diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_proxy_custom_logger.py b/litellm/tests/test_proxy_custom_logger.py
index c8064502e3..6ddc9caacb 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_proxy_custom_logger.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_proxy_custom_logger.py
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ python_file_path = f"{filepath}/test_configs/custom_callbacks.py"
 
 # Use the app fixture in your client fixture
 
-def get_client(config_fp):
+@pytest.fixture
+def client():
     filepath = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-    config_fp = f"{filepath}/test_configs/{config_fp}"
+    config_fp = f"{filepath}/test_configs/test_custom_logger.yaml"
     initialize(config=config_fp)
     app = FastAPI()
     app.include_router(router)  # Include your router in the test app
@@ -49,9 +50,8 @@ headers = {
 
 print("Testing proxy custom logger")
 
-def test_embedding():
+def test_embedding(client):
     try:
-        client = get_client(config_fp="test_custom_logger.yaml")
         litellm.set_verbose=False
         from litellm.proxy.utils import get_instance_fn
         my_custom_logger = get_instance_fn(
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ def test_embedding():
         pytest.fail(f"LiteLLM Proxy test failed. Exception {str(e)}")
 
 
-def test_chat_completion():
+def test_chat_completion(client):
     try:
          # Your test data
-        client = get_client(config_fp="test_custom_logger.yaml")
+
         print("initialized proxy")
         litellm.set_verbose=False
         from litellm.proxy.utils import get_instance_fn
@@ -160,10 +160,9 @@ def test_chat_completion():
         pytest.fail(f"LiteLLM Proxy test failed. Exception {str(e)}")
 
 
-def test_chat_completion_stream():
+def test_chat_completion_stream(client):
     try:
         # Your test data
-        client = get_client(config_fp="test_custom_logger.yaml")
         litellm.set_verbose=False
         from litellm.proxy.utils import get_instance_fn
         my_custom_logger = get_instance_fn(
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_proxy_server_keys.py b/litellm/tests/test_proxy_server_keys.py
index db083c30c7..eb40c2256e 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_proxy_server_keys.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_proxy_server_keys.py
@@ -23,22 +23,22 @@ from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 # test /chat/completion request to the proxy
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 from fastapi import FastAPI
-from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import router, save_worker_config, startup_event  # Replace with the actual module where your FastAPI router is defined
-filepath = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-config_fp = f"{filepath}/test_configs/test_config.yaml"
-save_worker_config(config=config_fp, model=None, alias=None, api_base=None, api_version=None, debug=False, temperature=None, max_tokens=None, request_timeout=600, max_budget=None, telemetry=False, drop_params=True, add_function_to_prompt=False, headers=None, save=False, use_queue=False)
-app = FastAPI()
-app.include_router(router)  # Include your router in the test app
-@app.on_event("startup")
-async def wrapper_startup_event():
-    await startup_event()
+from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import router, save_worker_config, initialize, startup_event  # Replace with the actual module where your FastAPI router is defined
 
 # Here you create a fixture that will be used by your tests
 # Make sure the fixture returns TestClient(app)
-@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def client():
-    with TestClient(app) as client:
-        yield client
+    filepath = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+    config_fp = f"{filepath}/test_configs/test_config.yaml"
+    save_worker_config(config=config_fp, model=None, alias=None, api_base=None, api_version=None, debug=False, temperature=None, max_tokens=None, request_timeout=600, max_budget=None, telemetry=False, drop_params=True, add_function_to_prompt=False, headers=None, save=False, use_queue=False)
+    initialize(config=config_fp)
+    app = FastAPI()
+    app.include_router(router)  # Include your router in the test app
+    import asyncio
+    asyncio.run(startup_event())
+    return TestClient(app)
 
 def test_add_new_key(client):
     try: