diff --git a/tests/unit/images/test_main.py b/tests/unit/images/test_main.py
index 84a04405483..055e661ae76 100644
--- a/tests/unit/images/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/unit/images/test_main.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ async def test_router_image_edit_bills_the_deployment_price_with_a_logger_built_
     logging_obj, routed_request = litellm.utils.function_setup(
         original_function="aimage_edit",
         rules_obj=litellm.utils.Rules(),
-        start_time=datetime.now(),
+        start_time=datetime(2026, 1, 1),
         **request,
     )
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/llms/azure_ai/image_edit/test_azure_ai_image_edit_transformation.py b/tests/unit/llms/azure_ai/image_edit/test_azure_ai_image_edit_transformation.py
index 0517d693b32..749ce0596da 100644
--- a/tests/unit/llms/azure_ai/image_edit/test_azure_ai_image_edit_transformation.py
+++ b/tests/unit/llms/azure_ai/image_edit/test_azure_ai_image_edit_transformation.py
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ async def test_flux2_router_image_edit_bills_the_deployment_rates_with_a_logger_
         "litellm_call_id": "proxy-call-id",
     }
     logging_obj, routed_request = litellm.utils.function_setup(
-        original_function="aimage_edit", rules_obj=litellm.utils.Rules(), start_time=datetime.now(), **request
+        original_function="aimage_edit", rules_obj=litellm.utils.Rules(), start_time=datetime(2026, 1, 1), **request
     )
 
     response: Final = await router.aimage_edit(**routed_request, litellm_logging_obj=logging_obj)