diff --git a/tests/integration/spend/test_daily_tag_spend_retention.py b/tests/integration/spend/test_daily_tag_spend_retention.py
index b231819962c..5cbee96a2b1 100644
--- a/tests/integration/spend/test_daily_tag_spend_retention.py
+++ b/tests/integration/spend/test_daily_tag_spend_retention.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from tests.integration._support.database import read_rows
 from tests.integration._support.process import owned_proxy
 
 CLEANUP_EVERY_MINUTE: Final = "* * * * *"
-_CONFIG: Final = TypeAdapter(dict[str, dict[str, JsonValue]])
+_MAPPING: Final = TypeAdapter(dict[str, JsonValue])
 
 
 def _day(days_ago: int) -> str:
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ def _spend_log_present(request_id: str) -> bool:
 
 
 def _cleanup_config(tmp_path: Path, retention: dict[str, JsonValue]) -> Path:
-    base: Final = _CONFIG.validate_python(yaml.safe_load(Path("tests/integration/proxy_config.yaml").read_text()))
+    base: Final = _MAPPING.validate_python(yaml.safe_load(Path("tests/integration/proxy_config.yaml").read_text()))
     config: Final = {
         **base,
         "general_settings": {
-            **base["general_settings"],
+            **_MAPPING.validate_python(base["general_settings"]),
             **retention,
             "maximum_spend_logs_cleanup_cron": CLEANUP_EVERY_MINUTE,
             "scheduled_job_stagger": {"enabled": False},
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_spend_log_cleanup.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_spend_log_cleanup.py
index 612b24d7dd7..da78c96e8e3 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_spend_log_cleanup.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_spend_log_cleanup.py
@@ -835,7 +835,6 @@ async def test_daily_tag_spend_retention_alone_prunes_only_that_table_by_calenda
     tables = [call[0][0] for call in client.db.execute_raw.call_args_list]
     assert len(tables) == 1
     assert '"LiteLLM_DailyTagSpend"' in tables[0]
-    assert '"date" < $1::text' in tables[0]
     cutoff_day = client.db.execute_raw.call_args[0][1]
     assert cutoff_day == (datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(days=90)).date().isoformat()