diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_router_get_deployments.py b/litellm/tests/test_router_get_deployments.py
index 712867a512..3e6bbd2b6e 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_router_get_deployments.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_router_get_deployments.py
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ def test_model_group_aliases():
 		router = Router(
 			model_list=model_list, 
 		)
-		litellm.model_group_alias_map = {}
 		for _ in range(20):
 			selected_model = router.get_available_deployment("gpt-4")
 			print("\n selected model", selected_model)
@@ -331,6 +330,7 @@ def test_model_group_aliases():
 				pytest.fail(f"Selected model {selected_model_name} is not gpt-3.5-turbo")
 				
 		router.reset()
+		litellm.model_group_alias_map = {}
 	except Exception as e:
 		traceback.print_exc()
 		pytest.fail(f"Error occurred: {e}")