diff --git a/syft/create_sbom_config.go b/syft/create_sbom_config.go
index c189da4aa..80d968433 100644
--- a/syft/create_sbom_config.go
+++ b/syft/create_sbom_config.go
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ func (c *CreateSBOMConfig) selectTasks(src source.Description) ([]task.Task, []t
 		RelationshipsConfig:  c.Relationships,
 		DataGenerationConfig: c.DataGeneration,
 		PackagesConfig:       c.Packages,
+		LicenseConfig:        c.Licenses,
 		ComplianceConfig:     c.Compliance,
 		FilesConfig:          c.Files,
 	}
diff --git a/test/cli/license_test.go b/test/cli/license_test.go
index eec433420..c93a4f080 100644
--- a/test/cli/license_test.go
+++ b/test/cli/license_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package cli
 import "testing"
 
 func Test_Licenses(t *testing.T) {
-	testImage := getFixtureImage(t, "image-unknown-licenses")
+	testImage := getFixtureImage(t, "image-pkg-coverage")
 	tests := []struct {
 		name       string
 		args       []string
diff --git a/test/cli/trait_assertions_test.go b/test/cli/trait_assertions_test.go
index 389dc89fe..a0c17096c 100644
--- a/test/cli/trait_assertions_test.go
+++ b/test/cli/trait_assertions_test.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func assertUnknownLicenseContent(required bool) traitAssertion {
 
 		for _, pkg := range data.Artifacts {
 			for _, lic := range pkg.Licenses {
-				if strings.Contains(lic.SPDXExpression, "UNKNOWN") && required {
+				if strings.Contains(lic.Value, "sha256") && required {
 					assert.NotZero(tb, len(lic.Contents))
 				} else {
 					assert.Empty(tb, lic.Contents)