diff --git a/unity-test/step_defs/conftest.py b/unity-test/step_defs/conftest.py
index ccc79ad..d9c29a1 100644
--- a/unity-test/step_defs/conftest.py
+++ b/unity-test/step_defs/conftest.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 from . import TEST_BASE_DIR
 from .utils import JsonReader
 
-
 FEATURES_DIR = TEST_BASE_DIR.joinpath("features")
 reader = JsonReader()
 
diff --git a/unity-test/step_defs/test_get_processing_status.py b/unity-test/step_defs/test_get_processing_status.py
index f9fc083..de5e5ee 100644
--- a/unity-test/step_defs/test_get_processing_status.py
+++ b/unity-test/step_defs/test_get_processing_status.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ def created_response(response):
     (requests.exceptions.HTTPError),
     max_time=3600,
     jitter=None,
-    interval=1,
+    logger=None,
+    interval=10,
 )
 def request_job_status_by_id(process_service_endpoint, project_process_dict, job_id):
     return _request_job_status_by_id(
diff --git a/unity-test/step_defs/test_job_database_status.py b/unity-test/step_defs/test_job_database_status.py
index 31e025a..b7d0472 100644
--- a/unity-test/step_defs/test_job_database_status.py
+++ b/unity-test/step_defs/test_job_database_status.py
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ def fatal_status(e):
     max_time=3600,
     giveup=fatal_status,
     jitter=None,
-    interval=0.1, # check more frequently since jobs can execute quickly
+    logger=None,
+    interval=1, # check more frequently since jobs can execute quickly
 )
 def request_job_status_by_id_running(process_service_endpoint, project_process_dict, job_id):
     job_status_response = _request_job_status_by_id(
@@ -69,9 +70,10 @@ def request_job_status_by_id_running(process_service_endpoint, project_process_d
 @backoff.on_exception(
     backoff.constant,
     (AssertionError, requests.exceptions.HTTPError),
-    max_time=3600,
+    max_time=60,
     giveup=fatal_status,
     jitter=None,
+    logger=None,
     interval=1,
 )
 def request_job_status_by_id_succeeded(process_service_endpoint, project_process_dict, job_id):
diff --git a/unity-test/step_defs/test_successful_execution.py b/unity-test/step_defs/test_successful_execution.py
index c718ba9..aa161b5 100644
--- a/unity-test/step_defs/test_successful_execution.py
+++ b/unity-test/step_defs/test_successful_execution.py
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ def fatal_status(e):
     max_time=3600,
     giveup=fatal_status,
     jitter=None,
-    interval=1,
+    logger=None,
+    interval=5,
 )
 def request_job_status_by_id(process_service_endpoint, project_process_dict, job_id):
     job_status_response = _request_job_status_by_id(