diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_server.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_server.py
index 8062243dfdd..f1558ac5791 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_mcp_server.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from typing import Optional
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
@@ -7,7 +8,12 @@ from fastapi import HTTPException
 from mcp import ReadResourceResult, Resource
 from mcp.types import Prompt, ResourceTemplate, TextResourceContents
 
-from litellm.proxy._types import UserAPIKeyAuth
+from litellm.proxy._types import (
+    LiteLLM_MCPServerTable,
+    MCPTransport,
+    UserAPIKeyAuth,
+)
+from litellm.types.mcp_server.mcp_server_manager import MCPServer
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -1688,3 +1694,99 @@ def test_filter_tools_by_allowed_tools():
     assert len(filtered_tools) == 2
     assert filtered_tools[0].name == "my_api_mcp-getpetbyid"
     assert filtered_tools[1].name == "my_api_mcp-findpetsbystatus"
+
+
+def _make_db_mcp_server(server_id: str, updated_at: datetime) -> LiteLLM_MCPServerTable:
+    return LiteLLM_MCPServerTable(
+        server_id=server_id,
+        server_name="server",
+        alias="server",
+        url="https://example.com",
+        transport=MCPTransport.http,
+        created_at=updated_at,
+        updated_at=updated_at,
+        mcp_info={},
+    )
+
+
+class TestMCPServerManagerReload:
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_reuses_existing_server_when_updated_at_matches(self):
+        try:
+            from litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.mcp_server_manager import (
+                MCPServerManager,
+            )
+        except ImportError:
+            pytest.skip("MCP server not available")
+
+        manager = MCPServerManager()
+        timestamp = datetime.utcnow()
+        existing_server = MCPServer(
+            server_id="server-1",
+            name="server",
+            transport=MCPTransport.http,
+            updated_at=timestamp,
+        )
+        manager.registry = {existing_server.server_id: existing_server}
+
+        db_row = _make_db_mcp_server("server-1", timestamp)
+
+        with patch(
+            "litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.db.get_all_mcp_servers",
+            new=AsyncMock(return_value=[db_row]),
+        ) as mock_get_all, patch(
+            "litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.mcp_management_endpoints.get_prisma_client_or_throw",
+            return_value=object(),
+        ), patch.object(
+            manager, "build_mcp_server_from_table", AsyncMock()
+        ) as mock_build:
+            await manager.reload_servers_from_database()
+
+        mock_get_all.assert_awaited_once()
+        mock_build.assert_not_awaited()
+        assert manager.registry["server-1"] is existing_server
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_rebuilds_server_when_updated_at_changes(self):
+        try:
+            from litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.mcp_server_manager import (
+                MCPServerManager,
+            )
+        except ImportError:
+            pytest.skip("MCP server not available")
+
+        manager = MCPServerManager()
+        timestamp = datetime.utcnow()
+        existing_server = MCPServer(
+            server_id="server-1",
+            name="server",
+            transport=MCPTransport.http,
+            updated_at=timestamp,
+        )
+        manager.registry = {existing_server.server_id: existing_server}
+
+        new_timestamp = timestamp + timedelta(minutes=5)
+        db_row = _make_db_mcp_server("server-1", new_timestamp)
+        rebuilt_server = MCPServer(
+            server_id="server-1",
+            name="server",
+            transport=MCPTransport.http,
+            updated_at=new_timestamp,
+        )
+
+        with patch(
+            "litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.db.get_all_mcp_servers",
+            new=AsyncMock(return_value=[db_row]),
+        ) as mock_get_all, patch(
+            "litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.mcp_management_endpoints.get_prisma_client_or_throw",
+            return_value=object(),
+        ), patch.object(
+            manager,
+            "build_mcp_server_from_table",
+            AsyncMock(return_value=rebuilt_server),
+        ) as mock_build:
+            await manager.reload_servers_from_database()
+
+        mock_get_all.assert_awaited_once()
+        mock_build.assert_awaited_once_with(db_row)
+        assert manager.registry["server-1"] is rebuilt_server