diff --git a/shared/python/ja4_common/tests/test_clickhouse.py b/shared/python/ja4_common/tests/test_clickhouse.py
index c0d95ae..7f65310 100644
--- a/shared/python/ja4_common/tests/test_clickhouse.py
+++ b/shared/python/ja4_common/tests/test_clickhouse.py
@@ -26,17 +26,15 @@ def test_client_reconnects_on_ping_fail():
 
 
 def test_get_client_returns_same_instance_on_second_call():
-    """get_client() is a singleton: returns the same object on repeated calls."""
+    """get_client() is a singleton: returns the same ClickHouseClient wrapper on repeated calls.
+    Note: clickhouse_connect.get_client is only called lazily on .connect(), not on get_client().
+    """
+    ch_module._client = None
+    c1 = get_client()
+    c2 = get_client()
+    assert c1 is c2
+    # Reset for other tests
     ch_module._client = None
-    with patch("ja4_common.clickhouse.clickhouse_connect.get_client") as mock_gc:
-        mock_inner = MagicMock()
-        mock_inner.ping.return_value = True
-        mock_gc.return_value = mock_inner
-        c1 = get_client()
-        c2 = get_client()
-        assert c1 is c2
-        # connect() should have been called once for c1; c2 reuses the same instance
-        assert mock_gc.call_count == 1
 
 
 def test_client_query_delegates_to_inner():