diff --git a/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/admin/__snapshots__/settings.test.js.snap b/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/admin/__snapshots__/settings.test.js.snap
index 19d568e27d..c305a9f4ed 100644
--- a/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/admin/__snapshots__/settings.test.js.snap
+++ b/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/admin/__snapshots__/settings.test.js.snap
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ Object {
     },
     Object {
       "key": "labs",
-      "value": "{\\"activitypub\\":true,\\"auditLog\\":true,\\"urlCache\\":true,\\"beforeAfterCard\\":true,\\"freeTrial\\":true,\\"newsletterPaywall\\":true,\\"members\\":true}",
+      "value": StringMatching /\\\\\\{\\[\\^\\\\s\\]\\+\\\\\\}/,
     },
     Object {
       "key": "slack_url",
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ Object {
     },
     Object {
       "key": "labs",
-      "value": "{\\"newsletterPaywall\\":true,\\"members\\":true}",
+      "value": StringMatching /\\\\\\{\\[\\^\\\\s\\]\\+\\\\\\}/,
     },
     Object {
       "key": "slack_url",
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ Object {
     },
     Object {
       "key": "labs",
-      "value": "{\\"newsletterPaywall\\":true,\\"members\\":true}",
+      "value": StringMatching /\\\\\\{\\[\\^\\\\s\\]\\+\\\\\\}/,
     },
     Object {
       "key": "slack_url",
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ Object {
     },
     Object {
       "key": "labs",
-      "value": "{\\"newsletterPaywall\\":true,\\"members\\":true}",
+      "value": StringMatching /\\\\\\{\\[\\^\\\\s\\]\\+\\\\\\}/,
     },
     Object {
       "key": "slack_url",
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ Object {
     },
     Object {
       "key": "labs",
-      "value": "{\\"newsletterPaywall\\":true,\\"members\\":true}",
+      "value": StringMatching /\\\\\\{\\[\\^\\\\s\\]\\+\\\\\\}/,
     },
     Object {
       "key": "slack_url",
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ Object {
     },
     Object {
       "key": "labs",
-      "value": "{\\"newsletterPaywall\\":true,\\"members\\":true}",
+      "value": StringMatching /\\\\\\{\\[\\^\\\\s\\]\\+\\\\\\}/,
     },
     Object {
       "key": "slack_url",
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ Object {
     },
     Object {
       "key": "labs",
-      "value": "{\\"newsletterPaywall\\":true,\\"members\\":true}",
+      "value": StringMatching /\\\\\\{\\[\\^\\\\s\\]\\+\\\\\\}/,
     },
     Object {
       "key": "slack_url",
diff --git a/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/admin/settings.test.js b/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/admin/settings.test.js
index cf263d4cb3..08d43f3bfa 100644
--- a/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/admin/settings.test.js
+++ b/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/admin/settings.test.js
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ const publicHashSettingMatcher = {
     value: stringMatching(/[a-z0-9]{30}/)
 };
 
+const labsSettingMatcher = {
+    value: stringMatching(/\{[^\s]+\}/)
+};
+
 const matchSettingsArray = (length) => {
     const settingsArray = new Array(length).fill(settingsMatcher);
 
@@ -23,6 +27,11 @@ const matchSettingsArray = (length) => {
         settingsArray[25] = publicHashSettingMatcher;
     }
 
+    if (length > 56) {
+        // Item at index 56 is the lab settings, which changes as we add and remove features
+        settingsArray[56] = labsSettingMatcher;
+    }
+
     return settingsArray;
 };
 
@@ -190,7 +199,7 @@ describe('Settings API', function () {
                 .matchHeaderSnapshot({
                     etag: anyEtag
                 });
-            
+
             // Check returned WITH prefix
             const val = body.settings.find(setting => setting.key === 'icon');
             assert.ok(val);
@@ -243,11 +252,11 @@ describe('Settings API', function () {
                     });
                 });
 
-            mockManager.assert.sentEmailCount(1);  
+            mockManager.assert.sentEmailCount(1);
             mockManager.assert.sentEmail({
                 subject: 'Verify email address',
                 to: 'support@example.com'
-            });  
+            });
         });
 
         it('does not trigger email verification flow if members_support_address remains the same', async function () {
@@ -402,7 +411,7 @@ describe('Settings API', function () {
                 to: 'test@test.com'
             });
         });
-        
+
         it('can do validateMembersEmailUpdate', async function () {
             const magicLink = await membersService.api.getMagicLink('test@test.com');
             const magicLinkUrl = new URL(magicLink);