diff --git a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/productfetcher/tests/test_product_fetcher.py b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/productfetcher/tests/test_product_fetcher.py
index ff7a5b720d79f3f1d87f3e99821323aad02337d1..0a9709b68b2626a338596999993f2d6db598ff9e 100644
--- a/apps/cli/executables/pexable/productfetcher/tests/test_product_fetcher.py
+++ b/apps/cli/executables/pexable/productfetcher/tests/test_product_fetcher.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List, Union
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
 from productfetcher.fetchers import DryRunFakeFileFetcher, ForceMode
@@ -117,32 +118,34 @@ def test_argument_parsing(capsys):
     :param capsys:
     :return:
     """
-    # ensure that various combinations do not work
-    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
-        # must have an SPL or a file
-        FetchContext.parse_commandline([])
-
-    # check the dry run value
-    fc = FetchContext.parse_commandline([CLIParam.DRY.value, CLIParam.FILE.value, "foo"])
-    assert fc.dry_run
-    fc = FetchContext.parse_commandline([CLIParam.FILE.value, "foo"])
-    assert not fc.dry_run
-
-    # check the force value
-    fc = FetchContext.parse_commandline([CLIParam.FORCE.value, CLIParam.FILE.value, "foo"])
-    assert fc.force == ForceMode.FORCE
-    fc = FetchContext.parse_commandline([CLIParam.FILE.value, "foo"])
-    assert fc.force == ForceMode.NORMAL
-
-    fc = FetchContext.parse_commandline([CLIParam.FILE.value, "foo"])
-    assert isinstance(fc.locators[0], FileLocator)
-    assert fc.locators[0].file == Path("foo")
-
-    fc = FetchContext.parse_commandline([CLIParam.SPL.value, "uid://this/is/a/fakesy"])
-    assert isinstance(fc.locators[0], ServiceLocator)
-    assert fc.locators[0].spl == "uid://this/is/a/fakesy"
-
-    fc = FetchContext.parse_commandline([CLIParam.FILE.value, "foo", CLIParam.CONCURRENCY.value, "732"])
-    assert fc.concurrency == 732
-
-    capsys.readouterr()
+    with patch("productfetcher.product_fetcher.CapoConfig") as mocked_capo:
+        mocked_capo.return_value.settings.return_value.defaultThreadsPerHost = 1
+        # ensure that various combinations do not work
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+            # must have an SPL or a file
+            FetchContext.parse_commandline([])
+
+        # check the dry run value
+        fc = FetchContext.parse_commandline([CLIParam.DRY.value, CLIParam.FILE.value, "foo"])
+        assert fc.dry_run
+        fc = FetchContext.parse_commandline([CLIParam.FILE.value, "foo"])
+        assert not fc.dry_run
+
+        # check the force value
+        fc = FetchContext.parse_commandline([CLIParam.FORCE.value, CLIParam.FILE.value, "foo"])
+        assert fc.force == ForceMode.FORCE
+        fc = FetchContext.parse_commandline([CLIParam.FILE.value, "foo"])
+        assert fc.force == ForceMode.NORMAL
+
+        fc = FetchContext.parse_commandline([CLIParam.FILE.value, "foo"])
+        assert isinstance(fc.locators[0], FileLocator)
+        assert fc.locators[0].file == Path("foo")
+
+        fc = FetchContext.parse_commandline([CLIParam.SPL.value, "uid://this/is/a/fakesy"])
+        assert isinstance(fc.locators[0], ServiceLocator)
+        assert fc.locators[0].spl == "uid://this/is/a/fakesy"
+
+        fc = FetchContext.parse_commandline([CLIParam.FILE.value, "foo", CLIParam.CONCURRENCY.value, "732"])
+        assert fc.concurrency == 732
+
+        capsys.readouterr()