diff --git a/cli/bash/commands/basectl/tests/setup_helpers.bash b/cli/bash/commands/basectl/tests/setup_helpers.bash
index c51db472..6395ce61 100644
--- a/cli/bash/commands/basectl/tests/setup_helpers.bash
+++ b/cli/bash/commands/basectl/tests/setup_helpers.bash
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ if [[ "${1:-}" == "--version" ]]; then
     printf 'Python 3.13.test\n'
     exit 0
 fi
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "-c" && "${2:-}" == "import base_setup.diagnostics" ]]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
 if [[ "${1:-}" == "-m" && "${2:-}" == "base_setup" ]]; then
     if [[ "$*" == *"--action route"* ]]; then
         base_test_protocol_project_setup_route base "$BASE_HOME" "$BASE_HOME/base_manifest.yaml" \
@@ -380,6 +383,9 @@ if [[ "${1:-}" == "--version" ]]; then
     printf 'Python 3.13.test\n'
     exit 0
 fi
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "-c" && "${2:-}" == "import base_setup.diagnostics" ]]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
 if [[ "${1:-}" == "-m" && "${2:-}" == "base_setup" ]]; then
     if [[ "$*" == *"--action route"* ]]; then
         base_test_protocol_project_setup_route base "$BASE_HOME" "$BASE_HOME/base_manifest.yaml" \
@@ -547,6 +553,9 @@ if [[ "${1:-}" == "--version" ]]; then
     printf 'Python 3.13.test\n'
     exit 0
 fi
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "-c" && "${2:-}" == "import base_setup.diagnostics" ]]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
 if [[ "${1:-}" == "-m" && "${2:-}" == "base_setup" ]]; then
     if [[ "$*" == *"--action route"* ]]; then
         base_test_protocol_project_setup_route base "$BASE_HOME" "$BASE_HOME/base_manifest.yaml" \
@@ -727,6 +736,9 @@ if [[ "${1:-}" == "--version" ]]; then
     printf 'Python 3.13.test\n'
     exit 0
 fi
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "-c" && "${2:-}" == "import base_setup.diagnostics" ]]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
 if [[ "${1:-}" == "-m" && "${2:-}" == "pip" && "${3:-}" == "show" && "${4:-}" == "$pyyaml_package" ]]; then
     printf '%s\n' "$4" >> "${BASE_SETUP_TEST_STATE_DIR:?}/pip-show.log"
     [[ -f "${BASE_SETUP_TEST_STATE_DIR:?}/pyyaml-installed" ]]
@@ -786,6 +798,9 @@ if [[ "${1:-}" == "--version" ]]; then
     printf 'Python 3.13.test\n'
     exit 0
 fi
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "-c" && "${2:-}" == "import base_setup.diagnostics" ]]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
 if [[ "${1:-}" == "-m" && "${2:-}" == "base_setup" ]]; then
     shift 2
     original_args=("$@")