.1-rc.1",
+    "lemmy-js-client": "0.16.0-rc.1",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
     "prettier": "^2.3.2",
     "ts-jest": "^27.0.3",
diff --git a/api_tests/src/shared.ts b/api_tests/src/shared.ts
index c429a207a..d5be61ac3 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/shared.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/shared.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ import {
   ResolveObjectResponse,
   ResolveObject,
   CreatePostReport,
-  PostReport,
   ListPostReports,
   PostReportResponse,
   ListPostReportsResponse,
@@ -59,6 +58,7 @@ import {
   ListCommentReports,
   ListCommentReportsResponse,
   DeleteAccount,
+  DeleteAccountResponse
 } from 'lemmy-js-client';
 
 export interface API {
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ export async function setupLogins() {
   gamma.auth = res[2].jwt;
   delta.auth = res[3].jwt;
   epsilon.auth = res[4].jwt;
+
+  // regstration applications are now enabled by default, need to disable them
+  await alpha.client.editSite({ require_application: false, auth: alpha.auth});
+  await beta.client.editSite({ require_application: false, auth: beta.auth});
+  await gamma.client.editSite({ require_application: false, auth: gamma.auth});
+  await delta.client.editSite({ require_application: false, auth: delta.auth});
+  await epsilon.client.editSite({ require_application: false, auth: epsilon.auth});
 }
 
 export async function createPost(
@@ -552,7 +559,7 @@ export async function saveUserSettings(
 
 export async function deleteUser(
   api: API,
-): Promise<LoginResponse> {
+): Promise<DeleteAccountResponse> {
   let form: DeleteAccount = {
     auth: api.auth,
     password
diff --git a/api_tests/yarn.lock b/api_tests/yarn.lock
index 2d9d43b47..c60da9dad 100644
--- a/api_tests/yarn.lock
+++ b/api_tests/yarn.lock
@@ -3076,10 +3076,10 @@ language-tags@^1.0.5:
   dependencies:
     language-subtag-registry "~0.3.2"
 
-lemmy-js-client@0.13.1-rc.1:
-  version "0.13.1-rc.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lemmy-js-client/-/lemmy-js-client-0.13.1-rc.1.tgz#e1af4749a5493954a17f87b7b20dcccb8c585f22"
-  integrity sha512-fncCq6Zu8s6GpeCrkmJS8/rqXcyrJ8p8EyWfXiiuZlWkgzOIi+qZjTRnO63wI6DomYwVOjwk7sry4RbOJSdK5Q==
+lemmy-js-client@0.16.0-rc.1:
+  version "0.16.0-rc.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lemmy-js-client/-/lemmy-js-client-0.16.0-rc.1.tgz#14c4a526abf4b171c8afe4efbe2a62dcaf6a6f17"
+  integrity sha512-0hR/gHHsokp46whIHGMBQO2zBKWM7bT6mwKNMZxPvyJo+YW9EbKTO5edjF5E4v8nf3FuIE+gFtm5NFAjCaeWJg==
 
 leven@^3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"
diff --git a/migrations/2022-04-19-111004_default_require_application/down.sql b/migrations/2022-04-19-111004_default_require_application/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eaa29a3ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2022-04-19-111004_default_require_application/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+alter table site alter column require_application set default false;
+alter table site alter column application_question set default null;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/migrations/2022-04-19-111004_default_require_application/up.sql b/migrations/2022-04-19-111004_default_require_application/up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e326f173
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2022-04-19-111004_default_require_application/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+alter table site alter column require_application set default true;
+alter table site alter column application_question set default 'To verify that you are human, please explain why you want to create an account on this site';
\ No newline at end of file