diff --git a/integration-tests/models/test_idefics.py b/integration-tests/models/test_idefics.py
index e49e9c12..80bd5eea 100644
--- a/integration-tests/models/test_idefics.py
+++ b/integration-tests/models/test_idefics.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import pytest
+import base64
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
@@ -14,11 +15,17 @@ async def idefics(idefics_handle):
     await idefics_handle.health(300)
     return idefics_handle.client
 
+def get_chicken():
+    with open("integrations-tests/images/chicken_on_money.png", "rb") as image_file:
+        encoded_string = base64.b64encode(image_file.read())
+    return f"data:image/png;base64,{encoded_string}"
+
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_idefics(idefics, response_snapshot):
+    chicken = get_chicken()
     response = await idefics.generate(
-        "User:![](https://huggingface.co/spaces/HuggingFaceM4/idefics_playground/resolve/6af279110440b7ba0c43f6a0be93b9926f062c42/example_images/chicken_on_money.png)Can you tell me a very short story based on the image?",
+        f"User:![]({chicken})Can you tell me a very short story based on the image?",
         max_new_tokens=10,
         decoder_input_details=True,
     )
@@ -31,7 +38,7 @@ async def test_idefics(idefics, response_snapshot):
 async def test_idefics_load(idefics, generate_load, response_snapshot):
     responses = await generate_load(
         idefics,
-        "User:![](https://huggingface.co/spaces/HuggingFaceM4/idefics_playground/resolve/6af279110440b7ba0c43f6a0be93b9926f062c42/example_images/chicken_on_money.png)Can you tell me a very short story based on the image?",
+        f"User:![]({chicken})Can you tell me a very short story based on the image?",
         max_new_tokens=10,
         n=4,
     )