diff --git a/tests/commands/conftest.py b/tests/commands/conftest.py
index dc6811ff9f..15f47ba987 100644
--- a/tests/commands/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/commands/conftest.py
@@ -95,6 +95,15 @@ def mock_pulumi_config_from_remote(mocker, pulumi_config):
     mocker.patch.object(DSHPulumiConfig, "from_remote", return_value=pulumi_config)
 
 
+@fixture
+def mock_pulumi_config_from_remote_fails(mocker):
+    mocker.patch.object(
+        DSHPulumiConfig,
+        "from_remote",
+        return_value=DataSafeHavenAzureError("mock from_remote failure"),
+    )
+
+
 @fixture
 def mock_pulumi_config_from_remote_or_create(mocker, pulumi_config_empty):
     mocker.patch.object(