diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d28a069..3b4e925 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 ## 4.2.1 - 2025-xx-xx
 
 ### Fixed
-- Update HTTPS test endpoint from dead service to to api.github.com. May hit
-  rate limits during testing.
+- Update HTTPS test endpoint from dead service to to github.com. May hit rate
+  limits during testing.
 
 ## 4.2.0 - 2025-03-25
 
diff --git a/tests/10-client-api.spec.common.cjs b/tests/10-client-api.spec.common.cjs
index b707d2e..c9edde0 100644
--- a/tests/10-client-api.spec.common.cjs
+++ b/tests/10-client-api.spec.common.cjs
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ describe('http-client API', () => {
     response.status.should.equal(200);
   });
 
-  // test HTTPS on api.github.com on node and browsers
+  // test HTTPS on github.com on node and browsers
   // NOTE: might get rate limited
-  it('can use HTTPS on api.github.com', async () => {
+  it('can use HTTPS on github.com', async () => {
     let err;
     let response;
-    const url = `https://api.github.com/repos/digitalbazaar/http-client`;
+    const url = 'https://github.com/';
     try {
       response = await httpClient.get(url);
     } catch(e) {