diff --git a/.expeditor/automate_build.sh b/.expeditor/automate_build.sh
index c16289f3f5..f5ac37625e 100755
--- a/.expeditor/automate_build.sh
+++ b/.expeditor/automate_build.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ HAB_FEAT_OFFLINE_INSTALL=true HAB_FEAT_IGNORE_LOCAL=false HAB_ORIGIN=chef HAB_CA
 
 git clone https://github.com/chef/automate.git
 cd automate
+git checkout ssudheer/cs_license_test
 
 RESOLVED_RESULTS_DIR=$(realpath results/)
 export DO_CHECK=true
diff --git a/.expeditor/verify.pipeline.yml b/.expeditor/verify.pipeline.yml
index 482ff466e2..78a4d2382f 100644
--- a/.expeditor/verify.pipeline.yml
+++ b/.expeditor/verify.pipeline.yml
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ steps:
       A2_LICENSE:
         path: secret/a2/license
         field: license
+      A2_EXPIRED_LICENSE:
+        path: secret/a2/license
+        field: expLicense
 
 - label: "chef server only"
   command:
@@ -236,6 +239,9 @@ steps:
       A2_LICENSE:
         path: secret/a2/license
         field: license
+      A2_EXPIRED_LICENSE:
+        path: secret/a2/license
+        field: expLicense
 
 - label: "ha chef server"
   command:
@@ -249,4 +255,7 @@ steps:
     secrets:
       A2_LICENSE:
         path: secret/a2/license
-        field: license
\ No newline at end of file
+        field: license
+      A2_EXPIRED_LICENSE:
+        path: secret/a2/license
+        field: expLicense
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/oc-chef-pedant/spec/api/server_license_spec.rb b/oc-chef-pedant/spec/api/server_license_spec.rb
index cf6533e03b..aa79ec6328 100644
--- a/oc-chef-pedant/spec/api/server_license_spec.rb
+++ b/oc-chef-pedant/spec/api/server_license_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 require 'pedant/rspec/common'
 
-describe "server licence testing", :license do
+describe "server license testing", :license do
 
   # Pedant has configurable test users.
   # Selects Pedant users that are marked as associated
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@
       }
     end
 
-    context "when having valid licence" do
-      it "can get all users" do
+    context "when having valid license" do
+      it "can get all users", automate: true do
         get(request_url, platform.superuser).should look_like({
             :status => 200,
             :body => users_body
           })
       end
 
-      it "can get status" do
+      it "can get status", automate: true do
         get(status_url, platform.superuser).should look_like({
             :status => 200
           })
@@ -40,14 +40,23 @@
     end
 
     # context "failure case", automate: true do
-    context "failure case" do
-      it "returns 403" do
+    context "when not having valid license" do
+      before(:all) do
+        system("chef-automate license apply \"$A2_EXPIRED_LICENSE\"")
+        system("sleep 30")
+      end
+      after(:all) do
+        system("chef-automate license apply \"$A2_LICENSE\"")
+        system("sleep 30")
+      end
+
+      it "returns 403", automate: true do
         puts get(request_url, platform.superuser)
         get(request_url, platform.superuser).should look_like({
             :status => 403
           })
       end
-      it "can get status" do
+      it "can get status", automate: true do
         get(status_url, platform.superuser).should look_like({
             :status => 200
           })