diff --git a/tests/helpers_test.py b/tests/helpers_test.py
index 006a9cd3..e0f8b99c 100644
--- a/tests/helpers_test.py
+++ b/tests/helpers_test.py
@@ -16,11 +16,19 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 import pytest
 
-from graphiti_core.helpers import lucene_sanitize
 
-
-def test_lucene_sanitize():
-    # Call the function with test data
+def test_neo4j_sanitize():
+    """Test Neo4j sanitization by importing the driver and using its sanitize method."""
+    from graphiti_core.driver.neo4j_driver import Neo4jDriver
+    
+    # Create a driver instance - if it fails, we'll handle it gracefully
+    try:
+        driver = Neo4jDriver(uri="bolt://localhost:7687", user="test", password="test")
+    except Exception:
+        # If we can't create a real driver, skip this test
+        pytest.skip("Neo4j driver connection failed - skipping sanitize test")
+    
+    # Test the sanitize method
     queries = [
         (
             'This has every escape character + - && || ! ( ) { } [ ] ^ " ~ * ? : \\ /',
@@ -29,9 +37,51 @@ def test_lucene_sanitize():
         ('this has no escape characters', 'this has no escape characters'),
     ]
 
-    for query, assert_result in queries:
-        result = lucene_sanitize(query)
-        assert assert_result == result
+    for query, expected_result in queries:
+        result = driver.sanitize(query)
+        assert expected_result == result
+
+
+def test_falkordb_sanitize():
+    """Test FalkorDB sanitization by importing the driver and using its sanitize method."""
+    try:
+        from graphiti_core.driver.falkordb_driver import FalkorDriver
+        driver = FalkorDriver()
+    except ImportError:
+        pytest.skip("FalkorDB not installed - skipping sanitize test")
+    except Exception:
+        # If we can't create a real driver, skip this test
+        pytest.skip("FalkorDB driver connection failed - skipping sanitize test")
+    
+    # Test the sanitize method - FalkorDB replaces special chars with spaces
+    queries = [
+        (
+            'This has special characters: ,.<>{}[]"\':;!@#$%^&*()-+=~',
+            'This has special characters',  # All special chars replaced with spaces, then collapsed
+        ),
+        ('this has no special characters', 'this has no special characters'),
+        ('word1,word2.word3', 'word1 word2 word3'),  # Separators become spaces
+        ('keep_underscores_intact', 'keep_underscores_intact'),  # Underscores are NOT replaced
+    ]
+
+    for query, expected_result in queries:
+        result = driver.sanitize(query)
+        assert expected_result == result
+
+
+# Keep the drivers and get_driver functions for other tests that import from this file
+drivers = ['neo4j', 'falkordb']
+
+def get_driver(driver_name: str):
+    """Helper function to get a driver instance for testing"""
+    if driver_name == 'neo4j':
+        from graphiti_core.driver.neo4j_driver import Neo4jDriver
+        return Neo4jDriver(uri="bolt://localhost:7687", user="neo4j", password="test")
+    elif driver_name == 'falkordb':
+        from graphiti_core.driver.falkordb_driver import FalkorDriver
+        return FalkorDriver()
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"Unknown driver: {driver_name}")
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':