diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yaml b/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yaml
index 6d313b0b..0f5975e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: 'Test'
+name: "Test"
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   api-tests:
     name: "jobbergate-api tests"
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-20.04"
     services:
       test-db:
         image: postgres
@@ -25,14 +25,15 @@ jobs:
         ports:
           - 5433:5432
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
-          architecture: 'x64'
-      - uses: Gr1N/setup-poetry@v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Install poetry
+        run: pipx install poetry==1.1.14
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          poetry-version: 1.1.14
+          python-version: "3.8"
+          architecture: "x64"
+          cache: "poetry"
+          cache-dependency-path: jobbergate-api/poetry.lock
       - name: "run quality control checks"
         working-directory: jobbergate-api
         env:
@@ -41,25 +42,25 @@ jobs:
           TEST_DATABASE_USER: test
           TEST_DATABASE_PSWD: test-pswd
           TEST_DATABASE_NAME: test-jobbergate
-          POETRY_HTTP_BASIC_PYPICLOUD_USERNAME: admin
-          POETRY_HTTP_BASIC_PYPICLOUD_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
-        run: make qa
+        run: |
+          poetry env use "3.8"
+          make qa
 
   cli-tests:
     name: "jobbergate-cli tests"
     runs-on: "ubuntu-20.04"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Install poetry
+        run: pipx install poetry==1.1.14
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.6"
-          architecture: 'x64'
-      - uses: Gr1N/setup-poetry@v7
-        with:
-          poetry-version: 1.1.14
+          architecture: "x64"
+          cache: "poetry"
+          cache-dependency-path: jobbergate-cli/poetry.lock
       - name: "run quality control checks"
         working-directory: jobbergate-cli
-        env:
-          POETRY_HTTP_BASIC_PYPICLOUD_USERNAME: admin
-          POETRY_HTTP_BASIC_PYPICLOUD_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
-        run: make qa
+        run: |
+          poetry env use "3.6"
+          make qa
diff --git a/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/apps/applications/test_routers.py b/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/apps/applications/test_routers.py
index b8101cf4..1d42b6df 100644
--- a/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/apps/applications/test_routers.py
+++ b/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/apps/applications/test_routers.py
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 from jobbergate_api.apps.permissions import Permissions
 from jobbergate_api.storage import database, fetch_instance
 
+# Force the async event loop at the app to begin.
+# Since this is a time consuming fixture, it is just used where strict necessary.
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.usefixtures("startup_event_force")
+
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_create_application(
diff --git a/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/apps/job_scripts/test_routers.py b/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/apps/job_scripts/test_routers.py
index 0578e3bd..9f7afdd2 100644
--- a/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/apps/job_scripts/test_routers.py
+++ b/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/apps/job_scripts/test_routers.py
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 from jobbergate_api.apps.permissions import Permissions
 from jobbergate_api.storage import database
 
+# Force the async event loop at the app to begin.
+# Since this is a time consuming fixture, it is just used where strict necessary.
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.usefixtures("startup_event_force")
+
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def job_script_data_as_string():
diff --git a/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/apps/job_submissions/test_routers.py b/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/apps/job_submissions/test_routers.py
index 41edc746..986914b2 100644
--- a/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/apps/job_submissions/test_routers.py
+++ b/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/apps/job_submissions/test_routers.py
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 from jobbergate_api.apps.permissions import Permissions
 from jobbergate_api.storage import database
 
+# Force the async event loop at the app to begin.
+# Since this is a time consuming fixture, it is just used where strict necessary.
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.usefixtures("startup_event_force")
+
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_create_job_submission__with_client_id_in_token(
diff --git a/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/conftest.py b/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/conftest.py
index 5d2f9970..e9aca115 100644
--- a/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/conftest.py
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ async def enforce_empty_database(database_engine):
     metadata.drop_all(database_engine)
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
-@pytest.mark.enforce_empty_database()
+@pytest.fixture()
 async def startup_event_force():
     """
     Force the async event loop to begin.
diff --git a/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/test_pagination.py b/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/test_pagination.py
index 8b24d7ff..e649b899 100644
--- a/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/test_pagination.py
+++ b/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/test_pagination.py
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 from jobbergate_api.pagination import Pagination, Response, package_response
 from jobbergate_api.storage import database
 
+# Force the async event loop at the app to begin.
+# Since this is a time consuming fixture, it is just used where strict necessary.
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.usefixtures("startup_event_force")
+
 
 def test_init_fails_on_invalid_parameters():
     """
diff --git a/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/test_storage.py b/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/test_storage.py
index 7c6d0ce5..69f871c9 100644
--- a/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/test_storage.py
+++ b/jobbergate-api/jobbergate_api/tests/test_storage.py
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 from jobbergate_api.metadata import metadata
 from jobbergate_api.storage import build_db_url, database, sort_clause
 
+# Force the async event loop at the app to begin.
+# Since this is a time consuming fixture, it is just used where strict necessary.
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.usefixtures("startup_event_force")
+
 
 def test_build_db_url__creates_database_url_from_parts(tweak_settings):
     """