diff --git a/tests/components/homekit_controller/test_connection.py b/tests/components/homekit_controller/test_connection.py
index 08169c006ae..35b88c1abbe 100644
--- a/tests/components/homekit_controller/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/components/homekit_controller/test_connection.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.homekit_controller.const import (
     IDENTIFIER_LEGACY_ACCESSORY_ID,
     IDENTIFIER_LEGACY_SERIAL_NUMBER,
 )
-from homeassistant.components.thread import async_add_dataset
+from homeassistant.components.thread import async_add_dataset, dataset_store
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.exceptions import HomeAssistantError
 from homeassistant.helpers import device_registry as dr
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ async def test_thread_provision(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
         "E5AA15DD051000112233445566778899AABBCCDDEEFF030E4F70656E54687265616444656D6F01"
         "0212340410445F2B5CA6F2A93A55CE570A70EFEECB0C0402A0F7F8",
     )
+    store = await dataset_store.async_get_store(hass)
+    dataset_id = list(store.datasets.values())[0].id
+    store.preferred_dataset = dataset_id
 
     accessories = await setup_accessories_from_file(hass, "nanoleaf_strip_nl55.json")