diff --git a/surfsense_backend/tests/integration/document_upload/conftest.py b/surfsense_backend/tests/integration/document_upload/conftest.py
index 45cfef7ac..1f1c7df59 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/tests/integration/document_upload/conftest.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/tests/integration/document_upload/conftest.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ async def _cleanup_documents(
     for doc_id in cleanup_doc_ids:
         try:
             resp = await delete_document(client, headers, doc_id)
-            if resp.status_code == 409:
+            if resp.status_code != 200:
                 remaining_ids.append(doc_id)
         except Exception:
             remaining_ids.append(doc_id)
@@ -274,6 +274,15 @@ def _mock_external_apis(monkeypatch):
     )
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _mock_celery_delete_task(monkeypatch):
+    """Mock Celery delete dispatch — no broker is available in CI."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "app.tasks.celery_tasks.document_tasks.delete_document_task.delay",
+        lambda *args, **kwargs: None,
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def _mock_redis_heartbeat(monkeypatch):
     """Mock Redis heartbeat — Redis is an external infrastructure boundary."""