diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_cli.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_cli.py
index b3cf830ab0c..38501c8ddf4 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_cli.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
 
         from litellm.proxy.proxy_cli import run_server
 
-        runner = CliRunner(mix_stderr=False)
+        runner = CliRunner()
 
         mock_proxy_module = MagicMock(
             app=MagicMock(),
@@ -241,7 +241,12 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
             KeyManagementSettings=MagicMock(),
             save_worker_config=MagicMock(),
         )
+        # Remove DATABASE_URL/DIRECT_URL so the CLI doesn't attempt
+        # real prisma operations when these are set in CI.
+        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         with patch.dict(
+            os.environ, clean_env, clear=True,
+        ), patch.dict(
             "sys.modules",
             {
                 "proxy_server": mock_proxy_module,
@@ -262,7 +267,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
             # --- skip startup ---
             result = runner.invoke(run_server, ["--local", "--skip_server_startup"])
 
-            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            assert result.exit_code == 0, f"exit_code={result.exit_code}, output={result.output}"
             assert "Skipping server startup" in result.output
             mock_uvicorn_run.assert_not_called()
 
@@ -271,7 +276,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
 
             result = runner.invoke(run_server, ["--local"])
 
-            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            assert result.exit_code == 0, f"exit_code={result.exit_code}, output={result.output}"
             mock_uvicorn_run.assert_called_once()
 
     @patch("uvicorn.run")