diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-litellm-matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/test-litellm-matrix.yml
index 4f10bb42c38..d0ac28ab41a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-litellm-matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-litellm-matrix.yml
@@ -84,21 +84,31 @@ jobs:
             workers: 2
             reruns: 1
           - name: "proxy-unit-b2"
-            # test_proxy_s*.py: proxy_server (2750) + proxy_server_* (618) + proxy_setting_guardrails (71)
-            path: "tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_proxy_s*.py"
+            # proxy_server.py alone (2750 lines) - isolated to avoid blocking smaller tests
+            path: "tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_proxy_server.py"
             workers: 2
             reruns: 1
           - name: "proxy-unit-b3"
-            # test_proxy_[t-z]*.py: proxy_utils (2339) + proxy_token_counter (1279)
-            path: "tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_proxy_[t-z]*.py"
+            # proxy_server_* (618) + proxy_setting_guardrails (71) - smaller server-related tests
+            path: "tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_proxy_server_*.py tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_proxy_setting_guardrails.py"
             workers: 2
             reruns: 1
           - name: "proxy-unit-b4"
+            # proxy_utils.py alone (2339 lines) - isolated to avoid blocking token counter
+            path: "tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_proxy_utils.py"
+            workers: 2
+            reruns: 1
+          - name: "proxy-unit-b5"
+            # proxy_token_counter (1279) - runs independently from utils
+            path: "tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_proxy_token_counter.py"
+            workers: 2
+            reruns: 1
+          - name: "proxy-unit-b6"
             # test_[r-t]*.py: response_polling (1399) + search_api_logging (202) + server_root (64) + skills_db (261) + realtime_cache (62)
             path: "tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_[r-t]*.py"
             workers: 2
             reruns: 1
-          - name: "proxy-unit-b5"
+          - name: "proxy-unit-b7"
             # test_[u-z]*.py: user_api_key_auth (1136) + zero_cost (590) + update_spend (305) + unit_test_* (206) + ui_path (157)
             path: "tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_[u-z]*.py"
             workers: 2