diff --git a/test/collections-rest/int.spec.ts b/test/collections-rest/int.spec.ts
index e029e56aa..fffe890fb 100644
--- a/test/collections-rest/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/collections-rest/int.spec.ts
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
           });
 
           expect(status).toEqual(200);
-          expect(result.totalDocs).toEqual(15);
+          expect(result.docs).toHaveLength(15);
         });
 
         it('should query all docs when limit=0', async () => {
diff --git a/test/helpers/rest.ts b/test/helpers/rest.ts
index 41a2a53c5..67d4c2e75 100644
--- a/test/helpers/rest.ts
+++ b/test/helpers/rest.ts
@@ -155,8 +155,9 @@ export class RESTClient {
 
     const slug = args?.slug || this.defaultSlug;
     const whereQuery = qs.stringify({
-      ...args,
       ...(args?.query ? { where: args.query } : {}),
+      limit: args?.limit,
+      page: args?.page,
     }, {
       addQueryPrefix: true,
     });