diff --git a/common/geth/multihoming_client_test.go b/common/geth/multihoming_client_test.go
index 2ce4371fb2..ee2ac9b0aa 100644
--- a/common/geth/multihoming_client_test.go
+++ b/common/geth/multihoming_client_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"math/big"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/common/geth"
 	damock "github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/common/mock"
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ var (
 	rpcURLs    = []string{"127.0.0.1", "127.0.0.2", "127.0.0.3"}
 )
 
-func makeTestMultihomingClient(t *testing.T, numRetries int) (*geth.MultiHomingClient, error) {
+func makeTestMultihomingClient(numRetries int) (*geth.MultiHomingClient, error) {
 	logger := logging.NewNoopLogger()
 
 	ethClientCfg := geth.EthClientConfig{
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ func makeTestMultihomingClient(t *testing.T, numRetries int) (*geth.MultiHomingC
 		PrivateKeyString: privateKey,
 		NumConfirmations: 0,
 		NumRetries:       numRetries,
+		NetworkTimeout:   time.Second,
 	}
 
 	mockClient := geth.MultiHomingClient{}
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ func makeFailureCall(t *testing.T, client *geth.MultiHomingClient, numCall int)
 }
 
 func TestMultihomingClientZeroRetry(t *testing.T) {
-	client, _ := makeTestMultihomingClient(t, 0)
+	client, _ := makeTestMultihomingClient(0)
 
 	index, _ := client.GetRPCInstance()
 	require.Equal(t, index, 0)
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ func TestMultihomingClientZeroRetry(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMultihomingClientOneRetry(t *testing.T) {
-	client, _ := makeTestMultihomingClient(t, 1)
+	client, _ := makeTestMultihomingClient(1)
 
 	index, _ := client.GetRPCInstance()
 	require.Equal(t, index, 0)
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ func TestMultihomingClientOneRetry(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMultihomingClientTwoRetry(t *testing.T) {
-	client, _ := makeTestMultihomingClient(t, 2)
+	client, _ := makeTestMultihomingClient(2)
 
 	index, _ := client.GetRPCInstance()
 	require.Equal(t, index, 0)
diff --git a/inabox/tests/integration_suite_test.go b/inabox/tests/integration_suite_test.go
index fb405b048d..92ad69af0f 100644
--- a/inabox/tests/integration_suite_test.go
+++ b/inabox/tests/integration_suite_test.go
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ var (
 	mockRollup        *rollupbindings.ContractMockRollup
 	retrievalClient   clients.RetrievalClient
 	numConfirmations  int = 3
+	networkTimeout        = 3 * time.Second
+	numRetries            = 0
 
 	cancel context.CancelFunc
 )
@@ -122,6 +124,8 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 		RPCURLs:          []string{testConfig.Deployers[0].RPC},
 		PrivateKeyString: pk,
 		NumConfirmations: numConfirmations,
+		NetworkTimeout:   networkTimeout,
+		NumRetries:       numRetries,
 	}, logger)
 	Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 	rpcClient, err = ethrpc.Dial(testConfig.Deployers[0].RPC)
@@ -137,6 +141,8 @@ func setupRetrievalClient(testConfig *deploy.Config) error {
 		RPCURLs:          []string{testConfig.Deployers[0].RPC},
 		PrivateKeyString: "351b8eca372e64f64d514f90f223c5c4f86a04ff3dcead5c27293c547daab4ca", // just random private key
 		NumConfirmations: numConfirmations,
+		NetworkTimeout:   networkTimeout,
+		NumRetries:       numRetries,
 	}
 	client, err := geth.NewMultiHomingClient(ethClientConfig, logger)
 	if err != nil {