diff --git a/tests/unit/python/utils/docker/test_healthcheck.py b/tests/unit/python/utils/docker/test_healthcheck.py
index bf3cd097a7..333cfca3c0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/python/utils/docker/test_healthcheck.py
+++ b/tests/unit/python/utils/docker/test_healthcheck.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class TestOtherFlavors(unittest.TestCase):
             subprocess.run(["bash", "-c", script], check=True)
             self.assertEqual(
                 b"GET /health HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: localhost\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n",
-                sent.read_bytes(),
+                sent.read_bytes(),  # nocheck: cache-read - bash writes this file inside the test, so a cached read would answer with the previous run's bytes
             )
 
     def test_http_status_demands_a_2xx_or_3xx_status_line(self):
diff --git a/tests/unit/python/utils/inventory/test_tools_model.py b/tests/unit/python/utils/inventory/test_tools_model.py
index ddc2cdd30c..0d684ae0e9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/python/utils/inventory/test_tools_model.py
+++ b/tests/unit/python/utils/inventory/test_tools_model.py
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import unittest
 
-import yaml
-
 from utils import PROJECT_ROOT
+from utils.cache.yaml import load_yaml_any
 from utils.inventory.tools import LANE_MODEL_ALIAS, render
 
 OLLAMA_ROLE = "svc-ai-ollama"
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ class TestLaneModel(unittest.TestCase):
         the probe expects another never reports ready and redeploys on every
         call.
         """
-        rendered = yaml.safe_load(render(PROJECT_ROOT, ["en"]).read_text("utf-8"))
+        rendered = load_yaml_any(str(render(PROJECT_ROOT, ["en"])))
         ollama = rendered["applications"][OLLAMA_ROLE]["services"]["ollama"]
 
         self.assertEqual(