diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_find_users.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_find_users.py
index 7e8fce81a..1378a677c 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_find_users.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_find_users.py
@@ -255,20 +255,15 @@ def test_archive_user_shows_error_message_if_user_cannot_be_archived(
     ) == 'User can’t be removed from a service - check all services have another team member with manage_settings'
 
 
-def test_archive_user_does_not_create_event_if_user_client_raises_exception(
+def test_archive_user_does_not_create_event_if_user_client_raises_unexpected_exception(
     platform_admin_client,
     api_user_active,
     mocker,
     mock_events,
 ):
-    mock_user_client = mocker.patch('app.user_api_client.post', side_effect=Exception())
-
     with pytest.raises(Exception):
-        response = platform_admin_client.post(
+        platform_admin_client.post(
             url_for('main.archive_user', user_id=api_user_active.id)
         )
 
-        assert response.status_code == 500
-        assert response.location == url_for('main.user_information', user_id=api_user_active['id'], _external=True)
-        mock_user_client.assert_called_once_with('/user/{}/archive'.format(api_user_active['id']), data=None)
-        assert not mock_events.called
+    assert not mock_events.called