diff --git a/test/api/status/GET-status.test.js b/test/api/status/GET-status.test.js
index f4687b64be..86979c42cb 100644
--- a/test/api/status/GET-status.test.js
+++ b/test/api/status/GET-status.test.js
@@ -1,20 +1,10 @@
 import {requester} from '../../helpers/api.helper';
 
 describe('Status', () => {
-  let api;
 
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    api = requester();
-  });
-
-  it('returns a status of up when server is up', (done) => {
-    api.get('/status')
-      .then((res) => {
-        expect(res.status).to.eql('up');
-        done();
-      })
-      .catch((err) => {
-        done(err);
-      });
+  it('returns a status of up when server is up', () => {
+    let api = requester();
+    return expect(api.get('/status'))
+      .to.eventually.eql({status: 'up'});
   });
 });