diff --git a/tests/integration/inference/test_openai_completion.py b/tests/integration/inference/test_openai_completion.py
index 190840f70..461527d18 100644
--- a/tests/integration/inference/test_openai_completion.py
+++ b/tests/integration/inference/test_openai_completion.py
@@ -372,10 +372,14 @@ def test_inference_store_tool_calls(compat_client, client_with_models, text_mode
     )
     assert input_content == message, retrieved_response
     tool_calls = retrieved_response.choices[0].message.tool_calls
-    # sometimes model doesn't ouptut tool calls, but we still want to test that the tool was called
+    # sometimes model doesn't output tool calls, but we still want to test that the tool was called
     if tool_calls:
+        # because we test with small models, just check that we retrieved
+        # a tool call with a name and arguments string, but ignore contents
         assert len(tool_calls) == 1
-        assert tool_calls[0].function.name == "get_weather"
-        assert "tokyo" in tool_calls[0].function.arguments.lower()
+        assert tool_calls[0].function.name
+        assert tool_calls[0].function.arguments
     else:
+        # failed tool call parses show up as a message with content, so ensure
+        # that the retrieve response content matches the original request
         assert retrieved_response.choices[0].message.content == content