diff --git a/tests/unit/router_utils/test_fallback_event_handlers.py b/tests/unit/router_utils/test_fallback_event_handlers.py
index aaf32cb6e73..258961e0030 100644
--- a/tests/unit/router_utils/test_fallback_event_handlers.py
+++ b/tests/unit/router_utils/test_fallback_event_handlers.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ async def test_run_async_fallback_opens_the_hop_without_the_superseded_attempts_
     )
     logging_obj.model_call_details["custom_llm_provider"] = "openai"
     logging_obj.model_call_details["litellm_params"] = {"acompletion": True}
-    logging_obj.model_call_details["current_attempt_api_call_start_time"] = datetime.now()
+    logging_obj.model_call_details["current_attempt_api_call_start_time"] = datetime(2026, 1, 1)
     logging_obj.litellm_params = logging_obj.model_call_details["litellm_params"]
     partial_usage: Final = Usage(prompt_tokens=52, completion_tokens=1, total_tokens=53)
     logging_obj.record_partial_usage_for_failure(partial_usage, 0.01)