diff --git a/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/engines.rs b/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/engines.rs
index b9e030703d9..c46a94c5af2 100644
--- a/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/engines.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/execution_layer/src/engines.rs
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ const CACHED_RESPONSE_AGE_LIMIT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(900); // 15 minu
 /// Stores the remembered state of a engine.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Debug, Eq, Default)]
 enum EngineStateInternal {
-    Synced,
     #[default]
+    Synced,
     Offline,
     Syncing,
     AuthFailed,
@@ -403,12 +403,17 @@ mod tests {
     async fn test_state_notifier() {
         let mut state = State::default();
         let initial_state: EngineState = state.state.into();
-        assert_eq!(initial_state, EngineState::Offline);
-        state.update(EngineStateInternal::Synced);
+        // default state is online
+        assert_eq!(initial_state, EngineState::Online);
 
         // a watcher that arrives after the first update.
         let mut watcher = state.watch();
         let new_state = watcher.next().await.expect("Last state is always present");
         assert_eq!(new_state, EngineState::Online);
+
+        // update to offline
+        state.update(EngineStateInternal::Offline);
+        let new_state = watcher.next().await.expect("Last state is always present");
+        assert_eq!(new_state, EngineState::Offline);
     }
 }
diff --git a/beacon_node/http_api/tests/tests.rs b/beacon_node/http_api/tests/tests.rs
index 5c9504d4a58..b2b9ab8d093 100644
--- a/beacon_node/http_api/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/http_api/tests/tests.rs
@@ -2475,7 +2475,7 @@ impl ApiTester {
             is_syncing: false,
             is_optimistic: false,
             // these tests run without the Bellatrix fork enabled
-            el_offline: true,
+            el_offline: false,
             head_slot,
             sync_distance,
         };
@@ -2539,11 +2539,11 @@ impl ApiTester {
     pub async fn test_get_node_health(self) -> Self {
         let status = self.client.get_node_health().await;
         match status {
-            Ok(_) => {
-                panic!("should return 503 error status code");
+            Ok(status) => {
+                assert_eq!(status, 200);
             }
-            Err(e) => {
-                assert_eq!(e.status().unwrap(), 503);
+            Err(_) => {
+                panic!("should return valid status");
             }
         }
         self