diff --git a/python/Makefile b/python/Makefile
index fc49fb4d33..405cb7610c 100644
--- a/python/Makefile
+++ b/python/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ lint:
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: update generate-test-certs
-	uv run pytest ./packages/**/tests/
+	uv run pytest ./packages/**/tests/ ./samples/langgraph/currency/tests/
 
 .PHONY: build
 build: update format
diff --git a/python/samples/langgraph/currency/Dockerfile b/python/samples/langgraph/currency/Dockerfile
index 27b98160ec..65e923ee9e 100644
--- a/python/samples/langgraph/currency/Dockerfile
+++ b/python/samples/langgraph/currency/Dockerfile
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ EXPOSE 8080
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
     CMD curl -f http://localhost:8080/health || exit 1
 
-# Run the application
-CMD ["uv", "run", "samples/langgraph/currency/currency/cli.py"]
+# Run the installed console entry point so package-relative imports resolve.
+CMD ["uv", "run", "--package", "currency", "currency"]
diff --git a/python/samples/langgraph/currency/currency/cli.py b/python/samples/langgraph/currency/currency/cli.py
index 973d875a48..1de8bea687 100644
--- a/python/samples/langgraph/currency/currency/cli.py
+++ b/python/samples/langgraph/currency/currency/cli.py
@@ -5,36 +5,41 @@
 import os
 
 import uvicorn
-from agent import graph
 from kagent.core import KAgentConfig
 from kagent.langgraph import KAgentApp
 
+from .agent import graph
+
 # Configure logging
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s")
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def main():
-    """Main entry point for the CLI."""
-    # from script directory
+def build_app():
+    """Build the currency agent ASGI application."""
     with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "agent-card.json"), "r") as f:
         agent_card = json.load(f)
 
     config = KAgentConfig()
-    app = KAgentApp(
+    return KAgentApp(
         graph=graph,
         agent_card=agent_card,
         config=config,
         tracing=True,
-    )
+    ).build()
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main entry point for the CLI."""
+    app = build_app()
 
     port = int(os.getenv("PORT", "8080"))
     host = os.getenv("HOST", "0.0.0.0")
     logger.info(f"Starting server on {host}:{port}")
 
     uvicorn.run(
-        app.build(),
+        app,
         host=host,
         port=port,
         log_level="info",
diff --git a/python/samples/langgraph/currency/tests/test_cli.py b/python/samples/langgraph/currency/tests/test_cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b08270363
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/samples/langgraph/currency/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""Regression tests for the currency console entry point."""
+
+import importlib
+
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+
+def test_main_passes_healthy_app_to_uvicorn(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("OPENAI_API_KEY", "fake")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("KAGENT_API_URL", "http://localhost:8083")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("KAGENT_GATEWAY_URL", "http://localhost:8083")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("KAGENT_NAME", "currency")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("KAGENT_NAMESPACE", "default")
+    checkpoint_db = tmp_path / "currency-checkpoints.sqlite"
+    monkeypatch.setenv("KAGENT_CHECKPOINT_DB", str(checkpoint_db))
+
+    cli = importlib.import_module("currency.cli")
+    captured = {}
+
+    def run(app, **kwargs):
+        captured["app"] = app
+        captured["kwargs"] = kwargs
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli.uvicorn, "run", run)
+    cli.main()
+
+    response = TestClient(captured["app"]).get("/health")
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.text == "OK"
+    assert checkpoint_db.exists()
+    assert captured["kwargs"] == {"host": "0.0.0.0", "port": 8080, "log_level": "info"}