diff --git a/tests/test_agent_tool_timeouts.py b/tests/test_agent_tool_timeouts.py
index ed9c67119..529dc0381 100644
--- a/tests/test_agent_tool_timeouts.py
+++ b/tests/test_agent_tool_timeouts.py
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ def test_create_agent_config_uses_llm_max_iterations():
 
         agent._create_agent = _create_agent
         agent.stream_handler.stop_streaming = lambda: asyncio.sleep(0, result=(False, ""))
-        with patch("app.agent.orchestrator.settings.LLM_MAX_ITERATIONS", 7):
+        with patch("app.agent.orchestrator.get_runtime_setting", return_value=7):
             await agent._execute_agent([])
         return fake_agent.config