diff --git a/tests/unit/test_hybrid_layer.py b/tests/unit/test_hybrid_layer.py
index 52eb6b3e65d2a25b5a33f51454f5397aedf630a9..29643e958dd029f93e8b99c8ae99635598811ce9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_hybrid_layer.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_hybrid_layer.py
@@ -81,12 +81,13 @@ sparse_encoder.fit(["The quick brown fox", "jumps over the lazy dog", "Hello, wo
 class TestHybridRouteLayer:
     def test_initialization(self, openai_encoder, routes):
         route_layer = HybridRouteLayer(
-            encoder=openai_encoder, sparse_encoder=sparse_encoder, routes=routes, top_k=10,
+            encoder=openai_encoder, sparse_encoder=sparse_encoder, routes=routes, top_k=10, alpha=0.8,
         )
         assert route_layer.index is not None and route_layer.categories is not None
         assert openai_encoder.score_threshold == 0.82
         assert route_layer.score_threshold == 0.82
         assert route_layer.top_k == 10
+        assert route_layer.alpha == 0.8
         assert len(route_layer.index) == 5
         assert len(set(route_layer.categories)) == 2