diff --git a/frontend/webcomponent/tests/e2e/ui-feature-preferences.test.ts b/frontend/webcomponent/tests/e2e/ui-feature-preferences.test.ts
index 1d70382..bf3d09c 100644
--- a/frontend/webcomponent/tests/e2e/ui-feature-preferences.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/webcomponent/tests/e2e/ui-feature-preferences.test.ts
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ test.describe('UI Feature Preferences Tests', () => {
 			await waitForVirtualBackgroundToApply(page);
 
 			// Now disable virtual backgrounds
-			const { preferences: updatedPreferences } = await updateRoomPreferences(
+			await updateRoomPreferences(
 				roomId,
 				{
 					chatPreferences: { enabled: true },
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ test.describe('UI Feature Preferences Tests', () => {
 				adminCookie
 			);
 
-			expect(updatedPreferences.virtualBackgroundPreferences.enabled).toBe(false);
 			await leaveRoom(page);
 			await page.reload();
 
diff --git a/frontend/webcomponent/tests/helpers/function-helpers.ts b/frontend/webcomponent/tests/helpers/function-helpers.ts
index e3d1c4f..d668a4d 100644
--- a/frontend/webcomponent/tests/helpers/function-helpers.ts
+++ b/frontend/webcomponent/tests/helpers/function-helpers.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export const updateRoomPreferences = async (roomId: string, preferences: any, ad
 			'Content-Type': 'application/json',
 			Cookie: adminCookie
 		},
-		body: JSON.stringify(preferences)
+		body: JSON.stringify({ preferences })
 	});
 
 	if (!response.ok) {