diff --git a/tardis/adapters/sites/slurm.py b/tardis/adapters/sites/slurm.py
index 049147aa..ffb47421 100644
--- a/tardis/adapters/sites/slurm.py
+++ b/tardis/adapters/sites/slurm.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 from ...interfaces.siteadapter import SiteAdapter
 from ...utilities.staticmapping import StaticMapping
 from ...utilities.attributedict import AttributeDict
-from ...utilities.attributedict import convert_to_attribute_dict
 from ...utilities.executors.shellexecutor import ShellExecutor
 from ...utilities.asynccachemap import AsyncCacheMap
 from ...utilities.utils import (
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@
 from asyncio import TimeoutError
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from functools import partial
-from datetime import datetime
 
 import logging
 import re
@@ -127,13 +125,11 @@ async def deploy_resource(
         logger.debug(f"{self.site_name} sbatch returned {result}")
         pattern = re.compile(r"^Submitted batch job (\d*)", flags=re.MULTILINE)
         remote_resource_uuid = int(pattern.findall(result.stdout)[0])
-        resource_attributes.update(
+
+        return AttributeDict(
             remote_resource_uuid=remote_resource_uuid,
-            created=datetime.now(),
-            updated=datetime.now(),
             resource_status=ResourceStatus.Booting,
         )
-        return resource_attributes
 
     async def resource_status(
         self, resource_attributes: AttributeDict
@@ -156,20 +152,12 @@ async def resource_status(
                     "State": "COMPLETED",
                 }
         logger.debug(f"{self.site_name} has status {resource_status}.")
-        resource_attributes.update(updated=datetime.now())
-        return convert_to_attribute_dict(
-            {**resource_attributes, **self.handle_response(resource_status)}
-        )
 
-    async def terminate_resource(self, resource_attributes: AttributeDict):
+        return self.handle_response(resource_status)
+
+    async def terminate_resource(self, resource_attributes: AttributeDict) -> None:
         request_command = f"scancel {resource_attributes.remote_resource_uuid}"
         await self._executor.run_command(request_command)
-        resource_attributes.update(
-            resource_status=ResourceStatus.Stopped, updated=datetime.now()
-        )
-        return self.handle_response(
-            {"JobId": resource_attributes.remote_resource_uuid}, **resource_attributes
-        )
 
     def sbatch_cmdline_options(self, drone_uuid, machine_meta_data_translation_mapping):
         sbatch_options = self.machine_type_configuration.get(
@@ -205,9 +193,9 @@ def sbatch_cmdline_options(self, drone_uuid, machine_meta_data_translation_mappi
             ),
         )
 
-    async def stop_resource(self, resource_attributes: AttributeDict):
+    async def stop_resource(self, resource_attributes: AttributeDict) -> None:
         logger.debug("Slurm jobs cannot be stopped gracefully. Terminating instead.")
-        return await self.terminate_resource(resource_attributes)
+        await self.terminate_resource(resource_attributes)
 
     @contextmanager
     def handle_exceptions(self):
diff --git a/tests/adapters_t/sites_t/test_slurm.py b/tests/adapters_t/sites_t/test_slurm.py
index a372abb0..fa1abd6b 100644
--- a/tests/adapters_t/sites_t/test_slurm.py
+++ b/tests/adapters_t/sites_t/test_slurm.py
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 from tardis.exceptions.executorexceptions import CommandExecutionFailure
 from tardis.interfaces.siteadapter import ResourceStatus
 from tardis.utilities.attributedict import AttributeDict
-from ...utilities.utilities import mock_executor_run_command
-from ...utilities.utilities import run_async
+from ...utilities.utilities import (
+    mock_executor_run_command,
+    run_async,
+)
 
 from unittest import TestCase
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
@@ -153,11 +155,6 @@ def test_start_up_command_deprecation_warning(self):
 
     @mock_executor_run_command(TEST_DEPLOY_RESOURCE_RESPONSE)
     def test_deploy_resource(self):
-        expected_resource_attributes = self.resource_attributes
-        expected_resource_attributes.update(
-            created=datetime.now(), updated=datetime.now()
-        )
-
         resource_attributes = AttributeDict(
             machine_type="test2large",
             site_name="TestSite",
@@ -169,19 +166,11 @@ def test_deploy_resource(self):
             drone_uuid="testsite-1390065",
         )
 
-        returned_resource_attributes = run_async(
-            self.slurm_adapter.deploy_resource, resource_attributes
-        )
-
-        self.assertLess(
-            returned_resource_attributes.created - expected_resource_attributes.created,
-            timedelta(seconds=1),
-        )
-
-        self.check_attribute_dicts(
-            expected_resource_attributes,
-            returned_resource_attributes,
-            exclude=("created", "updated"),
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            AttributeDict(
+                remote_resource_uuid=1390065, resource_status=ResourceStatus.Booting
+            ),
+            run_async(self.slurm_adapter.deploy_resource, resource_attributes),
         )
 
         self.mock_executor.return_value.run_command.assert_called_with(
@@ -247,26 +236,14 @@ def test_site_name(self):
 
     @mock_executor_run_command(TEST_RESOURCE_STATUS_RESPONSE)
     def test_resource_status(self):
-        expected_resource_attributes = self.resource_attributes
-        expected_resource_attributes.update(updated=datetime.now())
-
-        returned_resource_attributes = run_async(
-            self.slurm_adapter.resource_status,
-            resource_attributes=self.resource_attributes,
-        )
-
-        self.assertLess(
-            (
-                returned_resource_attributes.updated
-                - expected_resource_attributes.updated
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            AttributeDict(
+                resource_status=ResourceStatus.Booting, remote_resource_uuid=1390065
+            ),
+            run_async(
+                self.slurm_adapter.resource_status,
+                resource_attributes=self.resource_attributes,
             ),
-            timedelta(seconds=1),
-        )
-
-        self.check_attribute_dicts(
-            expected_resource_attributes,
-            returned_resource_attributes,
-            exclude=("created", "updated"),
         )
 
         self.mock_executor.return_value.run_command.assert_called_with(
@@ -279,18 +256,14 @@ def test_update_resource_status(self):
             self.resource_attributes["resource_status"], ResourceStatus.Booting
         )
 
-        return_resource_attributes = run_async(
-            self.slurm_adapter.resource_status,
-            resource_attributes=self.resource_attributes,
-        )
-
-        self.assertEqual(
-            return_resource_attributes["resource_status"], ResourceStatus.Running
-        )
-
-        self.assertEqual(
-            return_resource_attributes["drone_uuid"],
-            self.resource_attributes["drone_uuid"],
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            AttributeDict(
+                resource_status=ResourceStatus.Running, remote_resource_uuid=1390065
+            ),
+            run_async(
+                self.slurm_adapter.resource_status,
+                resource_attributes=self.resource_attributes,
+            ),
         )
 
         self.mock_executor.return_value.run_command.assert_called_with(