diff --git a/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_prisma_client_backoff_retry.py b/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_prisma_client_backoff_retry.py
index ca0519f0d96..b49bef3632d 100644
--- a/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_prisma_client_backoff_retry.py
+++ b/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_prisma_client_backoff_retry.py
@@ -22,6 +22,20 @@ import httpx
 import backoff
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def mock_prisma_binary():
+    """Mock prisma.Prisma to avoid requiring 'prisma generate' in CI.
+
+    PrismaClient.__init__ does `from prisma import Prisma` inline, which raises
+    RuntimeError when the Prisma client hasn't been generated yet.  Replacing
+    sys.modules['prisma'] with a MagicMock lets the import succeed so tests can
+    instantiate a real PrismaClient and override client.db with their own mocks.
+    """
+    mock_module = MagicMock()
+    with patch.dict(sys.modules, {"prisma": mock_module}):
+        yield
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def mock_prisma_client():
     """Create a mock PrismaClient with necessary attributes"""