diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index d0b6ca48924b90bcc0b67381fc4e5b40a376bd8c..00055c80748ca686fd5277c83bff2f6fbf189cc9 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ module Geocoder
         fixture_exists?(filename) ? filename : default_fixture_filename
       end
 
-      alias_method :make_api_http_request, :make_api_request
+      # This alias allows us to use this method in further tests
+      # to actually test http requests
+      alias_method :actual_make_api_request, :make_api_request
       remove_method(:make_api_request)
 
       def make_api_request(query)
diff --git a/test/unit/lookup_test.rb b/test/unit/lookup_test.rb
index c4dbce1364cb7ed4fa5c36c511d990e1c6c648d8..5a91ad573596da1fbf2a8acda5b3772ff882a721 100644
--- a/test/unit/lookup_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/lookup_test.rb
@@ -160,19 +160,4 @@ class LookupTest < GeocoderTestCase
     assert_equal :google, Geocoder::Lookup::Google.new.handle
     assert_equal :geocoder_ca, Geocoder::Lookup::GeocoderCa.new.handle
   end
-
-  def test_http_request
-    Geocoder.configure(use_https: true)
-
-    require 'webmock/test_unit'
-    WebMock.enable!
-    stub_all = WebMock.stub_request(:any, /.*/).to_return(status: 200)
-
-    g = Geocoder::Lookup::Google.new
-    g.send(:make_api_http_request, Geocoder::Query.new('test location'))
-    assert_requested(stub_all)
-
-    WebMock.reset!
-    WebMock.disable!
-  end
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/lookups/google_test.rb b/test/unit/lookups/google_test.rb
index 490b863d523ed1c777413f4f885127fbb0de9029..32f147e978268248b81d08758c08bc83d85e043a 100644
--- a/test/unit/lookups/google_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/lookups/google_test.rb
@@ -111,4 +111,19 @@ class GoogleTest < GeocoderTestCase
     query = Geocoder::Query.new("Madison Square Garden, New York, NY")
     assert_match(/^https:/, query.url)
   end
+
+  def test_actual_make_api_request_with_https
+    Geocoder.configure(use_https: true, lookup: :google)
+
+    require 'webmock/test_unit'
+    WebMock.enable!
+    stub_all = WebMock.stub_request(:any, /.*/).to_return(status: 200)
+
+    g = Geocoder::Lookup::Google.new
+    g.send(:actual_make_api_request, Geocoder::Query.new('test location'))
+    assert_requested(stub_all)
+
+    WebMock.reset!
+    WebMock.disable!
+  end
 end