diff --git a/api/app/routers/morecast_v2.py b/api/app/routers/morecast_v2.py
index ceceb8fbd..cfca4c49d 100644
--- a/api/app/routers/morecast_v2.py
+++ b/api/app/routers/morecast_v2.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 from app.utils.time import get_hour_20_from_date, get_utc_now
 from app.weather_models.fetch.predictions import fetch_latest_model_run_predictions_by_station_code_and_date_range
 from app.wildfire_one.wfwx_api import get_auth_header, get_dailies_for_stations_and_date, get_daily_determinates_for_stations_and_date, get_wfwx_stations_from_station_codes
-from app.wildfire_one.wfwx_post_api import WF1_HTTP_ERROR, post_forecasts
+from app.wildfire_one.wfwx_post_api import post_forecasts
 from app.utils.redis import clear_cache_matching
 
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ async def save_forecasts(forecasts: MoreCastForecastRequest, response: Response,
                 clear_cache_matching(station_id)
         except Exception as exc:
             logger.error("Encountered error posting forecast data to WF1 API", exc_info=exc)
-            raise WF1_HTTP_ERROR
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, detail="Error submitting forecast(s) to WF1")
 
     with get_write_session_scope() as db_session:
         save_all_forecasts(db_session, forecasts_to_save)
diff --git a/api/app/tests/morecast_v2/test_morecast_v2_endpoint.py b/api/app/tests/morecast_v2/test_morecast_v2_endpoint.py
index a955b396f..5ee9336ef 100644
--- a/api/app/tests/morecast_v2/test_morecast_v2_endpoint.py
+++ b/api/app/tests/morecast_v2/test_morecast_v2_endpoint.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import aiohttp
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 from httpx import AsyncClient
 import pytest
@@ -95,56 +94,6 @@ async def mock_get_auth_header(_):
     assert response.status_code == 201
 
 
-@pytest.mark.anyio
-def test_post_forecast_authorized_error(client: TestClient, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch):
-    """Allowed to post station changes with correct role"""
-
-    def mock_admin_role_function(*_, **__):
-        return MockJWTDecodeWithRole("morecast2_write_forecast")
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr(decode_fn, mock_admin_role_function)
-
-    async def mock_format_as_wf1_post_forecasts(client_session, forecasts_to_save, username, headers):
-        return []
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr(app.routers.morecast_v2, "format_as_wf1_post_forecasts", mock_format_as_wf1_post_forecasts)
-
-    class MockResponse:
-        status = 400
-
-        async def text(self):
-            return "Bad Request"
-
-    class MockClientSession:
-        async def __aenter__(self):
-            return self
-
-        async def __aexit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
-            pass
-
-        async def post(self, url):
-            return MockResponse()
-
-    # Use monkeypatch to replace the ClientSession with our mock class
-    monkeypatch.setattr(aiohttp, "ClientSession", lambda: MockClientSession())
-
-    async def mock_get_auth_header(_):
-        return dict()
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr(app.routers.morecast_v2, "get_auth_header", mock_get_auth_header)
-
-    response = client.post(morecast_v2_post_url, json=forecast.model_dump())
-    assert response.status_code == 400
-    assert (
-        response.json()["detail"]
-        == """
-        Error submitting forecasts to WF1, please retry.
-        All your forecast inputs have been saved as a draft on your browser and can be submitted at a later time.
-        If the problem persists, use the following link to verify the status of the WF1 service: https://wfapps.nrs.gov.bc.ca/pub/wfwx-fireweather-web/stations
-    """
-    )
-
-
 def test_post_forecasts_by_date_range_unauthorized(client: TestClient):
     """forecast role required for persisting a forecast"""
     response = client.post(morecast_v2_post_by_date_range_url, json=[])
@@ -159,7 +108,7 @@ def mock_admin_role_function(*_, **__):
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(decode_fn, mock_admin_role_function)
 
-    response = client.post(morecast_v2_post_by_date_range_url, json=stations.model_dump())
+    response = client.post(morecast_v2_post_by_date_range_url, json=stations.dict())
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
 
diff --git a/api/app/wildfire_one/wfwx_post_api.py b/api/app/wildfire_one/wfwx_post_api.py
index fef11acd5..70506bd41 100644
--- a/api/app/wildfire_one/wfwx_post_api.py
+++ b/api/app/wildfire_one/wfwx_post_api.py
@@ -11,14 +11,6 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 WF1_FORECAST_POST_URL = f"{config.get('WFWX_BASE_URL')}/v1/dailies/daily-bulk"
-WF1_HTTP_ERROR = HTTPException(
-    status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
-    detail="""
-        Error submitting forecasts to WF1, please retry.
-        All your forecast inputs have been saved as a draft on your browser and can be submitted at a later time.
-        If the problem persists, use the following link to verify the status of the WF1 service: https://wfapps.nrs.gov.bc.ca/pub/wfwx-fireweather-web/stations
-    """,
-)
 
 
 async def post_forecasts(session: ClientSession, forecasts: List[WF1PostForecast]):
@@ -33,4 +25,4 @@ async def post_forecasts(session: ClientSession, forecasts: List[WF1PostForecast
             logger.info("submitted forecasts to wf1 %s.", response_json)
         else:
             logger.error(f"error submitting forecasts to wf1 {response_json}")
-            raise WF1_HTTP_ERROR
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, detail="Error submitting forecast(s) to WF1")