diff --git a/test/test_parallel_tempering.jl b/test/test_parallel_tempering.jl
index 592b055..02b165a 100644
--- a/test/test_parallel_tempering.jl
+++ b/test/test_parallel_tempering.jl
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@
         end
 
         @testset "mpi" begin
-            μs = [0, 1, 1.5, 1.7, 2]
+            μs = [0, 1, 1.5, 1.7]
 
             job = make_test_job(
                 "$tmpdir/parallel_tempering",
-                50000;
+                10000;
                 binsize = 200,
-                thermalization = 5000,
+                thermalization = 3000,
                 mc = ParallelTemperingMC,
                 ranks_per_run = length(μs),
                 ntasks = 1,
diff --git a/test/test_scheduler_mpi.jl b/test/test_scheduler_mpi.jl
index 7c6e73d..5b28cb5 100644
--- a/test/test_scheduler_mpi.jl
+++ b/test/test_scheduler_mpi.jl
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ include("test_mc.jl")
 
 job = deserialize(ARGS[1])
 # with_logger(Logging.NullLogger()) do
-    Carlo.start(Carlo.MPIScheduler, job)
+Carlo.start(Carlo.MPIScheduler, job)
 # end
diff --git a/test/test_utils.jl b/test/test_utils.jl
index 7e5e83d..b2cd201 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.jl
+++ b/test/test_utils.jl
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ function make_test_job(
     mc = TestMC,
     ranks_per_run = 1,
     ntasks = 3,
+    checkpoint_time = "5:00",
+    run_time = "15:00",
     kwargs...,
 )
     tm = TaskMaker()
@@ -44,8 +46,8 @@ function make_test_job(
         dir,
         mc;
         tasks = make_tasks(tm),
-        checkpoint_time = "1:00",
-        run_time = "10:00",
+        checkpoint_time,
+        run_time,
         ranks_per_run = ranks_per_run,
     )
 end