diff --git a/tests/e2e/Services/Account/AccountBase.php b/tests/e2e/Services/Account/AccountBase.php
index 57a9d9699e..040d7da3d1 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Services/Account/AccountBase.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Services/Account/AccountBase.php
@@ -756,12 +756,17 @@ trait AccountBase
          */
 
         $prefsObject = [];
-        // Add 1024 keys
-        for($i = 1000; $i < 2024; $i++) {
-            $prefsObject["key" . $i]  = "HelloWorldHelloWorldHelloWorldHelloWorldHelloWorldHelloWorldHel";
-            // Each key is 7 characters and value is 63 characters
+
+        $text1Kb = "";
+        for($i = 0; $i < 1024; $i++) {
+            $text1Kb .= "🍰";
         }
-        // That makes total size minimum of 70kB, plus any JSON stuff. Max supported is 64kB, so this should exceed.
+
+        // Add 100 keys, each is 1kB
+        for($i = 0; $i < 100; $i++) {
+            $prefsObject["key" . $i]  = $text1Kb;
+        }
+        // That makes total size minimum of 100kB, plus any JSON stuff. Max supported is 64kB, so this should exceed.
 
         $response = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_PATCH, '/account/prefs', array_merge([
             'origin' => 'http://localhost',
@@ -772,7 +777,7 @@ trait AccountBase
             'prefs' => $prefsObject
         ]);
 
-        $this->assertEquals($response['headers']['status-code'], 400);
+        $this->assertEquals(400, $response['headers']['status-code']);
 
         return $data;
     }