diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_logging_worker.py b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_logging_worker.py
index 336067976fa..2bb93a58531 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_logging_worker.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_logging_worker.py
@@ -189,23 +189,20 @@ class TestLoggingWorker:
         ``RuntimeError: ... is bound to a different event loop`` from the queue's Event.
         """
         worker = LoggingWorker(timeout=1.0, max_queue_size=10)
-        fired = []
-
-        async def marker():
-            fired.append(True)
+        callback = AsyncMock()
 
         async def enqueue_on_first_loop():
             if stranded == "still_queued":
                 worker._ensure_queue()
-                worker.enqueue(marker())
+                worker.enqueue(callback())
                 return
-            worker.ensure_initialized_and_enqueue(marker())
+            worker.ensure_initialized_and_enqueue(callback())
 
         asyncio.run(enqueue_on_first_loop())
         assert worker._queue is not None
         expected_shape = (1, 0) if stranded == "still_queued" else (0, 1)
         assert (worker._queue.qsize(), len(worker._unstarted_dequeued_tasks())) == expected_shape
-        assert fired == [], "precondition: the callback never ran before the first loop closed"
+        assert callback.await_count == 0, "precondition: the callback never ran before the first loop closed"
 
         async def flush_twice_on_second_loop():
             await asyncio.wait_for(worker.flush(), timeout=5)
@@ -213,25 +210,22 @@ class TestLoggingWorker:
 
         asyncio.run(flush_twice_on_second_loop())
 
-        assert fired == [True]
+        assert callback.await_count == 1
 
     def test_flush_starts_a_worker_when_the_queue_has_none(self):
         """``flush()`` must drain a queue that exists on the current loop without a running worker."""
         worker = LoggingWorker(timeout=1.0, max_queue_size=10)
-        fired = []
-
-        async def marker():
-            fired.append(True)
+        callback = AsyncMock()
 
         async def enqueue_then_flush():
             worker._ensure_queue()
-            worker.enqueue(marker())
+            worker.enqueue(callback())
             assert worker._worker_task is None, "precondition: nothing is draining the queue yet"
             await asyncio.wait_for(worker.flush(), timeout=3)
 
         asyncio.run(enqueue_then_flush())
 
-        assert fired == [True]
+        assert callback.await_count == 1
 
     def test_flush_on_exit_swallows_cancellation_and_drains_remaining(self):
         """A callback raising CancelledError must not abort the atexit flush of later events."""