diff --git a/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_post_notifications.py b/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_post_notifications.py
index 42a53192e..7a0b026c5 100644
--- a/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_post_notifications.py
+++ b/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_post_notifications.py
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ def test_send_notification_uses_priority_queue_when_template_is_marked_as_priori
                                                                                    notification_type,
                                                                                    key_send_to,
                                                                                    send_to):
+
+    mocker.patch('app.celery.provider_tasks.deliver_{}.apply_async'.format(notification_type))
+
     sample = create_sample_template(
         notify_db,
         notify_db_session,
@@ -248,11 +251,13 @@ def test_post_sms_notification_returns_400_if_not_allowed_to_send_int_sms(client
     ]
 
 
-def test_post_sms_notification_returns_201_if_allowed_to_send_int_sms(notify_db, notify_db_session, client):
+def test_post_sms_notification_returns_201_if_allowed_to_send_int_sms(notify_db, notify_db_session, client, mocker):
 
     service = sample_service(notify_db, notify_db_session, can_send_international_sms=True)
     template = create_sample_template(notify_db, notify_db_session, service=service)
 
+    mocker.patch('app.celery.provider_tasks.deliver_sms.apply_async')
+
     data = {
         'phone_number': '20-12-1234-1234',
         'template_id': template.id