diff --git a/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py b/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py
index 77641f10c..d4081fc97 100644
--- a/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py
+++ b/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ def test_should_use_email_template_subject_placeholders(
     assert not persisted_notification.reference
     assert persisted_notification.notification_type == NotificationType.EMAIL
     provider_tasks.deliver_email.apply_async.assert_called_once_with(
-        [str(persisted_notification.id)], queue="send-email-tasks", countdown=30
+        [str(persisted_notification.id)], queue="send-email-tasks"
     )
 
 
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ def test_should_use_email_template_and_persist_without_personalisation(
     assert not persisted_notification.reference
     assert persisted_notification.notification_type == NotificationType.EMAIL
     provider_tasks.deliver_email.apply_async.assert_called_once_with(
-        [str(persisted_notification.id)], queue="send-email-tasks", countdown=30
+        [str(persisted_notification.id)], queue="send-email-tasks"
     )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/app/organization/test_invite_rest.py b/tests/app/organization/test_invite_rest.py
index 3b3c2387d..23a65dda1 100644
--- a/tests/app/organization/test_invite_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/organization/test_invite_rest.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def test_create_invited_org_user(
     # assert len(notification.personalisation["url"]) > len(expected_start_of_invite_url)
 
     mocked.assert_called_once_with(
-        [(str(notification.id))], queue="notify-internal-tasks"
+        [(str(notification.id))], queue="notify-internal-tasks",  countdown=30
     )