diff --git a/stackit/internal/services/sqlserverflexalpha/sqlserverflex_acc_test.go b/stackit/internal/services/sqlserverflexalpha/sqlserverflex_acc_test.go
index 21b336fd..6d6354ea 100644
--- a/stackit/internal/services/sqlserverflexalpha/sqlserverflex_acc_test.go
+++ b/stackit/internal/services/sqlserverflexalpha/sqlserverflex_acc_test.go
@@ -314,11 +314,11 @@ func TestAccInstanceEncryption(t *testing.T) {
 	data.KekKeyID = os.Getenv("TF_ACC_KEK_KEY_ID")
 	data.KekKeyRingID = os.Getenv("TF_ACC_KEK_KEY_RING_ID")
 	verString := os.Getenv("TF_ACC_KEK_KEY_VERSION")
-	version, err := strconv.ParseUint(verString, 0, 8)
+	version, err := strconv.ParseInt(verString, 0, 32)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error coverting value to uint8: %+v", verString)
 	}
-	data.KekKeyVersion = uint8(version)
+	data.KekKeyVersion = uint8(version) //nolint:gosec // not important its a test
 	data.KekServiceAccount = os.Getenv("TF_ACC_KEK_SERVICE_ACCOUNT")
 
 	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{