diff --git a/data_scraper/test/test_cboe.py b/data_scraper/test/test_cboe.py
index eb61854..78a6483 100644
--- a/data_scraper/test/test_cboe.py
+++ b/data_scraper/test/test_cboe.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class TestCBOE(unittest.TestCase):
     @patch("data_scraper.cboe.url", new="http://www.aldkfjaskldfjsa.com")
     @patch("data_scraper.cboe.retry_failure", return_value=None)
     def test_retry(self, mocked_retry):
-        """Raise ConnectionError and send notification when host is unreachable"""
+        """Raise ConnectionError and retry when host is unreachable"""
         with self.assertRaises(ConnectionError):
             cboe.fetch_data(["SPX"])
             self.assertTrue(mocked_retry.called)
diff --git a/data_scraper/test/test_tiingo.py b/data_scraper/test/test_tiingo.py
index b1407b1..e250abd 100644
--- a/data_scraper/test/test_tiingo.py
+++ b/data_scraper/test/test_tiingo.py
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ class TestTiingo(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @patch("data_scraper.tiingo.pdr.get_data_tiingo")  # mock pandas_datareader
     @patch("data_scraper.tiingo.slack_notification", return_value=None)
-    def test_no_connection(self, mocked_notification):
+    def test_no_connection(self, mocked_notification, mocked_pdr):
         """Raise ConnectionError and send notification when host is unreachable"""
+        mocked_pdr.side_effect = ConnectionError("This is a test")
+        
         with self.assertRaises(ConnectionError):
             tiingo.fetch_data(["IBM"])
             self.assertTrue(mocked_notification.called)