diff --git a/tests/unit/OptionsListUtilsTest.tsx b/tests/unit/OptionsListUtilsTest.tsx
index 0e659fc26911..4826d9369f6a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/OptionsListUtilsTest.tsx
+++ b/tests/unit/OptionsListUtilsTest.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import DateUtils from '@libs/DateUtils';
 import type {HydratedPersonalDetailOption, OptionList, Options, PersonalDetailOptionOrShell, SearchOption, SearchOptionData} from '@libs/OptionsListUtils';
 import {
     canCreateOptimisticPersonalDetailOption,
+    clearAlternateTextCache,
     clearFilteredOptionListCache,
     createFilteredOptionList,
     createOption,
@@ -856,6 +857,10 @@ describe('OptionsListUtils', () => {
         // createFilteredOptionList caches results at module level; clear it so tests stay order-independent.
         clearFilteredOptionListCache();
 
+        // The chat-preview cache is also module level, and its guarded inputs can survive Onyx.clear(),
+        // so reset it the same way to keep cases order-independent.
+        clearAlternateTextCache();
+
         // Onyx.clear() models sign-out and empties PERSONAL_DETAILS_LIST. Report-holder option text
         // resolves via ReportUtils.allPersonalDetails (the live connect), so restore the list the
         // same way a signed-in session would after login.