diff --git a/studio/backend/tests/test_providers_api.py b/studio/backend/tests/test_providers_api.py
index d608facbd8..c355a87aa5 100644
--- a/studio/backend/tests/test_providers_api.py
+++ b/studio/backend/tests/test_providers_api.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import padding
 
 # ── Configuration ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-BASE_URL = os.getenv("STUDIO_TEST_URL", "http://localhost:8888")
+BASE_URL = os.getenv("STUDIO_TEST_URL", "http://localhost:8000")
 USERNAME = os.getenv("STUDIO_TEST_USER", "unsloth")
 PASSWORD = os.getenv("STUDIO_TEST_PASSWORD", "")
 
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ class TestLocalInferenceUnaffected:
             },
             timeout=15,
         )
-        allowed = {200, 503}
+        allowed = {200, 400, 503}
         assert resp.status_code in allowed, (
             f"Unexpected status {resp.status_code} for local inference path: {resp.text[:300]}\n"
             f"This likely means the provider fields broke the base request schema."