diff --git a/tests/test_mlx_lm_mtp_patch.py b/tests/test_mlx_lm_mtp_patch.py
index 185628935..996d1274f 100644
--- a/tests/test_mlx_lm_mtp_patch.py
+++ b/tests/test_mlx_lm_mtp_patch.py
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ def test_generation_batch_is_patched(self):
         assert hasattr(GenerationBatch, "_omlx_mtp_patched")
 
     def test_is_mtp_eligible_requires_mtp_forward_and_solo_batch(self):
+        from omlx.patches import mlx_lm_mtp
         from omlx.patches.mlx_lm_mtp.batch_generator import _is_mtp_eligible
 
         class _NonMtpModel:
@@ -338,14 +339,14 @@ class _NonMtpModel:
 
         class _MtpModelWithoutHead:
             """Has the patched method but no actual MTP head attached
-            (mtp_enabled was False when this hypothetical model loaded)."""
+            (config did not declare an MTP head when this model loaded)."""
 
             def mtp_forward(self, *_):
                 pass
 
         class _MtpModel:
-            """Has both the method and the attached head — i.e. mtp_enabled
-            was True at load time."""
+            """Has both the method and the attached head — i.e. the model
+            class was patched and the head was attached at load time."""
 
             def __init__(self):
                 self.mtp = object()  # placeholder for an actual MTPModule
@@ -358,18 +359,34 @@ def __init__(self, model, uids):
                 self.model = model
                 self.uids = uids
 
-        # Non-MTP model never triggers the MTP path.
-        assert _is_mtp_eligible(_GenBatch(_NonMtpModel(), uids=[1])) is False
-        # Has mtp_forward but no attached head → still off (mtp_enabled was False).
-        assert (
-            _is_mtp_eligible(_GenBatch(_MtpModelWithoutHead(), uids=[1])) is False
-        )
-        # Has both method and head + batch=1 → triggers the path.
-        assert _is_mtp_eligible(_GenBatch(_MtpModel(), uids=[1])) is True
-        # MTP model with batch=2 falls back to standard step.
-        assert _is_mtp_eligible(_GenBatch(_MtpModel(), uids=[1, 2])) is False
-        # Empty batch never triggers.
-        assert _is_mtp_eligible(_GenBatch(_MtpModel(), uids=[])) is False
+        prior_active = mlx_lm_mtp.is_mtp_active()
+        try:
+            # Head attached but the per-load mtp_active flag is off
+            # (e.g. VLM runtime patches attach unconditionally so weight
+            # load matches, while inference-time MTP stays disabled).
+            mlx_lm_mtp.set_mtp_active(False)
+            assert (
+                _is_mtp_eligible(_GenBatch(_MtpModel(), uids=[1])) is False
+            )
+
+            mlx_lm_mtp.set_mtp_active(True)
+            # Non-MTP model never triggers the MTP path.
+            assert _is_mtp_eligible(_GenBatch(_NonMtpModel(), uids=[1])) is False
+            # Has mtp_forward but no attached head → still off.
+            assert (
+                _is_mtp_eligible(_GenBatch(_MtpModelWithoutHead(), uids=[1]))
+                is False
+            )
+            # Has both method and head + batch=1 + flag on → triggers the path.
+            assert _is_mtp_eligible(_GenBatch(_MtpModel(), uids=[1])) is True
+            # MTP model with batch=2 falls back to standard step.
+            assert (
+                _is_mtp_eligible(_GenBatch(_MtpModel(), uids=[1, 2])) is False
+            )
+            # Empty batch never triggers.
+            assert _is_mtp_eligible(_GenBatch(_MtpModel(), uids=[])) is False
+        finally:
+            mlx_lm_mtp.set_mtp_active(prior_active)
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tests/test_vlm_torch_free_image_processor.py b/tests/test_vlm_torch_free_image_processor.py
index fe03c7b0b..d3548ed89 100644
--- a/tests/test_vlm_torch_free_image_processor.py
+++ b/tests/test_vlm_torch_free_image_processor.py
@@ -320,28 +320,30 @@ def test_patch_wraps_target_processors():
     fake_transformers = types.ModuleType("transformers")
     fake_transformers.AutoImageProcessor = fake_aip
 
-    # Build two fake mlx-vlm processor modules.
+    # Build two fake mlx-vlm processor modules. Module paths and class names
+    # must match the (module_path, cls_name) tuples in vlm.py's
+    # _patch_torch_free_image_processor.
     class FakeGlmOcrProcessor:
         @classmethod
         def from_pretrained(cls, path, **kwargs):
             return "glm"
 
-    class FakeDotsOcrProcessor:
+    class FakeDotsVLProcessor:
         @classmethod
         def from_pretrained(cls, path, **kwargs):
             return "dots"
 
     glm_mod = types.ModuleType("mlx_vlm.models.glm_ocr.processing")
     glm_mod.GlmOcrProcessor = FakeGlmOcrProcessor
-    dots_mod = types.ModuleType("mlx_vlm.models.dots_ocr.processing")
-    dots_mod.DotsOcrProcessor = FakeDotsOcrProcessor
+    dots_mod = types.ModuleType("mlx_vlm.models.dots_ocr.processing_dots_ocr")
+    dots_mod.DotsVLProcessor = FakeDotsVLProcessor
 
     real_import = importlib.import_module
 
     def fake_import(name, *args, **kwargs):
         if name == "mlx_vlm.models.glm_ocr.processing":
             return glm_mod
-        if name == "mlx_vlm.models.dots_ocr.processing":
+        if name == "mlx_vlm.models.dots_ocr.processing_dots_ocr":
             return dots_mod
         return real_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -353,5 +355,5 @@ def fake_import(name, *args, **kwargs):
         FakeGlmOcrProcessor.from_pretrained, "_omlx_torch_free_patched", False
     )
     assert getattr(
-        FakeDotsOcrProcessor.from_pretrained, "_omlx_torch_free_patched", False
+        FakeDotsVLProcessor.from_pretrained, "_omlx_torch_free_patched", False
     )