diff --git a/tests/test_api_settings.py b/tests/test_api_settings.py
index de9c65fe..8512387d 100644
--- a/tests/test_api_settings.py
+++ b/tests/test_api_settings.py
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class TestListCredentials:
             for key in SETTING_METADATA:
                 setattr(mock_settings, key, None)
 
-            result = asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(list_credentials(mock_request, mock_db, mock_admin))
+            result = asyncio.run(list_credentials(mock_request, mock_db, mock_admin))
 
         returned_keys = {c["key"] for c in result["credentials"]}
         sensitive_keys = {k for k, v in SETTING_METADATA.items() if v.get("sensitive")}
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ class TestListCredentials:
         with patch("app.api.settings.settings") as mock_settings:
             mock_settings.openai_api_key = "sk-env-key"
 
-            result = asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(list_credentials(mock_request, mock_db, mock_admin))
+            result = asyncio.run(list_credentials(mock_request, mock_db, mock_admin))
 
         openai_entry = next(c for c in result["credentials"] if c["key"] == "openai_api_key")
         assert openai_entry["source"] == "db"
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class TestListCredentials:
         with patch("app.api.settings.settings") as mock_settings:
             mock_settings.openai_api_key = "sk-env-key"
 
-            result = asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(list_credentials(mock_request, mock_db, mock_admin))
+            result = asyncio.run(list_credentials(mock_request, mock_db, mock_admin))
 
         openai_entry = next(c for c in result["credentials"] if c["key"] == "openai_api_key")
         assert openai_entry["source"] == "env"
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class TestListCredentials:
         with patch("app.api.settings.settings") as mock_settings:
             mock_settings.openai_api_key = None
 
-            result = asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(list_credentials(mock_request, mock_db, mock_admin))
+            result = asyncio.run(list_credentials(mock_request, mock_db, mock_admin))
 
         openai_entry = next(c for c in result["credentials"] if c["key"] == "openai_api_key")
         assert openai_entry["configured"] is False
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class TestListCredentials:
             # Most keys will be None, one will be set via db_settings mock
             mock_settings.openai_api_key = "sk-key"
 
-            result = asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(list_credentials(mock_request, mock_db, mock_admin))
+            result = asyncio.run(list_credentials(mock_request, mock_db, mock_admin))
 
         assert result["total"] == len(result["credentials"])
         assert result["configured_count"] + result["unconfigured_count"] == result["total"]
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ class TestListCredentials:
         mock_admin = {"is_admin": True}
 
         with pytest.raises(HTTPException) as exc_info:
-            asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(list_credentials(mock_request, mock_db, mock_admin))
+            asyncio.run(list_credentials(mock_request, mock_db, mock_admin))
         assert exc_info.value.status_code == 500
 
     def test_list_credentials_endpoint_requires_admin(self, client):
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ class TestListCredentials:
         with patch("app.api.settings.settings") as mock_settings:
             mock_settings.openai_api_key = None
 
-            result = asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(list_credentials(mock_request, mock_db, mock_admin))
+            result = asyncio.run(list_credentials(mock_request, mock_db, mock_admin))
 
         for cred in result["credentials"]:
             assert "key" in cred
diff --git a/tests/test_cors.py b/tests/test_cors.py
index ae9a4025..9357c21a 100644
--- a/tests/test_cors.py
+++ b/tests/test_cors.py
@@ -169,12 +169,9 @@ def test_cors_parse_comma_separated_origins():
     original = os.environ.get("CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS")
     os.environ["CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS"] = "https://app.example.com,https://admin.example.com"
     try:
-        from importlib import reload
+        from app.config import Settings
 
-        import app.config as config_module
-
-        reload(config_module)
-        test_settings = config_module.Settings(
+        test_settings = Settings(
             database_url="sqlite:///:memory:",
             redis_url="redis://localhost:6379/0",
             openai_api_key="test-key",
@@ -204,12 +201,9 @@ def test_cors_single_origin_string_to_list():
     original = os.environ.get("CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS")
     os.environ["CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS"] = "https://app.example.com"
     try:
-        from importlib import reload
+        from app.config import Settings
 
-        import app.config as config_module
-
-        reload(config_module)
-        test_settings = config_module.Settings(
+        test_settings = Settings(
             database_url="sqlite:///:memory:",
             redis_url="redis://localhost:6379/0",
             openai_api_key="test-key",