diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml b/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
index 26ce6cb8f84..4912a35f89f 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_config.yaml
@@ -1,37 +1,9 @@
 model_list:
-  - model_name: gpt-3.5-turbo-end-user-test
+  - model_name: fake-openai-endpoint
     litellm_params:
-      model: azure/chatgpt-v-2
-      api_base: https://openai-gpt-4-test-v-1.openai.azure.com/
-      api_version: "2023-05-15"
-      api_key: os.environ/AZURE_API_KEY
+      model: openai/fake
+      api_key: fake-key
+      api_base: https://exampleopenaiendpoint-production.up.railway.app/
 
-
-
-mcp_tools:
-  - name: "get_current_time"
-    description: "Get the current time"
-    input_schema: {
-      "type": "object",
-      "properties": {
-        "format": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "description": "The format of the time to return",
-          "enum": ["short"]
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    handler: "mcp_tools.get_current_time"
-  - name: "get_current_date"
-    description: "Get the current date"
-    input_schema: {
-      "type": "object",
-      "properties": {
-        "format": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "description": "The format of the date to return",
-          "enum": ["short"]
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    handler: "mcp_tools.get_current_date"
+general_settings:
+  allow_requests_on_db_unavailable: True
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diff --git a/tests/proxy_reliability_tests/test_configs/test_config.yaml b/tests/proxy_reliability_tests/test_configs/test_config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4912a35f89f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/proxy_reliability_tests/test_configs/test_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+model_list:
+  - model_name: fake-openai-endpoint
+    litellm_params:
+      model: openai/fake
+      api_key: fake-key
+      api_base: https://exampleopenaiendpoint-production.up.railway.app/
+
+general_settings:
+  allow_requests_on_db_unavailable: True
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/proxy_reliability_tests/test_using_litellm_db_outage.py b/tests/proxy_reliability_tests/test_using_litellm_db_outage.py
index 745a14bdc6c..acaaed05f31 100644
--- a/tests/proxy_reliability_tests/test_using_litellm_db_outage.py
+++ b/tests/proxy_reliability_tests/test_using_litellm_db_outage.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def test_litellm_proxy_server_config_no_general_settings():
         subprocess.run(["pip", "install", "litellm[proxy]"])
         subprocess.run(["pip", "install", "litellm[extra_proxy]"])
         filepath = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-        config_fp = f"{filepath}/test_configs/test_config_no_auth.yaml"
+        config_fp = f"{filepath}/test_configs/test_config.yaml"
         server_process = subprocess.Popen(
             [
                 "python",