diff --git a/spec/datadog/ci/configuration/components_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/ci/configuration/components_spec.rb
index 762898c1..80a71f7d 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/ci/configuration/components_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/ci/configuration/components_spec.rb
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
               context "when api key is set" do
                 let(:api_key) { "api_key" }
 
-                it "sets async for test mode and provides transport and shutdown timeout to the write" do
+                it "sets async for test mode and provides transport and shutdown timeout to the writer" do
                   expect(settings.tracing.test_mode)
                     .to have_received(:async=)
                     .with(true)
@@ -120,46 +120,6 @@
                   expect(settings.tracing.test_mode).to have_received(:writer_options=) do |options|
                     expect(options[:transport]).to be_kind_of(Datadog::CI::TestVisibility::Transport)
                     expect(options[:shutdown_timeout]).to eq(60)
-
-                    api = options[:transport].api
-                    expect(api.api_key).to eq(api_key)
-
-                    http_client = api.http
-                    expect(http_client.host).to eq("citestcycle-intake.datadoghq.com")
-                    expect(http_client.port).to eq(443)
-                    expect(http_client.ssl).to eq(true)
-                  end
-                end
-
-                context "when agentless_url is provided" do
-                  let(:agentless_url) { "http://localhost:5555" }
-
-                  it "configures transport to use intake URL from settings" do
-                    expect(settings.tracing.test_mode).to have_received(:writer_options=) do |options|
-                      api = options[:transport].api
-                      expect(api.api_key).to eq(api_key)
-
-                      http_client = api.http
-                      expect(http_client.host).to eq("localhost")
-                      expect(http_client.port).to eq(5555)
-                      expect(http_client.ssl).to eq(false)
-                    end
-                  end
-                end
-
-                context "when dd_site is provided" do
-                  let(:dd_site) { "eu.datadoghq.com" }
-
-                  it "construct intake url using provided host" do
-                    expect(settings.tracing.test_mode).to have_received(:writer_options=) do |options|
-                      api = options[:transport].api
-                      expect(api.api_key).to eq(api_key)
-
-                      http_client = api.http
-                      expect(http_client.host).to eq("citestcycle-intake.eu.datadoghq.com")
-                      expect(http_client.port).to eq(443)
-                      expect(http_client.ssl).to eq(true)
-                    end
                   end
                 end
               end
diff --git a/spec/datadog/ci/transport/api/ci_intake_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/ci/transport/api/ci_intake_spec.rb
index 3398bc94..bfb6ffca 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/ci/transport/api/ci_intake_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/ci/transport/api/ci_intake_spec.rb
@@ -13,16 +13,41 @@
 
   let(:http) { double(:http) }
 
-  before do
-    expect(Datadog::CI::Transport::HTTP).to receive(:new).with(
-      host: "citestcycle-intake.datad0ghq.com",
-      port: 443,
-      ssl: true,
-      compress: true
-    ).and_return(http)
+  describe "#initialize" do
+    context "with https URL" do
+      it "creates SSL transport" do
+        expect(Datadog::CI::Transport::HTTP).to receive(:new).with(
+          host: "citestcycle-intake.datad0ghq.com",
+          port: 443,
+          ssl: true,
+          compress: true
+        ).and_return(http)
+
+        subject
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with http URL" do
+      let(:url) { "http://localhost:5555" }
+
+      it "creates http transport without SSL" do
+        expect(Datadog::CI::Transport::HTTP).to receive(:new).with(
+          host: "localhost",
+          port: 5555,
+          ssl: false,
+          compress: true
+        ).and_return(http)
+
+        subject
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe "#request" do
+    before do
+      allow(Datadog::CI::Transport::HTTP).to receive(:new).and_return(http)
+    end
+
     it "produces correct headers and forwards request to HTTP layer" do
       expect(http).to receive(:request).with(
         path: "path",