diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 932bd02ff..14a5233e5 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
     "sklearn",
 ]
 
+# linkcheck for stackoverflow gets HTTP 403 in CI environment
+linkcheck_ignore = [r"https://stackoverflow\.com/.*"]
+
+# type annotations configuration
 autodoc_typehints = "description"
 napoleon_use_param = True
 napoleon_use_rtype = False
diff --git a/tests/test_osmnx.py b/tests/test_osmnx.py
index b05467488..d3163f71a 100644
--- a/tests/test_osmnx.py
+++ b/tests/test_osmnx.py
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ def test_features() -> None:
 
     # features_from_bbox - bounding box query to return no data
     with pytest.raises(ox._errors.InsufficientResponseError):
-        gdf = ox.features_from_bbox(bbox=(0.009, -0.009, 0.009, -0.009), tags={"building": True})
+        gdf = ox.features_from_bbox(bbox=(-2.000, -2.001, -2.000, -2.001), tags={"building": True})
 
     # features_from_bbox - successful
     gdf = ox.features_from_bbox(bbox, tags=tags1)