diff --git a/tests/unittests/conftest.py b/tests/unittests/conftest.py
index 14da98cb..d9784832 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/conftest.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 FIREWATCH_DEFAULT_JIRA_PROJECT_ENV_VAR = "FIREWATCH_DEFAULT_JIRA_PROJECT"
 FIREWATCH_DEFAULT_JIRA_EPIC_ENV_VAR = "FIREWATCH_DEFAULT_JIRA_EPIC"
 ARTIFACT_DIR_ENV_VAR = "ARTIFACT_DIR"
+JIRA_SERVER_URL_ENV_VAR = "JIRA_SERVER_URL"
+DEFAULT_JIRA_SERVER_URL = "https://issues.stage.redhat.com"
 JIRA_TOKEN_ENV_VAR = "JIRA_TOKEN"
 FIREWATCH_CONFIG_ENV_VAR = "FIREWATCH_CONFIG"
 
@@ -249,7 +251,7 @@ def jira_config_path(tmp_path):
             json.dumps(
                 {
                     "token": os.getenv(JIRA_TOKEN_ENV_VAR),
-                    "url": "https://issues.stage.redhat.com",
+                    "url": os.getenv(JIRA_SERVER_URL_ENV_VAR, DEFAULT_JIRA_SERVER_URL),
                     "proxies": {
                         "http": "http://squid.corp.redhat.com:3128",
                         "https": "http://squid.corp.redhat.com:3128",
diff --git a/tests/unittests/objects/job/test_fail_with_test_failures_should_not_cause_failure_for_ignored_step.py b/tests/unittests/objects/job/test_fail_with_test_failures_should_not_cause_failure_for_ignored_step.py
index 246945cb..86e9be7c 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/objects/job/test_fail_with_test_failures_should_not_cause_failure_for_ignored_step.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/objects/job/test_fail_with_test_failures_should_not_cause_failure_for_ignored_step.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #
 import json
 import re
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -23,8 +24,17 @@
 from tests.unittests.conftest import FIREWATCH_CONFIG_ENV_VAR
 
 
+@pytest.fixture()
+def mock_jira():
+    @dataclass
+    class MockJira:
+        ...
+
+    yield MockJira
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
-def firewatch_config(monkeypatch, jira, default_jira_project):
+def firewatch_config(monkeypatch, mock_jira, default_jira_project):
     monkeypatch.setenv(
         FIREWATCH_CONFIG_ENV_VAR,
         json.dumps(
@@ -42,7 +52,7 @@ def firewatch_config(monkeypatch, jira, default_jira_project):
         ),
     )
     yield Configuration(
-        jira=jira,
+        jira=mock_jira,
         fail_with_test_failures=True,
         keep_job_dir=True,
         verbose_test_failure_reporting=False,