diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/AccessIT.java b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/AccessIT.java
index 1945804c897..d6aac80b435 100644
--- a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/AccessIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/AccessIT.java
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ public void testRequestAccess() throws InterruptedException {
 
         listAccessRequestResponse = UtilIT.getAccessRequestList(tabFile3IdRestrictedNew.toString(), apiTokenRando);
         listAccessRequestResponse.prettyPrint();
-        assertEquals(400, listAccessRequestResponse.getStatusCode());
+        assertEquals(403, listAccessRequestResponse.getStatusCode());
 
         Response rejectFileAccessResponse = UtilIT.rejectFileAccessRequest(tabFile3IdRestrictedNew.toString(), "@" + apiIdentifierRando, apiToken);
         assertEquals(200, rejectFileAccessResponse.getStatusCode());