diff --git a/tests/notifications_utils/conftest.py b/tests/notifications_utils/conftest.py
index 7150b1486..8e82f7553 100644
--- a/tests/notifications_utils/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/notifications_utils/conftest.py
@@ -9,14 +9,18 @@ class FakeService:
     id = "1234"
 
 
+# Automatically mock API health check to prevent real HTTP calls during tests
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _mock_api_health(mocker):
+    mocker.patch("app.utils.api_health.is_api_down", return_value=False)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def app():
     flask_app = Flask(__name__)
     ctx = flask_app.app_context()
     ctx.push()
-
     yield flask_app
-
     ctx.pop()
 
 
@@ -26,10 +30,8 @@ def celery_app(mocker):
     app.config["CELERY"] = {"broker_url": "foo"}
     app.config["NOTIFY_TRACE_ID_HEADER"] = "Ex-Notify-Request-Id"
     request_helper.init_app(app)
-
     ctx = app.app_context()
     ctx.push()
-
     yield app
     ctx.pop()