diff --git a/python/tests/conftest.py b/python/tests/conftest.py
index 1b0f091298..fc51414447 100644
--- a/python/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/python/tests/conftest.py
@@ -962,7 +962,12 @@ def object_version_store_prune_previous(object_store_factory) -> NativeVersionSt
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(
-    scope="function", params=["s3_store_factory", pytest.param("azure_store_factory", marks=AZURE_TESTS_MARK)]
+    scope="function",
+    params=[
+        pytest.param("s3_store_factory", marks=SIM_S3_TESTS_MARK),
+        pytest.param("gcp_store_factory", marks=SIM_GCP_TESTS_MARK),
+        pytest.param("azurite_store_factory", marks=AZURE_TESTS_MARK),
+    ],
 )
 def local_object_store_factory(request):
     """
diff --git a/python/tests/unit/arcticdb/version_store/test_fork.py b/python/tests/unit/arcticdb/version_store/test_fork.py
index 71c543db3c..aab461d627 100644
--- a/python/tests/unit/arcticdb/version_store/test_fork.py
+++ b/python/tests/unit/arcticdb/version_store/test_fork.py
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ def test_parallel_reads(local_object_version_store):
     symbols = ["XXX"] * 20
     p = Pool(10)
     local_object_version_store.write(symbols[0], df("test1"))
-    time.sleep(0.1)  # Make sure the writes have finished, especially azurite.
+    if "azure" in lib.get_backing_store():
+        time.sleep(5)  # Make sure the writes have finished, especially azurite.
+    else:
+        time.sleep(0.1)
     p.map(_read_and_assert_symbol, [(local_object_version_store, s, idx) for idx, s in enumerate(symbols)])
     p.close()
     p.join()