diff --git a/tests/local_testing/test_assistants.py b/tests/local_testing/test_assistants.py
index d5755f2aba..8d10668720 100644
--- a/tests/local_testing/test_assistants.py
+++ b/tests/local_testing/test_assistants.py
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ V0 Scope:
 - Run Thread -> `/v1/threads/{thread_id}/run`
 """
 
+def _add_azure_related_dynamic_params(data: dict) -> dict:
+    data["api_version"] = "2024-02-15-preview"
+    data["api_base"] = os.getenv("AZURE_ASSISTANTS_API_BASE")
+    data["api_key"] = os.getenv("AZURE_ASSISTANTS_API_KEY")
+    return data
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("provider", ["openai", "azure"])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -49,7 +55,7 @@ async def test_get_assistants(provider, sync_mode):
         "custom_llm_provider": provider,
     }
     if provider == "azure":
-        data["api_version"] = "2024-02-15-preview"
+        data = _add_azure_related_dynamic_params(data)
 
     if sync_mode == True:
         assistants = litellm.get_assistants(**data)
@@ -68,19 +74,18 @@ async def test_get_assistants(provider, sync_mode):
 @pytest.mark.flaky(retries=3, delay=1)
 async def test_create_delete_assistants(provider, sync_mode):
     litellm.ssl_verify = False
-    model = "gpt-4-turbo"
+    data = {
+        "custom_llm_provider": provider,
+        "model": "gpt-4-turbo",
+        "instructions": "You are a personal math tutor. When asked a question, write and run Python code to answer the question.",
+        "name": "Math Tutor",
+        "tools": [{"type": "code_interpreter"}],
+    }
     if provider == "azure":
-        os.environ["AZURE_API_VERSION"] = "2024-05-01-preview"
-        model = "chatgpt-v-3"
+        data = _add_azure_related_dynamic_params(data)
 
     if sync_mode == True:
-        assistant = litellm.create_assistants(
-            custom_llm_provider=provider,
-            model=model,
-            instructions="You are a personal math tutor. When asked a question, write and run Python code to answer the question.",
-            name="Math Tutor",
-            tools=[{"type": "code_interpreter"}],
-        )
+        assistant = litellm.create_assistants(**data)
 
         print("New assistants", assistant)
         assert isinstance(assistant, Assistant)
@@ -91,18 +96,19 @@ async def test_create_delete_assistants(provider, sync_mode):
         assert assistant.id is not None
 
         # delete the created assistant
-        response = litellm.delete_assistant(
-            custom_llm_provider=provider, assistant_id=assistant.id
-        )
+        delete_data = {
+            "custom_llm_provider": provider,
+            "assistant_id": assistant.id,
+        }
+        if provider == "azure":
+            delete_data = _add_azure_related_dynamic_params(delete_data)
+        response = litellm.delete_assistant(**delete_data)
         print("Response deleting assistant", response)
         assert response.id == assistant.id
     else:
         assistant = await litellm.acreate_assistants(
             custom_llm_provider=provider,
-            model=model,
-            instructions="You are a personal math tutor. When asked a question, write and run Python code to answer the question.",
-            name="Math Tutor",
-            tools=[{"type": "code_interpreter"}],
+            **data,
         )
         print("New assistants", assistant)
         assert isinstance(assistant, Assistant)
@@ -112,9 +118,14 @@ async def test_create_delete_assistants(provider, sync_mode):
         )
         assert assistant.id is not None
 
-        response = await litellm.adelete_assistant(
-            custom_llm_provider=provider, assistant_id=assistant.id
-        )
+        # delete the created assistant
+        delete_data = {
+            "custom_llm_provider": provider,
+            "assistant_id": assistant.id,
+        }
+        if provider == "azure":
+            delete_data = _add_azure_related_dynamic_params(delete_data)
+        response = await litellm.adelete_assistant(**delete_data)
         print("Response deleting assistant", response)
         assert response.id == assistant.id
 
@@ -129,7 +140,7 @@ async def test_create_thread_litellm(sync_mode, provider) -> Thread:
         "message": [message],
     }
     if provider == "azure":
-        data["api_version"] = "2024-02-15-preview"
+        data = _add_azure_related_dynamic_params(data)
 
     if sync_mode:
         new_thread = create_thread(**data)
@@ -159,7 +170,7 @@ async def test_get_thread_litellm(provider, sync_mode):
         "thread_id": _new_thread.id,
     }
     if provider == "azure":
-        data["api_version"] = "2024-02-15-preview"
+        data = _add_azure_related_dynamic_params(data)
 
     if sync_mode:
         received_thread = get_thread(**data)
@@ -188,7 +199,7 @@ async def test_add_message_litellm(sync_mode, provider):
 
     data = {"custom_llm_provider": provider, "thread_id": _new_thread.id, **message}
     if provider == "azure":
-        data["api_version"] = "2024-02-15-preview"
+        data = _add_azure_related_dynamic_params(data)
     if sync_mode:
         added_message = litellm.add_message(**data)
     else:
@@ -252,6 +263,8 @@ async def test_aarun_thread_litellm(sync_mode, provider, is_streaming):
         message: MessageData = {"role": "user", "content": "Hey, how's it going?"}  # type: ignore
 
         data = {"custom_llm_provider": provider, "thread_id": _new_thread.id, **message}
+        if provider == "azure":
+            data = _add_azure_related_dynamic_params(data)
 
         if sync_mode:
             added_message = litellm.add_message(**data)