diff --git a/tests/local_testing/test_router.py b/tests/local_testing/test_router.py
index f30d5cef22..c2b07a5508 100644
--- a/tests/local_testing/test_router.py
+++ b/tests/local_testing/test_router.py
@@ -825,8 +825,9 @@ def test_router_context_window_check_pre_call_check_out_group():
             {
                 "model_name": "gpt-3.5-turbo-large",  # openai model name
                 "litellm_params": {  # params for litellm completion/embedding call
-                    "model": "gpt-3.5-turbo-1106",
+                    "model": "gpt-4.1-mini",
                     "api_key": os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"),
+                    "mock_response": "Alexander was a great conqueror.",
                 },
             },
         ]
diff --git a/tests/local_testing/test_router_debug_logs.py b/tests/local_testing/test_router_debug_logs.py
index 0ccbf5ab0a..1004e7747e 100644
--- a/tests/local_testing/test_router_debug_logs.py
+++ b/tests/local_testing/test_router_debug_logs.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ def test_async_fallbacks(caplog):
         log
         for log in captured_logs
         if "Task exception was never retrieved" not in log
+        and "Task was destroyed but it is pending" not in log
         and "get_available_deployment" not in log
         and "in the Langfuse queue" not in log
     ]