diff --git a/pkg/api/controller_test.go b/pkg/api/controller_test.go
index a7ec4c83590..e3418229898 100644
--- a/pkg/api/controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/controller_test.go
@@ -6529,12 +6529,12 @@ func pollRestoreStatus(t *testing.T, clt apigen.ClientWithResponsesInterface, re
 }
 
 func TestController_GetLicense(t *testing.T) {
-	clt, _ := setupClientWithAdmin(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
-
-	t.Run("Get license", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("not_implemented", func(t *testing.T) {
+		clt, _ := setupClientWithAdmin(t)
 		resp, err := clt.GetLicenseWithResponse(ctx)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NotNil(t, resp.JSON501, "expected 501 (not implemented) got %v", resp.StatusCode)
+		require.Equal(t, http.StatusNotImplemented, resp.StatusCode(), "Expected status Not Implemented")
+		require.NotNil(t, resp.JSON501, "expected HTTP-501 response, got %v", resp.StatusCode())
 	})
 }