diff --git a/tests/unit/drivers/web_search/test_tavily_web_search_driver.py b/tests/unit/drivers/web_search/test_tavily_web_search_driver.py
index d5d8423c4..4038d7043 100644
--- a/tests/unit/drivers/web_search/test_tavily_web_search_driver.py
+++ b/tests/unit/drivers/web_search/test_tavily_web_search_driver.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import json
 
 import pytest
-from tavily import InvalidAPIKeyError, MissingAPIKeyError, UsageLimitExceededError
 
 from griptape.artifacts import ListArtifact
 from griptape.drivers import TavilyWebSearchDriver
@@ -9,32 +8,21 @@
 
 class TestTavilyWebSearchDriver:
     @pytest.fixture()
-    def driver(self, mocker):
+    def mock_tavily_client(self, mocker):
+        return mocker.patch("tavily.TavilyClient")
+
+    @pytest.fixture()
+    def driver(self, mock_tavily_client):
         mock_response = {
             "results": [
                 {"title": "foo", "url": "bar", "content": "baz"},
                 {"title": "foo2", "url": "bar2", "content": "baz2"},
             ]
         }
-        mock_tavily = mocker.Mock(
-            search=lambda *args, **kwargs: mock_response,
-        )
-        mocker.patch("tavily.TavilyClient", return_value=mock_tavily)
-        return TavilyWebSearchDriver(api_key="test")
-
-    @pytest.fixture()
-    def driver_with_error(self, mocker):
-        def error(*args, **kwargs):
-            raise Exception("test_error")
-
-        mock_tavily = mocker.Mock(
-            search=error,
-        )
-        mocker.patch("tavily.TavilyClient", return_value=mock_tavily)
-
+        mock_tavily_client.return_value.search.return_value = mock_response
         return TavilyWebSearchDriver(api_key="test")
 
-    def test_search_returns_results(self, driver):
+    def test_search_returns_results(self, driver, mock_tavily_client):
         results = driver.search("test")
         assert isinstance(results, ListArtifact)
         output = [json.loads(result.value) for result in results]
@@ -42,46 +30,45 @@ def test_search_returns_results(self, driver):
         assert output[0]["title"] == "foo"
         assert output[0]["url"] == "bar"
         assert output[0]["content"] == "baz"
+        mock_tavily_client.return_value.search.assert_called_once_with("test", max_results=5)
 
-    def test_search_raises_error(self, driver_with_error):
-        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="An error occurred while searching for test using Tavily: test_error"):
-            driver_with_error.search("test")
+    def test_search_raises_error(self, mock_tavily_client):
+        mock_tavily_client.return_value.search.side_effect = Exception("test_error")
+        driver = TavilyWebSearchDriver(api_key="test")
+        with pytest.raises(Exception, match="test_error"):
+            driver.search("test")
 
-    @pytest.fixture()
-    def driver_missing_api_key(self, mocker):
-        def error(*args, **kwargs):
-            raise MissingAPIKeyError()
-
-        mock_tavily = mocker.Mock(search=error)
-        mocker.patch("tavily.TavilyClient", return_value=mock_tavily)
-        return TavilyWebSearchDriver(api_key="")
+    def test_search_with_params(self, mock_tavily_client):
+        mock_response = {
+            "results": [
+                {"title": "custom", "url": "custom_url", "content": "custom_content"},
+            ]
+        }
+        mock_tavily_client.return_value.search.return_value = mock_response
 
-    def test_search_raises_missing_api_key_error(self, driver_missing_api_key):
-        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="API Key is missing, Please provide a valid Tavily API Key."):
-            driver_missing_api_key.search("test")
+        driver = TavilyWebSearchDriver(api_key="test", params={"custom_param": "value"})
+        results = driver.search("test", additional_param="extra")
 
-    @pytest.fixture()
-    def driver_usage_limit_exceeded(self, mocker):
-        def error(*args, **kwargs):
-            raise UsageLimitExceededError("Usage limit exceeded")
+        assert isinstance(results, ListArtifact)
+        output = json.loads(results[0].value)
+        assert output["title"] == "custom"
+        assert output["url"] == "custom_url"
+        assert output["content"] == "custom_content"
 
-        mock_tavily = mocker.Mock(search=error)
-        mocker.patch("tavily.TavilyClient", return_value=mock_tavily)
-        return TavilyWebSearchDriver(api_key="test")
+        mock_tavily_client.return_value.search.assert_called_once_with(
+            "test", max_results=5, custom_param="value", additional_param="extra"
+        )
 
-    def test_search_raises_usage_limit_exceeded_error(self, driver_usage_limit_exceeded):
-        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Usage Limit Exceeded, Please try again later."):
-            driver_usage_limit_exceeded.search("test")
+    def test_custom_results_count(self, mock_tavily_client):
+        mock_response = {
+            "results": [{"title": f"title_{i}", "url": f"url_{i}", "content": f"content_{i}"} for i in range(5)]
+        }
+        mock_tavily_client.return_value.search.return_value = mock_response
 
-    @pytest.fixture()
-    def driver_invalid_api_key(self, mocker):
-        def error(*args, **kwargs):
-            raise InvalidAPIKeyError()
+        driver = TavilyWebSearchDriver(api_key="test", results_count=5)
+        results = driver.search("test")
 
-        mock_tavily = mocker.Mock(search=error)
-        mocker.patch("tavily.TavilyClient", return_value=mock_tavily)
-        return TavilyWebSearchDriver(api_key="invalid_key")
+        assert isinstance(results, ListArtifact)
+        assert len(results) == 5
 
-    def test_search_raises_invalid_api_key_error(self, driver_invalid_api_key):
-        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Invalid API Key, Please provide a valid Tavily API Key."):
-            driver_invalid_api_key.search("test")
+        mock_tavily_client.return_value.search.assert_called_once_with("test", max_results=5)