diff --git a/test/python/WMComponent_t/JobSubmitter_t/JobSubmitter_t.py b/test/python/WMComponent_t/JobSubmitter_t/JobSubmitter_t.py
index 9c9961b80b..31ff55dd60 100644
--- a/test/python/WMComponent_t/JobSubmitter_t/JobSubmitter_t.py
+++ b/test/python/WMComponent_t/JobSubmitter_t/JobSubmitter_t.py
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ def testA_BasicTest(self):
         Check to see that all the jobs were "submitted",
         don't care about thresholds
         """
-        workload = self.createTestWorkload()
+        workload = self.createTestWorkload(name="TestWorkload")
         config = self.getConfig()
         changeState = ChangeState(config)
 
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ def testB_thresholdTest(self):
         this requires checks on pending/running jobs globally
         at a site and per task/site
         """
-        workload = self.createTestWorkload()
+        workload = self.createTestWorkload(name="TestWorkload")
         config = self.getConfig()
         changeState = ChangeState(config)
 
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ def testC_prioritization(self):
 
         Check that jobs are prioritized by job type and by oldest workflow
         """
-        workload = self.createTestWorkload()
+        workload = self.createTestWorkload(name="TestWorkload")
         config = self.getConfig()
         changeState = ChangeState(config)
 
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ def testE_SiteModesTest(self):
         Test the behavior of the submitter in response to the different
         states of the sites
         """
-        workload = self.createTestWorkload()
+        workload = self.createTestWorkload(name="TestWorkload")
         config = self.getConfig()
         changeState = ChangeState(config)
         nSubs = 1
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ def testJobSiteDrain(self):
 
         Test the behavior of jobs pending to a single site that is in drain mode
         """
-        workload = self.createTestWorkload()
+        workload = self.createTestWorkload(name="TestWorkload")
         config = self.getConfig()
         jobSubmitter = JobSubmitterPoller(config=config)
         myResourceControl = ResourceControl(config)