diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index e3f3fea1321..aa2d6879321 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -1271,6 +1271,21 @@ typing-extensions = {version = ">=4.6.0", markers = "python_version < \"3.13\""}
 [package.extras]
 test = ["pytest (>=6)"]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "execnet"
+version = "2.1.2"
+description = "execnet: rapid multi-Python deployment"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.8"
+groups = ["dev"]
+files = [
+    {file = "execnet-2.1.2-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:67fba928dd5a544b783f6056f449e5e3931a5c378b128bc18501f7ea79e296ec"},
+    {file = "execnet-2.1.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:63d83bfdd9a23e35b9c6a3261412324f964c2ec8dcd8d3c6916ee9373e0befcd"},
+]
+
+[package.extras]
+testing = ["hatch", "pre-commit", "pytest", "tox"]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fakeredis"
 version = "2.33.0"
@@ -5541,22 +5556,25 @@ packaging = ">=17.1"
 pytest = ">=7.2"
 
 [[package]]
-name = "pytest-retry"
-version = "1.7.0"
-description = "Adds the ability to retry flaky tests in CI environments"
+name = "pytest-xdist"
+version = "3.8.0"
+description = "pytest xdist plugin for distributed testing, most importantly across multiple CPUs"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.9"
 groups = ["dev"]
 files = [
-    {file = "pytest_retry-1.7.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:a2dac85b79a4e2375943f1429479c65beb6c69553e7dae6b8332be47a60954f4"},
-    {file = "pytest_retry-1.7.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:f8d52339f01e949df47c11ba9ee8d5b362f5824dff580d3870ec9ae0057df80f"},
+    {file = "pytest_xdist-3.8.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:202ca578cfeb7370784a8c33d6d05bc6e13b4f25b5053c30a152269fd10f0b88"},
+    {file = "pytest_xdist-3.8.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:7e578125ec9bc6050861aa93f2d59f1d8d085595d6551c2c90b6f4fad8d3a9f1"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
+execnet = ">=2.1"
 pytest = ">=7.0.0"
 
 [package.extras]
-dev = ["black", "flake8", "isort", "mypy"]
+psutil = ["psutil (>=3.0)"]
+setproctitle = ["setproctitle"]
+testing = ["filelock"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "python-dateutil"
@@ -7950,4 +7968,4 @@ utils = ["numpydoc"]
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.1"
 python-versions = ">=3.9,<4.0"
-content-hash = "d99036fc86de60170dde4a1a9b3f9fdac6eb3610edb6177e70ca86133b71703e"
+content-hash = "808c804f4b78ac91fe6fa060b976b7d03e3ad5316f2ac33bad4976bd284aeef4"
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/custom_httpx/test_http_handler.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/custom_httpx/test_http_handler.py
index b0011fd8f76..caf90dce6c8 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/custom_httpx/test_http_handler.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/custom_httpx/test_http_handler.py
@@ -358,38 +358,40 @@ async def test_async_handler_with_shared_session():
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_get_async_httpx_client_with_shared_session():
     """Test get_async_httpx_client with shared session"""
-    from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import get_async_httpx_client
+    from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import get_async_httpx_client, AsyncHTTPHandler as AsyncHTTPHandlerReload
     from litellm.types.utils import LlmProviders
-    
+
     # Create a mock shared session
     mock_session = MockClientSession()
-    
+
     # Test with shared session
     client = get_async_httpx_client(
         llm_provider=LlmProviders.ANTHROPIC,
         shared_session=mock_session  # type: ignore
     )
-    
+
     # Verify the client was created successfully
     assert client is not None
-    assert isinstance(client, AsyncHTTPHandler)
+    # Import locally to avoid stale reference after module reload in conftest
+    assert isinstance(client, AsyncHTTPHandlerReload)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_get_async_httpx_client_without_shared_session():
     """Test get_async_httpx_client without shared session (backward compatibility)"""
-    from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import get_async_httpx_client
+    from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import get_async_httpx_client, AsyncHTTPHandler as AsyncHTTPHandlerReload
     from litellm.types.utils import LlmProviders
-    
+
     # Test without shared session
     client = get_async_httpx_client(
         llm_provider=LlmProviders.ANTHROPIC,
         shared_session=None
     )
-    
+
     # Verify the client was created successfully
     assert client is not None
-    assert isinstance(client, AsyncHTTPHandler)
+    # Import locally to avoid stale reference after module reload in conftest
+    assert isinstance(client, AsyncHTTPHandlerReload)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -450,31 +452,32 @@ def test_shared_session_parameter_in_completion():
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_session_reuse_integration():
     """Integration test for session reuse functionality"""
-    from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import get_async_httpx_client
+    from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import get_async_httpx_client, AsyncHTTPHandler as AsyncHTTPHandlerReload
     from litellm.types.utils import LlmProviders
-    
+
     # Create a mock session
     mock_session = MockClientSession()
-    
+
     # Create two clients with the same session
     client1 = get_async_httpx_client(
         llm_provider=LlmProviders.ANTHROPIC,
         shared_session=mock_session  # type: ignore
     )
-    
+
     client2 = get_async_httpx_client(
         llm_provider=LlmProviders.OPENAI,
         shared_session=mock_session  # type: ignore
     )
-    
+
     # Both clients should be created successfully
     assert client1 is not None
     assert client2 is not None
-    
+
     # Both should be AsyncHTTPHandler instances
-    assert isinstance(client1, AsyncHTTPHandler)
-    assert isinstance(client2, AsyncHTTPHandler)
-    
+    # Import locally to avoid stale reference after module reload in conftest
+    assert isinstance(client1, AsyncHTTPHandlerReload)
+    assert isinstance(client2, AsyncHTTPHandlerReload)
+
     # Clean up
     await client1.close()
     await client2.close()