diff --git a/tests/unit/routes/test_patient_router.py b/tests/unit/routes/test_patient_router.py
index 8ef782a5..88008243 100644
--- a/tests/unit/routes/test_patient_router.py
+++ b/tests/unit/routes/test_patient_router.py
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def test_get_orphaned_patients_with_limit(self, client):
             "data": [str(patient1.reference_id), str(patient2.reference_id)],
             "meta": {
                 "next_cursor": str(patient2.reference_id),
-                "next": f"http://testserver/patient/orphaned?limit=1&cursor={str(patient2.reference_id)}",
+                "next": f"http://testserver/patient/orphaned?limit=2&cursor={str(patient2.reference_id)}",
             },
         }