diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_caching.py b/litellm/tests/test_caching.py
index 895e9e0fa..6e18485f4 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_caching.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_caching.py
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ try:
 except Exception as e:
     print(f"error occurred: {traceback.format_exc()}") 
     pytest.fail(f"Error occurred: {e}")
+litellm.caching = False