diff --git a/tests/unit/providers/inference/test_remote_vllm.py b/tests/unit/providers/inference/test_remote_vllm.py
index 88399198d..491b2ba2e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/providers/inference/test_remote_vllm.py
+++ b/tests/unit/providers/inference/test_remote_vllm.py
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ async def test_register_model_checks_vllm(mock_openai_models_list, vllm_inferenc
 
     foo_model = Model(identifier="foo", provider_resource_id="foo", provider_id="vllm-inference")
 
-    await vllm_inference_adapter.register_model(foo_model)
-    mock_openai_models_list.assert_called()
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        await vllm_inference_adapter.register_model(foo_model)
 
 
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