diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index acf60bc7c..63f1d6aba 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1155,6 +1155,14 @@ def databricks_fixture(fail_missing: bool):
                          fail_missing=fail_missing)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(name="numexpr", scope='session')
+def numexpr_fixture(fail_missing: bool):
+    """
+    Fixture to ensure numexpr is installed
+    """
+    yield import_or_skip("numexpr", reason=OPT_DEP_SKIP_REASON.format(package="numexpr"), fail_missing=fail_missing)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("openai")
 @pytest.fixture(name="mock_chat_completion")
 def mock_chat_completion_fixture():
diff --git a/tests/morpheus_llm/llm/test_agents_simple_pipe.py b/tests/morpheus_llm/llm/test_agents_simple_pipe.py
index 8aa9e0d0e..b6105f4be 100644
--- a/tests/morpheus_llm/llm/test_agents_simple_pipe.py
+++ b/tests/morpheus_llm/llm/test_agents_simple_pipe.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def test_agents_simple_pipe_integration_openai(config: Config, questions: list[s
     assert float(response_match.group(1)) >= 3.7
 
 
-@pytest.mark.usefixtures("langchain_community", "langchain_openai", "openai", "restore_environ")
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("langchain_community", "langchain_openai", "numexpr", "openai", "restore_environ")
 @mock.patch("langchain_community.utilities.serpapi.SerpAPIWrapper.aresults")
 @mock.patch("langchain_openai.OpenAI._agenerate",
             autospec=True)  # autospec is needed as langchain will inspect the function