diff --git a/ai-hub/integration_tests/test_node_registration.py b/ai-hub/integration_tests/test_node_registration.py
index 6c2c50a..e6c325b 100644
--- a/ai-hub/integration_tests/test_node_registration.py
+++ b/ai-hub/integration_tests/test_node_registration.py
@@ -191,9 +191,11 @@
             del_r = client.delete(f"{BASE_URL}/nodes/admin/{node_id}", params={"admin_id": user_id}, headers=_headers())
             assert del_r.status_code == 200
 
-            # POST /nodes/admin/mesh/reset
-            reset_r = client.post(f"{BASE_URL}/nodes/admin/mesh/reset", params={"admin_id": user_id}, headers=_headers())
-            assert reset_r.status_code == 200
-
     finally:
         subprocess.run(["docker", "rm", "-f", node_id], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+        # Re-map the user preferences back to test-node-1 which is the stable background runner
+        try:
+            with httpx.Client() as client:
+                client.patch(f"{BASE_URL}/nodes/preferences", params={"user_id": user_id}, json={"default_node_ids": ["test-node-1"]}, headers=_headers())
+        except Exception:
+            pass