diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a883c07021f..b91143f06fe 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Run tests
           command: |
-            uv run --no-sync python -m pytest -v tests/otel_tests -x --junitxml=test-results/junit.xml --durations=5
+            uv run --no-sync python -m pytest -v tests/otel_tests --junitxml=test-results/junit.xml --durations=5
           no_output_timeout: 15m
             # Clean up first container
       - run:
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/example_config_yaml/otel_test_config.yaml b/litellm/proxy/example_config_yaml/otel_test_config.yaml
index fc506a792eb..dc612865732 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/example_config_yaml/otel_test_config.yaml
+++ b/litellm/proxy/example_config_yaml/otel_test_config.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ litellm_settings:
   cache: true
   callbacks: ["otel", "prometheus"]
   disable_end_user_cost_tracking_prometheus_only: True
+  # /metrics auth is on by default; tests/otel_tests/test_prometheus.py
+  # scrapes the endpoint without credentials, so opt out here.
+  require_auth_for_metrics_endpoint: False
 
 guardrails:
   - guardrail_name: "bedrock-pre-guard"