diff --git a/tests/test_project_root.py b/tests/test_project_root.py
index 590dcbe..8159dc4 100644
--- a/tests/test_project_root.py
+++ b/tests/test_project_root.py
@@ -82,8 +82,11 @@ class TestGetWorkspaceRoot:
         workspace.mkdir()
         (project_root / "pyproject.toml").write_text('name = "myagents"\n')
 
-        with patch.dict(
-            os.environ, {"MYAGENTS_PROJECT_ROOT": str(project_root)}, clear=True
+        with (
+            patch.dict(
+                os.environ, {"MYAGENTS_PROJECT_ROOT": str(project_root)}, clear=True
+            ),
+            patch("myagents.settings.get_setting", return_value=""),
         ):
             result = get_workspace_root()
             assert result == workspace.resolve()
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ class TestGetWorkspaceRoot:
                 "myagents.project_root.get_project_root",
                 return_value=tmp_path / ".myagents",
             ),
+            patch("myagents.settings.get_setting", return_value=""),
             patch("pathlib.Path.home", return_value=home),
         ):
             result = get_workspace_root()