diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_model_alias_map.py b/litellm/tests/test_model_alias_map.py
index 1e69bcf95e..5766f2517c 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_model_alias_map.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_model_alias_map.py
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ def test_model_alias_map(caplog):
             assert "ERROR" not in log
 
         assert "groq/llama3-8b-8192" in response.model
+    except litellm.ServiceUnavailableError:
+        pass
     except Exception as e:
         pytest.fail(f"Error occurred: {e}")