diff --git a/compute_endpoint/tests/conftest.py b/compute_endpoint/tests/conftest.py
index bdada612b..bdf535a67 100644
--- a/compute_endpoint/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/compute_endpoint/tests/conftest.py
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ def _runner(engine_type: t.Type[GlobusComputeEngineBase], **kwargs):
                 address="127.0.0.1",
                 heartbeat_period=engine_heartbeat,
                 heartbeat_threshold=2,
+                job_status_kwargs=dict(max_idletime=0, strategy_period=0.1),
             )
         else:
             raise NotImplementedError(f"Unimplemented: {engine_type.__name__}")