diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_router_timeout.py b/litellm/tests/test_router_timeout.py
index 4f99d1a99ec..1126f6fb8bf 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_router_timeout.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_router_timeout.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ def test_router_timeouts():
         redis_password=os.getenv("REDIS_PASSWORD"),
         redis_port=int(os.getenv("REDIS_PORT")),
         timeout=10,
+        num_retries=0,
     )
 
     print("***** TPM SETTINGS *****")