diff --git a/tests/unit/test_okta.py b/tests/unit/test_okta.py
index 388daad0..ef2cac38 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_okta.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_okta.py
@@ -561,12 +561,10 @@ def test_local_auth(mocker):
     from tokendito.http_client import HTTP_client
 
     # Create a fake HTTP response using Mock
-    mock_response = Mock()
-    mock_response.raise_for_status = Mock()
-    mock_response.json = Mock(return_value={"status": "SUCCESS", "sessionToken": "pytesttoken"})
+    mock_response_data = {"status": "SUCCESS", "sessionToken": "pytesttoken"}
 
     # Patch HTTP_client.post to return the mock response
-    mocker.patch.object(HTTP_client, "post", return_value=mock_response)
+    mocker.patch.object(HTTP_client, "post", return_value=mock_response_data)
 
     # Initialize the configuration
     pytest_config = Config(