diff --git a/apps/e2e/tests/backend/backend-helpers.ts b/apps/e2e/tests/backend/backend-helpers.ts
index 154b0c2d1..b94e63bec 100644
--- a/apps/e2e/tests/backend/backend-helpers.ts
+++ b/apps/e2e/tests/backend/backend-helpers.ts
@@ -204,10 +204,12 @@ export namespace Auth {
   }
 
   export async function refreshAccessToken() {
-    const response = await niceBackendFetch("/api/v1/auth/sessions/current/refresh", { method: "POST", accessType: "client" });
-    if (response.status !== 200) {
-      throw new StackAssertionError("Expected session to be valid, but was actually invalid.", { response });
-    }
+    const response = await niceBackendFetch("/api/v1/auth/sessions/current/refresh", {
+      method: "POST",
+      accessType: "client",
+      headers: { "x-stack-access-token": "" },
+    });
+    expect(response).toMatchInlineSnapshot();
     backendContext.set({ userAuth: { accessToken: response.body.access_token, refreshToken: response.body.refresh_token } });
     await ensureParsableAccessToken();
     return {