diff --git a/ads/aqua/extension/utils.py b/ads/aqua/extension/utils.py
index e39b35b53..90787beb6 100644
--- a/ads/aqua/extension/utils.py
+++ b/ads/aqua/extension/utils.py
@@ -28,4 +28,7 @@ def validate_function_parameters(data_class, input_data: Dict):
 
 @cached(cache=TTLCache(maxsize=1, ttl=timedelta(minutes=1), timer=datetime.now))
 def ui_compatability_check():
+    """This method caches the service compartment OCID details that is set by either the environment variable or if
+    fetched from the configuration. The cached result is returned when multiple calls are made in quick succession
+    from the UI to avoid multiple config file loads."""
     return ODSC_MODEL_COMPARTMENT_OCID or fetch_service_compartment()
diff --git a/tests/unitary/with_extras/aqua/test_common_handler.py b/tests/unitary/with_extras/aqua/test_common_handler.py
index 88e3e6e06..ec0590b07 100644
--- a/tests/unitary/with_extras/aqua/test_common_handler.py
+++ b/tests/unitary/with_extras/aqua/test_common_handler.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import ads.config
 from ads.aqua.constants import AQUA_GA_LIST
 from ads.aqua.extension.common_handler import CompatibilityCheckHandler
+from ads.aqua.extension.utils import ui_compatability_check
 
 
 class TestDataset:
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@ def setUp(self, ipython_init_mock) -> None:
         self.common_handler = CompatibilityCheckHandler(MagicMock(), MagicMock())
         self.common_handler.request = MagicMock()
 
+    def tearDown(self) -> None:
+        ui_compatability_check.cache_clear()
+
     def test_get_ok(self):
         """Test to check if ok is returned when ODSC_MODEL_COMPARTMENT_OCID is set."""
         with patch.dict(
@@ -36,15 +40,22 @@ def test_get_ok(self):
         ):
             reload(ads.config)
             reload(ads.aqua)
+            reload(ads.aqua.extension.utils)
             reload(ads.aqua.extension.common_handler)
 
             with patch(
                 "ads.aqua.extension.base_handler.AquaAPIhandler.finish"
             ) as mock_finish:
-                mock_finish.side_effect = lambda x: x
-                self.common_handler.request.path = "aqua/hello"
-                result = self.common_handler.get()
-                assert result["status"] == "ok"
+                with patch(
+                    "ads.aqua.extension.utils.fetch_service_compartment"
+                ) as mock_fetch_service_compartment:
+                    mock_fetch_service_compartment.return_value = (
+                        TestDataset.SERVICE_COMPARTMENT_ID
+                    )
+                    mock_finish.side_effect = lambda x: x
+                    self.common_handler.request.path = "aqua/hello"
+                    result = self.common_handler.get()
+                    assert result["status"] == "ok"
 
     def test_get_compatible_status(self):
         """Test to check if compatible is returned when ODSC_MODEL_COMPARTMENT_OCID is not set
@@ -55,12 +66,13 @@ def test_get_compatible_status(self):
         ):
             reload(ads.config)
             reload(ads.aqua)
+            reload(ads.aqua.extension.utils)
             reload(ads.aqua.extension.common_handler)
             with patch(
                 "ads.aqua.extension.base_handler.AquaAPIhandler.finish"
             ) as mock_finish:
                 with patch(
-                    "ads.aqua.extension.common_handler.fetch_service_compartment"
+                    "ads.aqua.extension.utils.fetch_service_compartment"
                 ) as mock_fetch_service_compartment:
                     mock_fetch_service_compartment.return_value = None
                     mock_finish.side_effect = lambda x: x
@@ -77,12 +89,13 @@ def test_raise_not_compatible_error(self):
         ):
             reload(ads.config)
             reload(ads.aqua)
+            reload(ads.aqua.extension.utils)
             reload(ads.aqua.extension.common_handler)
             with patch(
                 "ads.aqua.extension.base_handler.AquaAPIhandler.finish"
             ) as mock_finish:
                 with patch(
-                    "ads.aqua.extension.common_handler.fetch_service_compartment"
+                    "ads.aqua.extension.utils.fetch_service_compartment"
                 ) as mock_fetch_service_compartment:
                     mock_fetch_service_compartment.return_value = None
                     mock_finish.side_effect = lambda x: x
diff --git a/tests/unitary/with_extras/aqua/test_handlers.py b/tests/unitary/with_extras/aqua/test_handlers.py
index 97c5660f7..74b9853b4 100644
--- a/tests/unitary/with_extras/aqua/test_handlers.py
+++ b/tests/unitary/with_extras/aqua/test_handlers.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 from notebook.base.handlers import APIHandler, IPythonHandler
 from oci.exceptions import ServiceError
 from parameterized import parameterized
-from tornado.httpserver import HTTPRequest
 from tornado.httputil import HTTPServerRequest
 from tornado.web import Application, HTTPError
 
@@ -191,6 +190,7 @@ def setUpClass(cls):
 
         reload(ads.config)
         reload(ads.aqua)
+        reload(ads.aqua.extension.utils)
         reload(ads.aqua.extension.common_handler)
 
     @classmethod
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ def tearDownClass(cls):
 
         reload(ads.config)
         reload(ads.aqua)
+        reload(ads.aqua.extension.utils)
         reload(ads.aqua.extension.common_handler)
 
     @parameterized.expand(