diff --git a/lib/crewai/tests/test_project.py b/lib/crewai/tests/test_project.py
index c0633dc40..bc433c2de 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/tests/test_project.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/tests/test_project.py
@@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ def test_crew_name():
 
 def test_crew_decorator_propagates_class_name_to_instance():
     """@crew-decorated factory method should set Crew.name to the decorated class name."""
-    crew_instance: Crew = cast(Any, InternalCrew()).crew()
+    internal_crew_cls = cast(type[Any], InternalCrew)
+    crew_instance: Crew = cast(Any, internal_crew_cls()).crew()
     assert crew_instance.name == "InternalCrew"