diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-site-health-controller.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-site-health-controller.php
index 9d67401d57d60..fce2704c09a59 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-site-health-controller.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-site-health-controller.php
@@ -92,11 +92,24 @@ static function () {
 		$this->assertErrorResponse( 'rest_forbidden', $response, 403 );
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @group external-http
-	 */
 	public function test() {
 		wp_set_current_user( self::$admin );
+		add_filter(
+			'pre_http_request',
+			static function () {
+				return array(
+					'headers'  => array(),
+					'body'     => '',
+					'response' => array(
+						'code'    => 200,
+						'message' => 'OK',
+					),
+					'cookies'  => array(),
+					'filename' => null,
+				);
+			}
+		);
+
 		$response = rest_do_request( '/wp-site-health/v1/tests/dotorg-communication' );
 		$this->assertSame( 'dotorg_communication', $response->get_data()['test'] );
 	}