diff --git a/parsl/executors/high_throughput/executor.py b/parsl/executors/high_throughput/executor.py
index 762ab62c66..39ebccecde 100644
--- a/parsl/executors/high_throughput/executor.py
+++ b/parsl/executors/high_throughput/executor.py
@@ -415,13 +415,13 @@ def start(self):
             )
 
         self.outgoing_q = zmq_pipes.TasksOutgoing(
-            curvezmq.ClientContext(self.cert_dir), "127.0.0.1", self.interchange_port_range
+            "127.0.0.1", self.interchange_port_range, self.cert_dir
         )
         self.incoming_q = zmq_pipes.ResultsIncoming(
-            curvezmq.ClientContext(self.cert_dir), "127.0.0.1", self.interchange_port_range
+            "127.0.0.1", self.interchange_port_range, self.cert_dir
         )
         self.command_client = zmq_pipes.CommandClient(
-            curvezmq.ClientContext(self.cert_dir), "127.0.0.1", self.interchange_port_range
+            "127.0.0.1", self.interchange_port_range, self.cert_dir
         )
 
         self._queue_management_thread = None
diff --git a/parsl/executors/high_throughput/zmq_pipes.py b/parsl/executors/high_throughput/zmq_pipes.py
index 8a730c1c38..ca0a6ff251 100644
--- a/parsl/executors/high_throughput/zmq_pipes.py
+++ b/parsl/executors/high_throughput/zmq_pipes.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import logging
 import threading
 import time
+from typing import Optional
 
 from parsl import curvezmq
 from parsl.errors import InternalConsistencyError
@@ -15,20 +16,23 @@
 class CommandClient:
     """ CommandClient
     """
-    def __init__(self, zmq_context: curvezmq.ClientContext, ip_address, port_range):
+    def __init__(self, ip_address, port_range, cert_dir: Optional[str] = None):
         """
         Parameters
         ----------
 
-        zmq_context: curvezmq.ClientContext
-            CurveZMQ client context used to create secure sockets
         ip_address: str
            IP address of the client (where Parsl runs)
+
         port_range: tuple(int, int)
            Port range for the comms between client and interchange
 
+        cert_dir: str | None
+            Path to the certificate directory. Setting this to None will disable encryption.
+            default: None
+
         """
-        self.zmq_context = zmq_context
+        self.zmq_context = curvezmq.ClientContext(cert_dir)
         self.ip_address = ip_address
         self.port_range = port_range
         self.port = None
@@ -119,20 +123,23 @@ def close(self):
 class TasksOutgoing:
     """ Outgoing task queue from the executor to the Interchange
     """
-    def __init__(self, zmq_context: curvezmq.ClientContext, ip_address, port_range):
+    def __init__(self, ip_address, port_range, cert_dir: Optional[str] = None):
         """
         Parameters
         ----------
 
-        zmq_context: curvezmq.ClientContext
-            CurveZMQ client context used to create secure sockets
         ip_address: str
            IP address of the client (where Parsl runs)
+
         port_range: tuple(int, int)
            Port range for the comms between client and interchange
 
+        cert_dir: str | None
+            Path to the certificate directory. Setting this to None will disable encryption.
+            default: None
+
         """
-        self.zmq_context = zmq_context
+        self.zmq_context = curvezmq.ClientContext(cert_dir)
         self.zmq_socket = self.zmq_context.socket(zmq.DEALER)
         self.zmq_socket.set_hwm(0)
         self.port = self.zmq_socket.bind_to_random_port("tcp://{}".format(ip_address),
@@ -172,20 +179,23 @@ class ResultsIncoming:
     """ Incoming results queue from the Interchange to the executor
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, zmq_context: curvezmq.ClientContext, ip_address, port_range):
+    def __init__(self, ip_address, port_range, cert_dir: Optional[str] = None):
         """
         Parameters
         ----------
 
-        zmq_context: curvezmq.ClientContext
-            CurveZMQ client context used to create secure sockets
         ip_address: str
            IP address of the client (where Parsl runs)
+
         port_range: tuple(int, int)
            Port range for the comms between client and interchange
 
+        cert_dir: str | None
+            Path to the certificate directory. Setting this to None will disable encryption.
+            default: None
+
         """
-        self.zmq_context = zmq_context
+        self.zmq_context = curvezmq.ClientContext(cert_dir)
         self.results_receiver = self.zmq_context.socket(zmq.DEALER)
         self.results_receiver.set_hwm(0)
         self.port = self.results_receiver.bind_to_random_port("tcp://{}".format(ip_address),
diff --git a/parsl/tests/test_htex/test_command_client_timeout.py b/parsl/tests/test_htex/test_command_client_timeout.py
index 4abdf991bc..85e44f1470 100644
--- a/parsl/tests/test_htex/test_command_client_timeout.py
+++ b/parsl/tests/test_htex/test_command_client_timeout.py
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@
 def test_command_not_sent() -> None:
     """Tests timeout on command send.
     """
-    ctx = curvezmq.ClientContext(None)
-
     # RFC6335 ephemeral port range
-    cc = CommandClient(ctx, "127.0.0.1", (49152, 65535))
+    cc = CommandClient("127.0.0.1", (49152, 65535))
 
     # cc will now wait for a connection, but we won't do anything to make the
     # other side of the connection exist, so any command given to cc should
@@ -43,10 +41,8 @@ def test_command_ignored() -> None:
     htex makes multithreaded use of the command client: see issue #3376 about
     that lack of thread safety.
     """
-    ctx = curvezmq.ClientContext(None)
-
     # RFC6335 ephemeral port range
-    cc = CommandClient(ctx, "127.0.0.1", (49152, 65535))
+    cc = CommandClient("127.0.0.1", (49152, 65535))
 
     ic_ctx = curvezmq.ServerContext(None)
     ic_channel = ic_ctx.socket(zmq.REP)
@@ -63,7 +59,4 @@ def test_command_ignored() -> None:
         cc.run("ANOTHER_COMMAND")
 
     cc.close()
-    ctx.term()
-
     ic_channel.close()
-    ic_ctx.term()