diff --git a/web3_proxy_cli/tests/test_proxy.rs b/web3_proxy_cli/tests/test_proxy.rs
index 858dbe8b..6beec325 100644
--- a/web3_proxy_cli/tests/test_proxy.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy_cli/tests/test_proxy.rs
@@ -81,14 +81,17 @@ async fn it_starts_and_stops() {
     let mut proxy_result = None;
 
     for _ in 0..10 {
-        proxy_result = proxy_provider
+        // TODO: we currently give a 502 here when we should give a `None`
+        if let Ok(x) = proxy_provider
             .request::<_, Option<ArcBlock>>("eth_getBlockByNumber", ("latest", false))
             .await
-            .unwrap();
+        {
+            proxy_result = x;
 
-        if let Some(ref proxy_result) = proxy_result {
-            if proxy_result.number == Some(second_block_num) {
-                break;
+            if let Some(ref proxy_result) = proxy_result {
+                if proxy_result.number == Some(second_block_num) {
+                    break;
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ async fn it_starts_and_stops() {
         sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
     }
 
-    assert_eq!(anvil_result, proxy_result.unwrap());
+    assert_eq!(Some(anvil_result), proxy_result);
 
     // this won't do anything since stats aren't tracked when there isn't a db
     let flushed = x.flush_stats_and_wait().await.unwrap();