diff --git a/src/crewai/telemetry/telemetry.py b/src/crewai/telemetry/telemetry.py
index 7e756cd5b..9a929e6e1 100644
--- a/src/crewai/telemetry/telemetry.py
+++ b/src/crewai/telemetry/telemetry.py
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ class Telemetry:
                     cls._instance._initialized = False
         return cls._instance
 
+    @classmethod
+    def _reset_instance(cls):
+        """Reset the singleton instance for testing purposes."""
+        with cls._lock:
+            cls._instance = None
+
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         if hasattr(self, '_initialized') and self._initialized:
             return
diff --git a/tests/test_optional_dependencies.py b/tests/test_optional_dependencies.py
index aafc1fc64..3b57b9f4e 100644
--- a/tests/test_optional_dependencies.py
+++ b/tests/test_optional_dependencies.py
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ class TestOptionalDependencies:
 
     def test_opentelemetry_graceful_degradation(self):
         """Test that telemetry degrades gracefully without opentelemetry."""
+        from crewai.telemetry.telemetry import Telemetry
+        Telemetry._reset_instance()
+        
         with patch.dict('sys.modules', {'opentelemetry': None}):
             with patch('crewai.telemetry.telemetry.OPENTELEMETRY_AVAILABLE', False):
                 from crewai.telemetry.telemetry import Telemetry