diff --git a/tests/functional/geth/test_network_manager.py b/tests/functional/geth/test_network_manager.py
index 18d5274f6e..8c2d5986aa 100644
--- a/tests/functional/geth/test_network_manager.py
+++ b/tests/functional/geth/test_network_manager.py
@@ -37,3 +37,17 @@ def test_fork_upstream_provider(networks, mock_geth_sepolia, geth_provider, mock
             geth_provider.provider_settings["uri"] = orig
         else:
             del geth_provider.provider_settings["uri"]
+
+
+@geth_process_test
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "connection_str", ("moonbeam:moonriver", "https://moonriver.api.onfinality.io/public")
+)
+def test_parse_network_choice_evmchains(networks, connection_str):
+    """
+    Show we can (without having a plugin installed) connect to a network
+    that evm-chains knows about.
+    """
+    with networks.parse_network_choice(connection_str) as moon_provider:
+        assert moon_provider.network.name == "moonriver"
+        assert moon_provider.network.ecosystem.name == "moonbeam"
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_network_manager.py b/tests/functional/test_network_manager.py
index a347320c1a..73b1acd86f 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_network_manager.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_network_manager.py
@@ -239,19 +239,6 @@ def test_parse_network_choice_multiple_contexts(
     assert eth_tester_provider.make_request("eth_chainId") == DEFAULT_TEST_CHAIN_ID
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "connection_str", ("moonbeam:moonriver", "https://moonriver.api.onfinality.io/public")
-)
-def test_parse_network_choice_evmchains(networks, connection_str):
-    """
-    Show we can (without having a plugin installed) connect to a network
-    that evm-chains knows about.
-    """
-    with networks.parse_network_choice(connection_str) as moon_provider:
-        assert moon_provider.network.name == "moonriver"
-        assert moon_provider.network.ecosystem.name == "moonbeam"
-
-
 def test_getattr_ecosystem_with_hyphenated_name(networks, ethereum):
     networks.ecosystems["hyphen-in-name"] = networks.ecosystems["ethereum"]
     assert networks.hyphen_in_name  # Make sure does not raise AttributeError