diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/cleanup_eapi_tests.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/cleanup_eapi_tests.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b5e7c256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/cleanup_eapi_tests.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - Enable http port at the end of eos_eapi integration tests.
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/eos_eapi/tests/cli/configure.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/eos_eapi/tests/cli/configure.yaml
index 868aee05e..8c3b3aeba 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/eos_eapi/tests/cli/configure.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/eos_eapi/tests/cli/configure.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       - show management api http-commands | json
     provider: '{{ cli }}'
 
-- name: Expect endpoint ports to be set
+- name: Expect endpoint ports to be set as configured ( with http disabled, http server port is not affected ).
   assert:
     that:
       - http_config.stdout[0].httpServer.port == 80
@@ -41,4 +41,23 @@
     that:
       - eos_eapi_output.changed == false
 
+- name: Enable http server
+  become: true
+  arista.eos.eos_eapi:
+    enable_http: true
+    http_port: 80
+
+- register: http_config
+  arista.eos.eos_command:
+    commands:
+      - show management api http-commands | json
+    provider: '{{ cli }}'
+
+
+- name: Expect http server to be in enabled state
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - http_config.stdout[0].httpServer.running == true
+
+
 - debug: msg="END CLI/CONFIGURE.YAML"