diff --git a/lib/crewai/tests/agents/test_lite_agent.py b/lib/crewai/tests/agents/test_lite_agent.py
index ac03ffc28..0d7093f82 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/tests/agents/test_lite_agent.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/tests/agents/test_lite_agent.py
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ def test_lite_agent_memory_instance_recall_and_save_called():
         successful_requests=1,
     )
     mock_memory = Mock()
-    mock_memory._read_only = False
+    mock_memory.read_only = False
     mock_memory.recall.return_value = []
     mock_memory.extract_memories.return_value = ["Fact one.", "Fact two."]