diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/client.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/client.rs
index 2148e874bc..cb99799279 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/client.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/client.rs
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ async fn env_var_overrides_loaded_auth() {
 }
 
 fn create_dummy_codex_auth() -> CodexAuth {
-    CodexAuth::new(
+    CodexAuth::create_dummy_codex_auth_for_testing(
         None,
         AuthMode::ChatGPT,
         PathBuf::new(),
diff --git a/codex-rs/login/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/login/src/lib.rs
index 0157c77555..0908094b82 100644
--- a/codex-rs/login/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/login/src/lib.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl PartialEq for CodexAuth {
 }
 
 impl CodexAuth {
-    pub fn new(
+    pub fn create_dummy_codex_auth_for_testing(
         api_key: Option<String>,
         mode: AuthMode,
         auth_file: PathBuf,