diff --git a/providers/base/tests/test_pipewire_test.py b/providers/base/tests/test_pipewire_test.py
index 3c40f3d16..63a162a7b 100644
--- a/providers/base/tests/test_pipewire_test.py
+++ b/providers/base/tests/test_pipewire_test.py
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ def test_wpctl_output_succ(self, mock_checkout):
                                           '1'],
                                          universal_newlines=True)
 
+    @patch("time.sleep")
     @patch("subprocess.check_output")
-    def test_wpctl_output_fail(self, mock_checkout):
+    def test_wpctl_output_fail(self, mock_checkout, _):
         vc = VolumeController(type='input', logger=MagicMock())
         mock_checkout.side_effect = subprocess.CalledProcessError(2, "echo")
         with self.assertRaises(SystemExit) as cm:
diff --git a/providers/base/tests/test_pipewire_utils.py b/providers/base/tests/test_pipewire_utils.py
index a19ca9b35..83eadb9fa 100644
--- a/providers/base/tests/test_pipewire_utils.py
+++ b/providers/base/tests/test_pipewire_utils.py
@@ -385,9 +385,9 @@ def test_wrong_gst_pipeline_device(self, mock_checkout):
         mock_checkout.return_value = self.device
         self.assertEqual(PipewireTestError.NO_SPECIFIC_DEVICE,
                          pt.gst_pipeline("pipe", 10, "qoo"))
-
+    @patch("time.sleep")
     @patch("subprocess.check_output")
-    def test_gst_pipeline(self, mock_checkout):
+    def test_gst_pipeline(self, mock_checkout, _):
         pt = PipewireTest()
 
         mock_checkout.return_value = self.device
@@ -485,8 +485,9 @@ class MonitorActivePortTests(unittest.TestCase):
                       }
                      }]"""
 
+    @patch("time.sleep")
     @patch("subprocess.check_output")
-    def test_couldnt_detect_change(self, mock_checkout):
+    def test_couldnt_detect_change(self, mock_checkout, _):
         pt = PipewireTest()
 
         mock_checkout.return_value = self.before_device