diff --git a/tests/utils/test_main.py b/tests/utils/test_main.py
index a1b236e..309b7ba 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_main.py
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ def test_request_ssl(httpsserver):
     sha1 = '94:FD:7A:CB:50:75:A4:69:82:0A:F8:23:DF:07:FC:69:3E:CD:90:CA'
     md5 = '19:90:F7:23:94:F2:EF:AB:2B:64:2D:57:3D:25:95:2D'
 
+    httpsserver.serve_content('')  # we need to serve something
+
     with pytest.raises(requests.exceptions.SSLError) as excinfo:
         utils.request('GET', httpsserver.url)
     assert 'certificate verify failed' in str(excinfo.value)