diff --git a/tests/search_tests/test_tavily_search.py b/tests/search_tests/test_tavily_search.py
index c7e923d06b..92c99fc61e 100644
--- a/tests/search_tests/test_tavily_search.py
+++ b/tests/search_tests/test_tavily_search.py
@@ -4,22 +4,87 @@ Tests for Tavily Search API integration.
 import os
 import sys
 import pytest
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch, MagicMock
 
 sys.path.insert(
     0, os.path.abspath("../..")
 )
 
-from tests.search_tests.base_search_unit_tests import BaseSearchTest
+import litellm
 
 
-class TestTavilySearch(BaseSearchTest):
+class TestTavilySearch:
     """
-    Tests for Tavily Search functionality.
+    Tests for Tavily Search functionality with mocked network responses.
     """
     
-    def get_search_provider(self) -> str:
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_tavily_search_request_payload(self):
         """
-        Return search_provider for Tavily Search.
+        Test that validates the Tavily search request payload structure without making real API calls.
         """
-        return "tavily"
+        # Set environment variable for API key
+        os.environ["TAVILY_API_KEY"] = "test-api-key"
+        
+        # Create a mock response
+        mock_response = MagicMock()
+        mock_response.status_code = 200
+        mock_response.json.return_value = {
+            "results": [
+                {
+                    "title": "Test Result 1",
+                    "url": "https://example.com/1",
+                    "content": "This is a test snippet for result 1"
+                },
+                {
+                    "title": "Test Result 2",
+                    "url": "https://example.com/2",
+                    "content": "This is a test snippet for result 2"
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+        
+        # Mock the httpx AsyncClient post method
+        with patch("litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler.AsyncHTTPHandler.post", new_callable=AsyncMock) as mock_post:
+            mock_post.return_value = mock_response
+            
+            # Make the search call
+            response = await litellm.asearch(
+                query="latest developments in AI",
+                search_provider="tavily",
+                max_results=5
+            )
+            
+            # Verify the post method was called once
+            assert mock_post.call_count == 1
+            
+            # Get the actual call arguments
+            call_args = mock_post.call_args
+            
+            # Verify URL
+            assert call_args.kwargs["url"] == "https://api.tavily.com/search"
+            
+            # Verify headers contain Authorization
+            headers = call_args.kwargs.get("headers", {})
+            assert "Authorization" in headers
+            assert headers["Authorization"] == "Bearer test-api-key"
+            assert headers["Content-Type"] == "application/json"
+            
+            # Verify request payload
+            json_data = call_args.kwargs.get("json")
+            assert json_data is not None
+            assert json_data["query"] == "latest developments in AI"
+            assert json_data["max_results"] == 5
+            
+            # Verify response structure
+            assert hasattr(response, "results")
+            assert hasattr(response, "object")
+            assert response.object == "search"
+            assert len(response.results) == 2
+            
+            # Verify first result
+            first_result = response.results[0]
+            assert first_result.title == "Test Result 1"
+            assert first_result.url == "https://example.com/1"
+            assert first_result.snippet == "This is a test snippet for result 1"