diff --git a/api/tests/unit_tests/core/test_provider_configuration.py b/api/tests/unit_tests/core/test_provider_configuration.py
index b19a21d7f44..905db39ddde 100644
--- a/api/tests/unit_tests/core/test_provider_configuration.py
+++ b/api/tests/unit_tests/core/test_provider_configuration.py
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+"""Provider-configuration behavior with persisted SQLite credential records."""
+
+from types import SimpleNamespace
 from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
 import pytest
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
+from core.entities import provider_configuration as provider_configuration_module
 from core.entities.provider_configuration import ProviderConfiguration, SystemConfigurationStatus
 from core.entities.provider_entities import (
     CustomConfiguration,
@@ -21,7 +26,7 @@ from graphon.model_runtime.entities.provider_entities import (
     FormType,
     ProviderEntity,
 )
-from models.provider import Provider, ProviderType
+from models.provider import Provider, ProviderCredential, ProviderType
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -207,33 +212,25 @@ class TestProviderConfiguration:
         # Assert
         assert result is False
 
-    @patch("core.entities.provider_configuration.Session")
-    def test_get_provider_record_found(self, mock_session, provider_configuration):
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("sqlite_session", [(Provider,)], indirect=True)
+    def test_get_provider_record_found(self, provider_configuration, sqlite_session: Session):
         """Test getting provider record successfully"""
-        # Arrange
-        mock_provider = Mock(spec=Provider)
-        mock_session_instance = Mock()
-        mock_session.return_value.__enter__.return_value = mock_session_instance
-        mock_session_instance.execute.return_value.scalar_one_or_none.return_value = mock_provider
+        provider = Provider(tenant_id="test_tenant", provider_name="openai")
+        sqlite_session.add(provider)
+        sqlite_session.commit()
 
-        # Act
-        result = provider_configuration._get_provider_record(mock_session_instance)
+        result = provider_configuration._get_provider_record(sqlite_session)
 
-        # Assert
-        assert result == mock_provider
+        assert result is provider
 
-    @patch("core.entities.provider_configuration.Session")
-    def test_get_provider_record_not_found(self, mock_session, provider_configuration):
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("sqlite_session", [(Provider,)], indirect=True)
+    def test_get_provider_record_not_found(self, provider_configuration, sqlite_session: Session):
         """Test getting provider record when not found"""
-        # Arrange
-        mock_session_instance = Mock()
-        mock_session.return_value.__enter__.return_value = mock_session_instance
-        mock_session_instance.execute.return_value.scalar_one_or_none.return_value = None
+        sqlite_session.add(Provider(tenant_id="other_tenant", provider_name="openai"))
+        sqlite_session.commit()
 
-        # Act
-        result = provider_configuration._get_provider_record(mock_session_instance)
+        result = provider_configuration._get_provider_record(sqlite_session)
 
-        # Assert
         assert result is None
 
     def test_init_with_customizable_model_only(
@@ -270,47 +267,47 @@ class TestProviderConfiguration:
         assert credentials is not None
         assert "openai_api_key" in credentials
 
-    @patch("core.entities.provider_configuration.Session")
-    def test_get_specific_provider_credential_success(self, mock_session, provider_configuration):
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("sqlite_session", [(Provider, ProviderCredential)], indirect=True)
+    def test_get_specific_provider_credential_success(
+        self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, provider_configuration, sqlite_session: Session
+    ):
         """Test getting specific provider credential successfully"""
-        # Arrange
         credential_id = "test_credential_id"
-        mock_credential = Mock()
-        mock_credential.encrypted_config = '{"openai_api_key": "encrypted_key"}'
+        credential = ProviderCredential(
+            tenant_id="test_tenant",
+            provider_name="openai",
+            credential_name="primary",
+            encrypted_config='{"openai_api_key": "encrypted_key"}',
+        )
+        credential.id = credential_id
+        sqlite_session.add_all((Provider(tenant_id="test_tenant", provider_name="openai"), credential))
+        sqlite_session.commit()
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            provider_configuration_module,
+            "db",
+            SimpleNamespace(engine=sqlite_session.get_bind()),
+        )
 
-        mock_session_instance = Mock()
-        mock_session.return_value.__enter__.return_value = mock_session_instance
-        mock_session_instance.execute.return_value.scalar_one_or_none.return_value = mock_credential
+        result = provider_configuration._get_specific_provider_credential(credential_id)
 
-        # Act
-        with patch.object(provider_configuration, "_get_specific_provider_credential") as mock_get:
-            mock_get.return_value = {"openai_api_key": "test_key"}
-            result = provider_configuration._get_specific_provider_credential(credential_id)
+        assert result == {"openai_api_key": "encrypted_key"}
 
-        # Assert
-        assert result == {"openai_api_key": "test_key"}
-
-    @patch("core.entities.provider_configuration.Session")
-    def test_get_specific_provider_credential_not_found(self, mock_session, provider_configuration):
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("sqlite_session", [(Provider, ProviderCredential)], indirect=True)
+    def test_get_specific_provider_credential_not_found(
+        self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, provider_configuration, sqlite_session: Session
+    ):
         """Test getting specific provider credential when not found"""
-        # Arrange
         credential_id = "nonexistent_credential_id"
+        sqlite_session.add(Provider(tenant_id="other_tenant", provider_name="openai"))
+        sqlite_session.commit()
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            provider_configuration_module,
+            "db",
+            SimpleNamespace(engine=sqlite_session.get_bind()),
+        )
 
-        mock_session_instance = Mock()
-        mock_session.return_value.__enter__.return_value = mock_session_instance
-        mock_session_instance.execute.return_value.scalar_one_or_none.return_value = None
-
-        # Act & Assert
-        with patch.object(provider_configuration, "_get_specific_provider_credential") as mock_get:
-            mock_get.return_value = None
-            result = provider_configuration._get_specific_provider_credential(credential_id)
-            assert result is None
-
-        # Act
-        credentials = provider_configuration.get_current_credentials(ModelType.LLM, "gpt-4")
-
-        # Assert
-        assert credentials == {"openai_api_key": "test_key"}
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=credential_id):
+            provider_configuration._get_specific_provider_credential(credential_id)
 
     def test_extract_secret_variables_with_secret_input(self, provider_configuration):
         """Test extracting secret variables from credential form schemas"""