diff --git a/kubernetes-client-api/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/http/AbstractHttpPostTest.java b/kubernetes-client-api/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/http/AbstractHttpPostTest.java
index 50866bc85c..0896f9cf50 100644
--- a/kubernetes-client-api/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/http/AbstractHttpPostTest.java
+++ b/kubernetes-client-api/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/http/AbstractHttpPostTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.http;
 
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.RequestConfigBuilder;
 import io.fabric8.mockwebserver.DefaultMockServer;
 import io.fabric8.mockwebserver.http.RecordedRequest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
@@ -161,7 +162,8 @@ public void expectContinue() throws Exception {
   public void expectFailure() throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
     try (final ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket(0)) {
 
-      try (HttpClient client = getHttpClientFactory().newBuilder().build()) {
+      try (HttpClient client = getHttpClientFactory().newBuilder()
+          .tag(new RequestConfigBuilder().withRequestRetryBackoffLimit(0).build()).build()) {
         final URI uri = uriForPath(serverSocket, "/post-failing");
         serverSocket.close();
 
diff --git a/kubernetes-client-api/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/http/AbstractHttpPutTest.java b/kubernetes-client-api/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/http/AbstractHttpPutTest.java
index 9bcbae7187..d902786a51 100644
--- a/kubernetes-client-api/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/http/AbstractHttpPutTest.java
+++ b/kubernetes-client-api/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/http/AbstractHttpPutTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.http;
 
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.RequestConfigBuilder;
 import io.fabric8.mockwebserver.DefaultMockServer;
 import io.fabric8.mockwebserver.http.RecordedRequest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ public void putInputStreamBody() throws Exception {
   public void expectFailure() throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
     try (final ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket(0)) {
 
-      try (HttpClient client = getHttpClientFactory().newBuilder().build()) {
+      try (HttpClient client = getHttpClientFactory().newBuilder()
+          .tag(new RequestConfigBuilder().withRequestRetryBackoffLimit(0).build()).build()) {
         final URI uri = uriForPath(serverSocket, "/put-failing");
         serverSocket.close();