diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_gmi_provider.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_gmi_provider.py
index 86aaf699bf6..7f1be8df9c8 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_gmi_provider.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_gmi_provider.py
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ class TestGmiModelCatalog:
             },
         )
         monkeypatch.setattr("hermes_cli.models.fetch_api_models", lambda api_key, base_url: None)
+        # Generic profile path uses ProviderProfile.fetch_models (urllib), not
+        # fetch_api_models — must stub it or CI can hit the real endpoint.
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            "providers.base.ProviderProfile.fetch_models",
+            lambda self, *, api_key=None, base_url=None, timeout=8.0: None,
+        )
 
         assert provider_model_ids("gmi") == list(_PROVIDER_MODELS["gmi"])