diff --git a/src/app/api/chat/route.test.ts b/src/app/api/chat/route.test.ts
index 061db1e..5d523c4 100644
--- a/src/app/api/chat/route.test.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/chat/route.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import type { ChatProvider, RunTurnArgs } from "@/lib/chat";
 import type { ChartSpec } from "@/lib/reports/chart-spec";
+// Static import (vi.mock is hoisted above it): loading the route pulls in
+// the provider SDKs, which is slow under a parallel run and must count
+// as collection, not test time.
+import { POST } from "./route";
 
 const spec: ChartSpec = {
   id: "site-weekly",
@@ -44,7 +48,6 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/chat", async (importOriginal) => {
 
 describe("POST /api/chat", () => {
   it("streams chart specs to the browser and only ids/titles to the model", async () => {
-    const { POST } = await import("./route");
     const res = await POST(
       new Request("http://test/api/chat", {
         method: "POST",