diff --git a/tests/assets/conda_store_config.py b/tests/assets/conda_store_config.py
index 04fb59d3a..3741d24f6 100644
--- a/tests/assets/conda_store_config.py
+++ b/tests/assets/conda_store_config.py
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
 c.JupyterHubOAuthAuthentication.jupyterhub_url = "http://jupyterhub"
 c.JupyterHubOAuthAuthentication.client_id = "this-is-a-jupyterhub-client"
 c.JupyterHubOAuthAuthentication.client_secret = "this-is-a-jupyterhub-secret"
+# in the case of docker-compose the internal and external dns
+# routes do not match. Inside the docker compose deployment
+# jupyterhub is accessible via the `jupyterhub` hostname in dns
+# however outside of the docker it is accessible via localhost
+# hence this small change needed for testing
+c.JupyterHubOAuthAuthentication.authorize_url = "http://localhost:8080/hub/api/oauth2/authorize"
 
 # ==================================
 #         worker settings