diff --git a/awxkit/test/api/pages/test_base.py b/awxkit/test/api/pages/test_base.py
index 3126e333d8..137d78ab22 100644
--- a/awxkit/test/api/pages/test_base.py
+++ b/awxkit/test/api/pages/test_base.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ from awxkit.config import config
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def setup_config(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
-    monkeypatch.setattr(config, "credentials", {"default": {"username": "foo", "password": "bar"}}, raising=False)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(config, "base_url", "", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.setitem(config, "credentials", {"default": {"username": "foo", "password": "bar"}})
+    monkeypatch.setitem(config, "base_url", "")
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/awxkit/test/cli/test_authentication.py b/awxkit/test/cli/test_authentication.py
index f196f66043..c8428679d8 100644
--- a/awxkit/test/cli/test_authentication.py
+++ b/awxkit/test/cli/test_authentication.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ from awxkit import config
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def reset_config_state(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
     """Ensure clean config state for each test to prevent parallel test interference"""
-    monkeypatch.setattr(config, 'force_basic_auth', False, raising=False)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(config, 'use_sessions', False, raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.setitem(config, 'force_basic_auth', False)
+    monkeypatch.setitem(config, 'use_sessions', False)
 
 
 # ============================================================================
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def setup_session_auth(cli_args: Optional[List[str]] = None) -> Tuple[CLI, Mock,
 def test_basic_auth_enabled(monkeypatch):
     """Test that AWXKIT_FORCE_BASIC_AUTH=true enables Basic authentication"""
     cli, mock_root, mock_connection = setup_basic_auth()
-    monkeypatch.setattr(config, 'force_basic_auth', True)
+    monkeypatch.setitem(config, 'force_basic_auth', True)
     cli.authenticate()
 
     mock_connection.login.assert_called_once_with('testuser', 'testpass')
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def test_basic_auth_enabled(monkeypatch):
 def test_session_auth_default(monkeypatch):
     """Test that session auth is used by default (backward compatibility)"""
     cli, mock_root, mock_load_session = setup_session_auth()
-    monkeypatch.setattr(config, 'force_basic_auth', False)
+    monkeypatch.setitem(config, 'force_basic_auth', False)
     cli.authenticate()
 
     mock_root.load_session.assert_called_once()
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def test_aap_gateway_scenario(monkeypatch):
     cli, mock_root, mock_connection = setup_basic_auth(
         ['awx', '--conf.host', 'https://aap-sbx.cambiahealth.com', '--conf.username', 'puretest', '--conf.password', 'testpass']
     )
-    monkeypatch.setattr(config, 'force_basic_auth', True)
+    monkeypatch.setitem(config, 'force_basic_auth', True)
     cli.authenticate()
 
     mock_connection.login.assert_called_once_with('puretest', 'testpass')
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def test_aap_gateway_scenario(monkeypatch):
 def test_empty_credentials_error(monkeypatch):
     """Test error handling for explicitly empty credentials"""
     cli, mock_root, mock_connection = setup_basic_auth(['awx', '--conf.username', '', '--conf.password', ''])
-    monkeypatch.setattr(config, 'force_basic_auth', True)
+    monkeypatch.setitem(config, 'force_basic_auth', True)
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Basic authentication requires both username and password"):
         cli.authenticate()
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def test_connection_failure(monkeypatch):
     """Test error handling when Basic auth connection fails"""
     cli, mock_root, mock_connection = setup_basic_auth()
     mock_connection.login.side_effect = Exception("Connection failed")
-    monkeypatch.setattr(config, 'force_basic_auth', True)
+    monkeypatch.setitem(config, 'force_basic_auth', True)
 
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="Basic authentication failed: Connection failed"):
         cli.authenticate()