diff --git a/proxy_server_config.yaml b/proxy_server_config.yaml
index dcd5c6855..7c2d74267 100644
--- a/proxy_server_config.yaml
+++ b/proxy_server_config.yaml
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ litellm_settings:
 
 router_settings:
   routing_strategy: usage-based-routing-v2 
-  redis_host: os.environ/REDIS_HOST
-  redis_password: os.environ/REDIS_PASSWORD
-  redis_port: os.environ/REDIS_PORT
+  # redis_host: os.environ/REDIS_HOST
+  # redis_password: os.environ/REDIS_PASSWORD
+  # redis_port: os.environ/REDIS_PORT
   enable_pre_call_checks: true
 
 general_settings: 
diff --git a/tests/test_openai_endpoints.py b/tests/test_openai_endpoints.py
index 465817d83..c77eeba5b 100644
--- a/tests/test_openai_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/test_openai_endpoints.py
@@ -260,7 +260,10 @@ async def test_chat_completion_ratelimit():
             await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
             pytest.fail("Expected at least 1 call to fail")
         except Exception as e:
-            pass
+            if "Request did not return a 200 status code: 429" in str(e):
+                pass
+            else:
+                pytest.fail(f"Wrong error received - {str(e)}")
 
 
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