diff --git a/src/gateway/server-methods/config.shared-auth.test.ts b/src/gateway/server-methods/config.shared-auth.test.ts
index cf1c8df8677..1e7958e260e 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-methods/config.shared-auth.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-methods/config.shared-auth.test.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ vi.mock("../../infra/restart-sentinel.js", async () => {
 
 const { configHandlers } = await import("./config.js");
 
+const GATEWAY_CONFIG_WRITE_OPTIONS = {
+  runtimeRefresh: {
+    includeAuthStoreRefs: false,
+  },
+};
+
 afterEach(() => {
   vi.clearAllMocks();
 });
@@ -128,7 +134,7 @@ describe("config shared auth disconnects", () => {
     await configHandlers["config.set"](options);
     await flushConfigHandlerMicrotasks();
 
-    expect(writeConfigFileMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(submittedConfig, {});
+    expect(writeConfigFileMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(submittedConfig, GATEWAY_CONFIG_WRITE_OPTIONS);
     expect(respond).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       true,
       {
@@ -170,7 +176,7 @@ describe("config shared auth disconnects", () => {
     await configHandlers["config.set"](options);
     await flushConfigHandlerMicrotasks();
 
-    expect(writeConfigFileMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(nextConfig, {});
+    expect(writeConfigFileMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(nextConfig, GATEWAY_CONFIG_WRITE_OPTIONS);
     expect(disconnectClientsUsingSharedGatewayAuth).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(scheduleGatewaySigusr1RestartMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });