diff --git a/dashboard/backend/tests/conftest.py b/dashboard/backend/tests/conftest.py
index a51d5f6..ad3661c 100644
--- a/dashboard/backend/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/dashboard/backend/tests/conftest.py
@@ -230,14 +230,16 @@ def mock_httpx_client():
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def test_app(mock_config, temp_auth_file, temp_rbac_file, mock_docker_client):
+def test_app(mock_config, temp_auth_file, temp_rbac_file, mock_docker_client, mock_conversation_db):
     """Create FastAPI test client with mocked dependencies."""
     # Reload routers to pick up new config values
     import importlib
 
     import routers.files
+    import routers.conversation_tracker
 
     importlib.reload(routers.files)
+    importlib.reload(routers.conversation_tracker)
 
     # Patch Docker client before importing main
     with patch("docker.DockerClient", return_value=mock_docker_client):
diff --git a/dashboard/frontend/vitest.config.js b/dashboard/frontend/vitest.config.js
index 6078a54..921de31 100644
--- a/dashboard/frontend/vitest.config.js
+++ b/dashboard/frontend/vitest.config.js
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import { svelte } from '@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte';
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [
     svelte({
-      hot: !process.env.VITEST,
+      hot: !process.env.VITEST ? {
+        preserveLocalState: true
+      } : false,
       compilerOptions: {
         dev: true
       }