diff --git a/tests/units/test_channel_output_webhook.py b/tests/units/test_channel_output_webhook.py
index e3953d537..b10d94f2c 100644
--- a/tests/units/test_channel_output_webhook.py
+++ b/tests/units/test_channel_output_webhook.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def test_broken_webhook(
     frontend_settings: FrontendSettings,
     settings: SwitchboardSettings,
 ):
-    switchboard = Switchboard()
+    switchboard = Switchboard(settings)
     switchboard.switchboard_settings = settings
     webhook_channel = WebhookOutputChannel(
         switchboard=switchboard,
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def test_webhook(
     frontend_settings: FrontendSettings,
     settings: SwitchboardSettings,
 ):
-    switchboard = Switchboard()
+    switchboard = Switchboard(settings)
     webhook_channel = WebhookOutputChannel(
         switchboard=switchboard,
         switchboard_scheme=settings.SWITCHBOARD_SCHEME,
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def test_googlechat_webhook_format(
     settings: SwitchboardSettings,
 ):
 
-    switchboard = Switchboard()
+    switchboard = Switchboard(settings)
     input_channel = ChannelDNS(
         switchboard=switchboard,
         frontend_settings=frontend_settings,
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def test_canaryalert_googlechat_webhook(
         "https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/spaces/random/messages?key=temp_key"
     )
 
-    switchboard = Switchboard()
+    switchboard = Switchboard(settings)
     input_channel = ChannelDNS(
         switchboard=switchboard,
         frontend_settings=frontend_settings,
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ def test_ms_teams_webhook_format(
     frontend_settings: FrontendSettings,
     settings: SwitchboardSettings,
 ):
-    switchboard = Switchboard()
+    switchboard = Switchboard(settings)
     input_channel = ChannelDNS(
         switchboard=switchboard,
         frontend_settings=frontend_settings,
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def test_canaryalert_ms_teams_webhook(
     """
     ms_teams_webhook_receiver = "https://azurerandomtest.webhook.office.com/webhookb2/ramdomhashhere/IncomingWebhook/randomhashhere/randomhashhere"
 
-    switchboard = Switchboard()
+    switchboard = Switchboard(settings)
     input_channel = ChannelDNS(
         switchboard=switchboard,
         frontend_settings=frontend_settings,
diff --git a/tests/units/test_kubeconfig.py b/tests/units/test_kubeconfig.py
index 905fe1ddf..9038dc80e 100644
--- a/tests/units/test_kubeconfig.py
+++ b/tests/units/test_kubeconfig.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def test_mtls_factory_receive_lines(
         kubeconfig=kube_config,
     )
     queries.save_canarydrop(canarydrop)
-    switchboard = Switchboard()
+    switchboard = Switchboard(settings)
     kuc = kubeconfig.KubeConfig(
         client_ca_redis_key=kc.ClientCA,
         server_ca_redis_key=kc.ServerCA,
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def test_mtls_factory_receive_lines(
 def test_ChannelKubeConfig(
     frontend_settings: FrontendSettings, settings: SwitchboardSettings, setup_db
 ):
-    switchboard = Switchboard()
+    switchboard = Switchboard(settings)
     kube_channel = ChannelKubeConfig(
         frontend_settings=frontend_settings,
         switchboard_settings=settings,