diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/datadog/test_datadog_metrics.py b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/datadog/test_datadog_metrics.py
index d5b6cce972e..3b396590e26 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/datadog/test_datadog_metrics.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/datadog/test_datadog_metrics.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ async def test_init(clean_env):
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_extract_tags(clean_env):
     """Test tag extraction from a StandardLoggingPayload."""
-    logger = DatadogMetricsLogger()
+    logger = DatadogMetricsLogger(start_periodic_flush=False)
 
     payload = StandardLoggingPayload(
         custom_llm_provider="openai",