diff --git a/tests/_fake_openai_endpoint_server.py b/tests/_fake_openai_endpoint_server.py
index ac83e74b66a..d3af31aeef5 100644
--- a/tests/_fake_openai_endpoint_server.py
+++ b/tests/_fake_openai_endpoint_server.py
@@ -207,13 +207,16 @@ async def completions(request: Request) -> Response:
 
 async def embeddings(request: Request) -> Response:
     body = await _parse_body(request)
+    model = _requested_model(body)
+    if model == _SLOW_MODEL:
+        await asyncio.sleep(_SLOW_RESPONSE_SECONDS)
     raw_input = body.get("input", "")
     count = len(raw_input) if isinstance(raw_input, list) else 1
     return JSONResponse(
         {
             "object": "list",
             "data": [{"object": "embedding", "index": i, "embedding": [0.0] * 1536} for i in range(max(count, 1))],
-            "model": _requested_model(body),
+            "model": model,
             "usage": {"prompt_tokens": 5, "total_tokens": 5},
         }
     )
diff --git a/tests/local_testing/test_embedding.py b/tests/local_testing/test_embedding.py
index ee2ac14f498..c119334da6f 100644
--- a/tests/local_testing/test_embedding.py
+++ b/tests/local_testing/test_embedding.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
 import litellm
 from litellm import completion, completion_cost, embedding
+from tests.fake_openai_endpoint import FAKE_OPENAI_API_BASE
 
 litellm.set_verbose = False
 
@@ -269,11 +270,14 @@ def test_openai_azure_embedding_timeouts():
 def test_openai_embedding_timeouts():
     try:
         response = embedding(
-            model="text-embedding-ada-002",
+            model="openai/slow-endpoint",
             input=["good morning from litellm"],
-            timeout=0.00001,
+            api_base=FAKE_OPENAI_API_BASE,
+            api_key="fake-key",
+            timeout=0.5,
         )
         print(response)
+        pytest.fail("Expected timeout error, the request returned instead")
     except openai.APITimeoutError:
         print("Good job got OpenAI timeout error!")
         pass
diff --git a/tests/local_testing/test_router.py b/tests/local_testing/test_router.py
index c714bb4f9a7..bd0a9bf8df4 100644
--- a/tests/local_testing/test_router.py
+++ b/tests/local_testing/test_router.py
@@ -1552,8 +1552,9 @@ def test_router_timeout():
         {
             "model_name": "gpt-3.5-turbo",
             "litellm_params": {
-                "model": "gpt-3.5-turbo",
-                "api_key": "os.environ/OPENAI_API_KEY",
+                "model": "openai/slow-endpoint",
+                "api_base": FAKE_OPENAI_API_BASE,
+                "api_key": "fake-key",
             },
         }
     ]
@@ -1562,7 +1563,7 @@ def test_router_timeout():
     start_time = time.time()
     try:
         res = router.completion(
-            model="gpt-3.5-turbo", messages=messages, timeout=0.0001
+            model="gpt-3.5-turbo", messages=messages, timeout=0.5
         )
         print(res)
         pytest.fail("this should have timed out")
diff --git a/tests/local_testing/test_timeout.py b/tests/local_testing/test_timeout.py
index 66054a0930a..784e2c73cd7 100644
--- a/tests/local_testing/test_timeout.py
+++ b/tests/local_testing/test_timeout.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import openai
 import pytest
 
 import litellm
+from tests.fake_openai_endpoint import FAKE_OPENAI_API_BASE
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -216,13 +217,16 @@ def test_timeout_streaming():
     litellm.set_verbose = False
     try:
         response = litellm.completion(
-            model="gpt-3.5-turbo",
+            model="openai/slow-endpoint",
             messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hello, write a 20 pg essay"}],
-            timeout=0.0001,
+            api_base=FAKE_OPENAI_API_BASE,
+            api_key="fake-key",
+            timeout=0.5,
             stream=True,
         )
         for chunk in response:
             print(chunk)
+        pytest.fail("Did not raise error `openai.APITimeoutError`. The stream completed instead")
     except openai.APITimeoutError as e:
         print(
             "Passed: Raised correct exception. Got openai.APITimeoutError\nGood Job", e