diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_server.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_server.py
index 6a901c5e7de..54579e6cb7c 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_server.py
@@ -8356,8 +8356,8 @@ async def test_increment_spend_counters_reseeds_from_db_on_bad_reserved_counter(
     """When the reservation reconcile finds the counter in an inconsistent state
     (here: missing), it must NOT delete the counter and fail open (the old
     behavior, which left the counter unenforced after a Redis reload). It reseeds
-    from the authoritative DB so the counter reflects the recorded total and
-    budget gating continues."""
+    from the authoritative DB and adds this request's settled cost, which the
+    async spend flush has not written yet, so budget gating continues."""
     from litellm.caching.dual_cache import DualCache
     from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import increment_spend_counters
     from litellm.proxy.db.spend_counter_reseed import SpendCounterReseed
@@ -8394,9 +8394,7 @@ async def test_increment_spend_counters_reseeds_from_db_on_bad_reserved_counter(
             )
 
         assert budget_reservation["finalized"] is True
-        # counter reseeded to the authoritative DB value, not deleted/left None
-        # and not double-counted via a direct increment
-        assert counter_cache.in_memory_cache.get_cache(key="spend:key:key-bad-reserved-counter") == pytest.approx(0.6)
+        assert counter_cache.in_memory_cache.get_cache(key="spend:key:key-bad-reserved-counter") == pytest.approx(0.85)
     finally:
         ps.spend_counter_cache = orig_counter
         ps.prisma_client = orig_prisma