diff --git a/test/private-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts b/test/private-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts
index 5e800e89d..efa5f5eb3 100644
--- a/test/private-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/test/private-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ describe('Notes', () => {
       await agent
         .get(`/api/private/notes/${alias}/media/`)
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
-        .expect(401);
+        .expect(403);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/test/public-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts b/test/public-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts
index 971af9913..3c608e302 100644
--- a/test/public-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/test/public-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ describe('Notes', () => {
       await request(testSetup.app.getHttpServer())
         .get(`/api/v2/notes/${alias}/media/`)
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
-        .expect(401);
+        .expect(403);
     });
   });