diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 656632c90..392d07914 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
+import os
 import uuid
+import yaml
 
 import apypie
 import paramiko
 import py.path
 import pytest
+import requests
 import testinfra
-import yaml
-import os
 
 from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader, select_autoescape
+from requests.adapters import HTTPAdapter
 
 
 SSH_CONFIG='./.tmp/ssh-config'
@@ -220,3 +222,27 @@ def pytest_collection_modifyitems(config, items):
     for item in items:
         if "iop" in item.keywords:
             item.add_marker(skip_iop)
+
+
+class ResolveAdapter(HTTPAdapter):
+    def __init__(self, target_ip, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.target_ip = target_ip
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def get_connection_with_tls_context(self, request, verify, proxies=None, cert=None):
+        conn = super().get_connection_with_tls_context(request, verify, proxies, cert)
+
+        # Override the host to point to your target IP
+        # This forces the socket to open to target_ip instead of the URL's domain
+        conn.host = self.target_ip
+
+        return conn
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def local_request(ssh_config, server_fqdn):
+    session = requests.Session()
+    adapter = ResolveAdapter(target_ip=ssh_config["hostname"])
+    session.mount(f"http://{server_fqdn}", adapter)
+    session.mount(f"https://{server_fqdn}", adapter)
+    return session
diff --git a/tests/foreman_api_test.py b/tests/foreman_api_test.py
index 136c50cc1..631e8650b 100644
--- a/tests/foreman_api_test.py
+++ b/tests/foreman_api_test.py
@@ -1,34 +1,27 @@
-import urllib.parse
-
-import requests
-
-
-def _repo_url(repo, ssh_config):
-    return urllib.parse.urlunparse(urllib.parse.urlparse(repo['full_path'])._replace(netloc=ssh_config['hostname']))
-
-
 def test_foreman_organization(organization):
     assert organization
 
+
 def test_foreman_product(product):
     assert product
 
-def test_foreman_yum_repository(yum_repository, foremanapi, ssh_config):
+
+def test_foreman_yum_repository(yum_repository, foremanapi, local_request):
     assert yum_repository
     foremanapi.resource_action('repositories', 'sync', {'id': yum_repository['id']})
-    repo_url = _repo_url(yum_repository, ssh_config)
-    assert requests.get(f'{repo_url}/repodata/repomd.xml', verify=False)
-    assert requests.get(f'{repo_url}/Packages/b/bear-4.1-1.noarch.rpm', verify=False)
+    repo_url = yum_repository['full_path']
+    assert local_request.get(f'{repo_url}/repodata/repomd.xml', verify=False)
+    assert local_request.get(f'{repo_url}/Packages/b/bear-4.1-1.noarch.rpm', verify=False)
 
 
-def test_foreman_file_repository(file_repository, foremanapi, ssh_config):
+def test_foreman_file_repository(file_repository, foremanapi, local_request):
     assert file_repository
     foremanapi.resource_action('repositories', 'sync', {'id': file_repository['id']})
-    repo_url = _repo_url(file_repository, ssh_config)
-    assert requests.get(f'{repo_url}/1.iso', verify=False)
+    repo_url = file_repository['full_path']
+    assert local_request.get(f'{repo_url}/1.iso', verify=False)
 
 
-def test_foreman_container_repository(container_repository, foremanapi, ssh_config):
+def test_foreman_container_repository(container_repository, foremanapi):
     assert container_repository
     foremanapi.resource_action('repositories', 'sync', {'id': container_repository['id']})