diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/versions/bump.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/versions/bump.test.ts
index 2129bbaae9..7af6c6160b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/versions/bump.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/versions/bump.test.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ import { Command } from 'commander';
 import { resolve as resolvePath } from 'path';
 import { paths } from '../../lib/paths';
 import * as runObj from '../../lib/run';
-
-jest.mock('global-agent/bootstrap', () => {});
 import bump, { bumpBackstageJsonVersion, createVersionFinder } from './bump';
 import {
   setupRequestMockHandlers,
@@ -33,6 +31,9 @@ import { rest } from 'msw';
 import { NotFoundError } from '@backstage/errors';
 import { Lockfile } from '../../lib/versioning/Lockfile';
 
+// Avoid mutating the global http(s) agent used in other tests
+jest.mock('global-agent/bootstrap', () => {});
+
 // Remove log coloring to simplify log matching
 jest.mock('chalk', () => ({
   red: (str: string) => str,