diff --git a/homeassistant/components/alexa/state_report.py b/homeassistant/components/alexa/state_report.py
index 1e22d5fc09f..fbf928fd23e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/alexa/state_report.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/alexa/state_report.py
@@ -97,12 +97,15 @@ async def async_send_changereport_message(
     _LOGGER.debug("Sent: %s", json.dumps(message_serialized))
     _LOGGER.debug("Received (%s): %s", response.status, response_text)
 
-    if response.status == 202 and not invalidate_access_token:
+    if response.status == 202:
         return
 
     response_json = json.loads(response_text)
 
-    if response_json["payload"]["code"] == "INVALID_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXCEPTION":
+    if (
+        response_json["payload"]["code"] == "INVALID_ACCESS_TOKEN_EXCEPTION"
+        and not invalidate_access_token
+    ):
         config.async_invalidate_access_token()
         return await async_send_changereport_message(
             hass, config, alexa_entity, invalidate_access_token=False
diff --git a/tests/components/alexa/test_state_report.py b/tests/components/alexa/test_state_report.py
index f6bb4c9cc29..2b3f9f34adf 100644
--- a/tests/components/alexa/test_state_report.py
+++ b/tests/components/alexa/test_state_report.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from . import TEST_URL, DEFAULT_CONFIG
 
 async def test_report_state(hass, aioclient_mock):
     """Test proactive state reports."""
-    aioclient_mock.post(TEST_URL, json={"data": "is irrelevant"}, status=202)
+    aioclient_mock.post(TEST_URL, text="", status=202)
 
     hass.states.async_set(
         "binary_sensor.test_contact",
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async def test_report_state(hass, aioclient_mock):
 
 async def test_send_add_or_update_message(hass, aioclient_mock):
     """Test sending an AddOrUpdateReport message."""
-    aioclient_mock.post(TEST_URL, json={"data": "is irrelevant"})
+    aioclient_mock.post(TEST_URL, text="")
 
     hass.states.async_set(
         "binary_sensor.test_contact",