diff --git a/ee/spec/initializers/1_settings_spec.rb b/ee/spec/initializers/1_settings_spec.rb
index fadc0f7743f3a6aebaffdc8866312462c561998a..cae25d43389b4446d6d9575ab62d17596fc33bf3 100644
--- a/ee/spec/initializers/1_settings_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/initializers/1_settings_spec.rb
@@ -61,11 +61,20 @@
   end
 
   describe 'duo_workflow' do
+    let(:default_base_url) { "https://cloud.gitlab.com" }
+    let(:config) { {} }
+    let(:base_url) { default_base_url }
+
     before do
       Settings.duo_workflow = config
+      stub_env("CLOUD_CONNECTOR_BASE_URL", base_url)
+      load_settings
     end
 
-    let(:config) { {} }
+    after do
+      stub_env("CLOUD_CONNECTOR_BASE_URL", default_base_url)
+      load_settings
+    end
 
     context 'when service_url is set' do
       let(:config) do
@@ -76,8 +85,6 @@
       end
 
       it 'uses provided config' do
-        load_settings
-
         expect(Settings.duo_workflow.service_url).to eq('duo-workflow-service.example.com:50052')
         expect(Settings.duo_workflow.secure).to eq(false)
       end
@@ -90,29 +97,28 @@
         }
       end
 
-      it 'defaults to cloud connector config' do
-        stub_env("CLOUD_CONNECTOR_BASE_URL", 'https://www.cloud.example.com')
+      context 'with https cloud connector' do
+        let(:base_url) { 'https://www.cloud.example.com' }
 
-        load_settings
-        expect(Settings.duo_workflow.service_url).to eq('www.cloud.example.com:443')
-        expect(Settings.duo_workflow.secure).to eq(true)
+        it 'defaults to cloud connector config' do
+          expect(Settings.duo_workflow.service_url).to eq('www.cloud.example.com:443')
+          expect(Settings.duo_workflow.secure).to eq(true)
+        end
       end
 
-      it 'infers secure and port from scheme' do
-        stub_env("CLOUD_CONNECTOR_BASE_URL", 'http://www.cloud.example.com')
-
-        load_settings
+      context 'with http cloud connector' do
+        let(:base_url) { 'http://www.cloud.example.com' }
 
-        expect(Settings.duo_workflow.service_url).to eq('www.cloud.example.com:80')
-        expect(Settings.duo_workflow.secure).to eq(false)
+        it 'infers secure and port from scheme' do
+          expect(Settings.duo_workflow.service_url).to eq('www.cloud.example.com:80')
+          expect(Settings.duo_workflow.secure).to eq(false)
+        end
       end
     end
 
     it 'reads executor details from DUO_WORKFLOW_EXECUTOR_VERSION file' do
       version = Rails.root.join('DUO_WORKFLOW_EXECUTOR_VERSION').read.chomp
 
-      load_settings
-
       expect(Settings.duo_workflow.executor_binary_url).to eq("https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/58711783/packages/generic/duo-workflow-executor/#{version}/duo-workflow-executor.tar.gz")
       expect(Settings.duo_workflow.executor_version).to eq(version)
     end
diff --git a/ee/spec/lib/code_suggestions/model_details_spec.rb b/ee/spec/lib/code_suggestions/model_details_spec.rb
index 4ab754b45f06867279a4207d4d2f0a27523d026a..5871bd145b51edd4a07667d61ba785ddcb764016 100644
--- a/ee/spec/lib/code_suggestions/model_details_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/lib/code_suggestions/model_details_spec.rb
@@ -28,16 +28,6 @@
   end
 
   describe '#base_url' do
-    include_context 'when loading 1_settings initializer'
-
-    # Reload settings to ensure a consistent state
-    # for Settings.cloud_connector base_url
-    # and isolate tests to reduce the risk of flaky tests
-    # due to shared state with other specs
-    before do
-      load_settings
-    end
-
     it 'returns correct URL' do
       expect(completions_model_details.base_url).to eql('https://cloud.gitlab.com/ai')
     end