diff --git a/pkg/cmd/api/api_test.go b/pkg/cmd/api/api_test.go
index 3ffc6a0b3..02b08f842 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/api/api_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/api/api_test.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -1063,40 +1063,41 @@ func Test_apiRun_inputFile(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_apiRun_cache(t *testing.T) {
-	ios, _, stdout, stderr := iostreams.Test()
-
+	// Given we have a test server that spies on the number of requests it receives
 	requestCount := 0
+	s := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		requestCount++
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(s.Close)
+
+	ios, _, stdout, stderr := iostreams.Test()
 	options := ApiOptions{
 		IO: ios,
-		HttpClient: func() (*http.Client, error) {
-			var tr roundTripper = func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
-				requestCount++
-				return &http.Response{
-					Request:    req,
-					StatusCode: 204,
-				}, nil
-			}
-			return &http.Client{Transport: tr}, nil
-		},
 		Config: func() (config.Config, error) {
-			return config.NewBlankConfig(), nil
+			return &config.ConfigMock{
+				AuthenticationFunc: func() *config.AuthConfig {
+					return &config.AuthConfig{}
+				},
+				// Cached responses are stored in a tempdir that gets automatically cleaned up
+				CacheDirFunc: func() string {
+					return t.TempDir()
+				},
+			}, nil
 		},
-
-		RequestPath: "issues",
+		// You might think that we want to set Host: s.URL here, but you'd be wrong.
+		// The host field is later used to evaluate an API URL e.g. https://api.host.com/graphql
+		// The RequestPath field is used exactly as is, for the request if it includes a host.
+		RequestPath: s.URL,
 		CacheTTL:    time.Minute,
 	}
 
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		cacheDir := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "gh-cli-cache")
-		os.RemoveAll(cacheDir)
-	})
+	// When we run the API behaviour twice
+	require.NoError(t, apiRun(&options))
+	require.NoError(t, apiRun(&options))
 
-	err := apiRun(&options)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	err = apiRun(&options)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, requestCount)
+	// We only get one request to the http server because it uses the cached response
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, requestCount)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", stdout.String(), "stdout")
 	assert.Equal(t, "", stderr.String(), "stderr")
 }