diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py
index 174f424748f..3116e4ade96 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py
@@ -44,6 +44,24 @@ def set_salt_key(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setenv("LITELLM_SALT_KEY", "sk-1234")
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def reset_constants_module():
+    """Reset constants module to ensure clean state before each test"""
+    import importlib
+    from litellm import constants
+    from litellm.proxy.auth import auth_checks
+    
+    # Reload modules before test
+    importlib.reload(constants)
+    importlib.reload(auth_checks)
+    
+    yield
+    
+    # Reload modules after test to clean up
+    importlib.reload(constants)
+    importlib.reload(auth_checks)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def valid_sso_user_defined_values():
     return LiteLLM_UserTable(
@@ -156,19 +174,13 @@ def test_get_cli_jwt_auth_token_default_expiration(valid_sso_user_defined_values
 
 
 def test_get_cli_jwt_auth_token_custom_expiration(
-    valid_sso_user_defined_values, monkeypatch, request
+    valid_sso_user_defined_values, monkeypatch
 ):
     """Test generating CLI JWT token with custom expiration via environment variable"""
     import importlib
     from litellm import constants
     from litellm.proxy.auth import auth_checks
     
-    # Register cleanup to reload modules after test (monkeypatch restores env var automatically)
-    def cleanup_modules():
-        importlib.reload(constants)
-        importlib.reload(auth_checks)
-    request.addfinalizer(cleanup_modules)
-    
     # Set custom expiration to 48 hours
     monkeypatch.setenv("LITELLM_CLI_JWT_EXPIRATION_HOURS", "48")