diff --git a/services/listing_synthesis.py b/services/listing_synthesis.py
index 82a593a..13c4b63 100644
--- a/services/listing_synthesis.py
+++ b/services/listing_synthesis.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def create_listing_draft(
 
                 # Strip markdown
                 clean_json = response_text
-                json_match = re.search(r'```(?:json)?\s*(\{.*?\})\s*```', response_text, re.DOTALL)
+                json_match = re.search(r'```(?:json)?\s*({.*?})\s*```', response_text, re.DOTALL)
                 if json_match:
                     clean_json = json_match.group(1)
                 else:
diff --git a/tests/test_listing_reconstruction.py b/tests/test_listing_reconstruction.py
index a2cb7ff..8459873 100644
--- a/tests/test_listing_reconstruction.py
+++ b/tests/test_listing_reconstruction.py
@@ -101,7 +101,14 @@ def test_generate_title_empty_data(self):
         self.assertEqual(title, "Item")
 
 class TestListingReconstruction(unittest.TestCase):
+    @patch.dict(os.environ, {'GOOGLE_API_KEY': 'test_key'})
     def setUp(self):
+        # We need to explicitly initialize listing_engine and ebay_integration for app_enhanced to not fail
+        import app_enhanced
+        from services.listing_synthesis import ListingSynthesisEngine
+        from services.ebay_integration import eBayIntegration
+        app_enhanced.listing_engine = ListingSynthesisEngine()
+        app_enhanced.ebay_integration = eBayIntegration(use_sandbox=True)
         # Setup a test database
         self.db_path = 'test_listings.db'
         if os.path.exists(self.db_path):