diff --git a/tests/code_coverage_tests/ensure_async_clients_test.py b/tests/code_coverage_tests/ensure_async_clients_test.py
index 0565de9b38..db47973b69 100644
--- a/tests/code_coverage_tests/ensure_async_clients_test.py
+++ b/tests/code_coverage_tests/ensure_async_clients_test.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ ALLOWED_FILES = [
     "../../litellm/llms/huggingface_restapi.py",
     "../../litellm/llms/base.py",
     "../../litellm/llms/custom_httpx/httpx_handler.py",
+    "../../litellm/llms/openai/common_utils.py",
     # when running on ci/cd
     "./litellm/__init__.py",
     "./litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py",
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ ALLOWED_FILES = [
     "./litellm/llms/huggingface_restapi.py",
     "./litellm/llms/base.py",
     "./litellm/llms/custom_httpx/httpx_handler.py",
+    "./litellm/llms/openai/common_utils.py",
 ]
 
 warning_msg = "this is a serious violation that can impact latency. Creating Async clients per request can add +500ms per request"