diff --git a/api/account/tests/features/profile.feature b/api/account/tests/features/profile.feature
index 05f483ab..2c6f2b35 100644
--- a/api/account/tests/features/profile.feature
+++ b/api/account/tests/features/profile.feature
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ Feature: Manage account profiles
   Scenario: Retrieve authenticated user's account
     Given an authenticated user
      When a user requests their profile
-     Then user profile is returned
+     Then the request will be successful
+      And user profile is returned
diff --git a/api/account/tests/features/steps/profile.py b/api/account/tests/features/steps/profile.py
index 737c905b..946f821e 100644
--- a/api/account/tests/features/steps/profile.py
+++ b/api/account/tests/features/steps/profile.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from datetime import date
-from http import HTTPStatus
 import json
 
 from behave import then, when
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ def call_account_endpoint(context):
 
 @then('user profile is returned')
 def validate_response(context):
-    assert_that(context.response.status_code, equal_to(HTTPStatus.OK))
     response_data = json.loads(context.response.data)
     assert_that(
         response_data['emailAddress'],