diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 04f77040..2ab4b138 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # Mock URL access for local testing
 #
 
-def mock_open_url(url, allow_local=False):
+def mock_open_url(url, allow_local=False, timeout=None):
     """
     Open local files instead of URLs.
     If it's a local file path, leave it alone; otherwise,
diff --git a/tests/test_controllers.py b/tests/test_controllers.py
index fcbecf05..75228934 100644
--- a/tests/test_controllers.py
+++ b/tests/test_controllers.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def test_empty_url(self):
 
     def test_local_file(self):
         """Make sure we're not leaking local data."""
-        response = self.get('/data?url=/etc/passwd', status=500)
+        response = self.get('/data?url=/etc/passwd', status=403)
 
     @patch(URL_MOCK_TARGET, new=URL_MOCK_OBJECT)
     def test_url(self):