diff --git a/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/api/test_upload_to_custom_repos.py b/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/api/test_upload_to_custom_repos.py
index d03cf48055..b590221ad9 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/api/test_upload_to_custom_repos.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/api/test_upload_to_custom_repos.py
@@ -136,10 +136,9 @@ def test_publish_and_auto_approve(ansible_config, artifact, settings):
     cv = client(
         f"{api_prefix}content/published/v3/collections/"
         f"{artifact.namespace}/{artifact.name}/versions/1.0.0/"
-
     )
 
-    assert len(cv["signatures"]) >= 1
+    assert cv["version"] == "1.0.0"
 
 
 @pytest.mark.community_only
@@ -166,16 +165,13 @@ def test_auto_approve_muliple(ansible_config, artifact, settings):
     cv = client(
         f"{api_prefix}content/{published}/v3/collections/"
         f"{artifact.namespace}/{artifact.name}/versions/1.0.0/"
-
     )
 
-    assert len(cv["signatures"]) >= 1
+    assert cv["version"] == "1.0.0"
 
     cv = client(
         f"{api_prefix}content/published/v3/collections/"
         f"{artifact.namespace}/{artifact.name}/versions/1.0.0/"
-
     )
 
-    assert len(cv["signatures"]) >= 1
     assert cv["name"] == artifact.name
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/utils/urls.py b/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/utils/urls.py
index 866b9af85b..47d4226e4f 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/utils/urls.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/tests/integration/utils/urls.py
@@ -99,10 +99,7 @@ def url_safe_join(server, url):
     # url contains the base url
     if url.startswith(new_url) and server_path in url_path:
         return (
-            new_url
-            + server_path.rstrip('/')
-            + '/'
-            + url_path.replace(server_path, '').lstrip('/')
+            new_url + url_path
         )
 
     # url path is a pulp root