diff --git a/api/proxy/option_test.go b/api/proxy/option_test.go
index c32f282df7..19ddfd29b8 100644
--- a/api/proxy/option_test.go
+++ b/api/proxy/option_test.go
@@ -103,9 +103,11 @@ func Test_GetOpts(t *testing.T) {
 		opts, err := getOpts()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Nil(opts.withSessionsClient)
-		client := sessions.NewClient(&api.Client{})
-		opts, err = getOpts(WithSessionsClient(client))
+		client, err := api.NewClient(nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(client, opts.withSessionTeardownTimeout)
+		sessClient := sessions.NewClient(client)
+		opts, err = getOpts(WithSessionsClient(sessClient))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(sessClient, opts.withSessionsClient)
 	})
 }