diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-autoconfig/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/ActuatorEnabledFailFastExceptionTest.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-autoconfig/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/ActuatorEnabledFailFastExceptionTest.java
index 5f3c6f872d..132fb981f1 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-autoconfig/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/ActuatorEnabledFailFastExceptionTest.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-autoconfig/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/ActuatorEnabledFailFastExceptionTest.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void test() throws ApiException {
 
 	private static void mocks() {
 		envReaderMockedStatic = Mockito.mockStatic(EnvReader.class);
-		pathsMockedStatic = Mockito.mockStatic(Paths.class);
+		pathsMockedStatic = Mockito.mockStatic(Paths.class, Mockito.CALLS_REAL_METHODS);
 
 		envReaderMockedStatic.when(() -> EnvReader.getEnv(KubernetesClientPodUtils.KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST))
 			.thenReturn("k8s-host");
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-autoconfig/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/ActuatorEnabledNoFailFastExceptionTest.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-autoconfig/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/ActuatorEnabledNoFailFastExceptionTest.java
index cf5df2c9d5..9c6e432547 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-autoconfig/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/ActuatorEnabledNoFailFastExceptionTest.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-autoconfig/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/ActuatorEnabledNoFailFastExceptionTest.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void test() throws ApiException {
 
 	private static void mocks() {
 		envReaderMockedStatic = Mockito.mockStatic(EnvReader.class);
-		pathsMockedStatic = Mockito.mockStatic(Paths.class);
+		pathsMockedStatic = Mockito.mockStatic(Paths.class, Mockito.CALLS_REAL_METHODS);
 
 		envReaderMockedStatic.when(() -> EnvReader.getEnv(KubernetesClientPodUtils.KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST))
 			.thenReturn("k8s-host");