diff --git a/studio/backend/tests/test_gguf_load_cache_reuse.py b/studio/backend/tests/test_gguf_load_cache_reuse.py
index 6e707f6c76..6c39f813b1 100644
--- a/studio/backend/tests/test_gguf_load_cache_reuse.py
+++ b/studio/backend/tests/test_gguf_load_cache_reuse.py
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ class TestLoadHubDownloadExclusion:
 
         # Pass-through inheritance runs before the GGUF branch, so a carried
         # --no-mmproj shapes the hub guard's companion requirement.
-        assert source.index("_resolve_inherited_extra_args(") < source.index("if config.is_gguf:")
+        assert source.index("= _resolve_inherited_extra_args(") < source.index("if config.is_gguf:")
         assert (
             gguf_branch.index("enter_context(gguf_load_in_flight")
             < gguf_branch.index("_hub_download_blocks_gguf_load")