diff --git a/src/agents/mcp-connection-resolver.test.ts b/src/agents/mcp-connection-resolver.test.ts
index 45683e175b61..e4dca0fc3516 100644
--- a/src/agents/mcp-connection-resolver.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/mcp-connection-resolver.test.ts
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ describe("mcp connection resolver helpers", () => {
         requestRecoveryRestart,
       });
 
-      await expect(gatewayReload.applyHotReload(reloadPlan, nextConfig)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+      await expect(gatewayReload.applyHotReload(reloadPlan, nextConfig)).resolves.toBe("applied");
       expect(refreshPreparedModelRuntimeSnapshots).toHaveBeenCalledWith(nextConfig, {
         allowGatewaySubagentBinding: true,
         catalogMode: "static",