diff --git a/pkg/tests/api/opentdsb/opentdsb_test.go b/pkg/tests/api/opentdsb/opentdsb_test.go
index bca1a22f914..b149d5290c4 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/api/opentdsb/opentdsb_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tests/api/opentdsb/opentdsb_test.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestIntegrationOpenTSDB(t *testing.T) {
 		// nolint:gosec
 		resp, err := http.Post(u, "application/json", buf1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, http.StatusInternalServerError, resp.StatusCode)
+		require.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, resp.StatusCode)
 		t.Cleanup(func() {
 			err := resp.Body.Close()
 			require.NoError(t, err)