diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs
index 48e658dd2..4f855ac5c 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs
@@ -1778,16 +1778,19 @@ test "getting a list of blocks" do
   end
 
   test "create a note on a user" do
-    %{conn: conn} = oauth_access(["write:accounts"])
+    %{conn: conn} = oauth_access(["write:accounts", "read:follows"])
     other_user = insert(:user)
 
-    ret_conn =
-      conn
-      |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/json")
-      |> post("/api/v1/accounts/#{other_user.id}/note", %{
-        "comment" => "Example note"
-      })
+    conn
+    |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/json")
+    |> post("/api/v1/accounts/#{other_user.id}/note", %{
+      "comment" => "Example note"
+    })
 
-    assert %{"note" => "Example note"} = json_response_and_validate_schema(ret_conn, 200)
+    assert [%{"note" => "Example note"}] =
+             conn
+             |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/json")
+             |> get("/api/v1/accounts/relationships?id=#{other_user.id}")
+             |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
   end
 end