diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_server.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_server.py
index bc7ae556e7b..5246463f616 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_proxy_server.py
@@ -7484,7 +7484,8 @@ async def test_deleting_the_stored_pass_through_row_takes_the_route_out_of_servi
 
     settings: Final = patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.general_settings", {})  # test-quality-ok: the method reads this module global; no injection seam
     yaml_endpoints: Final = patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.config_passthrough_endpoints", None)  # test-quality-ok: module global holding the YAML endpoints; this case has none
-    with settings, yaml_endpoints:
+    app_routes: Final = patch("litellm.proxy.pass_through_endpoints.pass_through_endpoints.SafeRouteAdder.add_api_route_if_not_exists")  # test-quality-ok: the registry is the observable; a real route would stay on the shared FastAPI app for the rest of the xdist worker
+    with settings, yaml_endpoints, app_routes:
         pc = ProxyConfig()
         await pc._update_general_settings(db_general_settings={"pass_through_endpoints": [db_endpoint]})
         assert live_routes(), "the stored endpoint should be serving before the row is deleted"
@@ -7517,7 +7518,8 @@ async def test_a_stored_pass_through_row_never_disturbs_the_config_declared_rout
 
     settings: Final = patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.general_settings", {"pass_through_endpoints": [config_endpoint]})  # test-quality-ok: the method reads this module global; no injection seam
     yaml_endpoints: Final = patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.config_passthrough_endpoints", [config_endpoint])  # test-quality-ok: module global holding the YAML endpoints the reload merges in
-    with settings, yaml_endpoints:
+    app_routes: Final = patch("litellm.proxy.pass_through_endpoints.pass_through_endpoints.SafeRouteAdder.add_api_route_if_not_exists")  # test-quality-ok: the registry is the observable; a real route would stay on the shared FastAPI app for the rest of the xdist worker
+    with settings, yaml_endpoints, app_routes:
         await initialize_pass_through_endpoints(pass_through_endpoints=[config_endpoint])
         assert live_paths() == {config_path}