diff --git a/tests/test_awgfilegeneration.py b/tests/test_awgfilegeneration.py
index 42c4f85fd..e27a20456 100644
--- a/tests/test_awgfilegeneration.py
+++ b/tests/test_awgfilegeneration.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # that a valid .awg file is actually generated
 
 import pytest
-from hypothesis import given, settings
+from hypothesis import HealthCheck, given, settings
 import hypothesis.strategies as hst
 
 import broadbean as bb
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def should_raise_sequencingerror(wait, nrep, jump_to, goto, num_elms):
     return False
 
 
-@settings(max_examples=25)
+@settings(max_examples=25, suppress_health_check=(HealthCheck.function_scoped_fixture,))
 @given(wait=hst.integers(), nrep=hst.integers(), jump_to=hst.integers(),
        goto=hst.integers())
 def test_awg_output_validations(protosequence1, wait, nrep, jump_to, goto):
diff --git a/tests/test_element.py b/tests/test_element.py
index 8e175b935..0f094009f 100644
--- a/tests/test_element.py
+++ b/tests/test_element.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import broadbean as bb
 import numpy as np
 from broadbean.element import ElementDurationError, Element
-from hypothesis import given, settings
+from hypothesis import HealthCheck, given, settings
 import hypothesis.strategies as hst
 import os
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def test_addArray():
         elem.addArray(2, wfm, SR, m2=m2[3:])
 
 
-@settings(max_examples=25)
+@settings(max_examples=25, suppress_health_check=(HealthCheck.function_scoped_fixture,))
 @given(SR1=hst.integers(min_value=1,max_value=25e8), SR2=hst.integers(min_value = 1,max_value = 25e8),
        N=hst.integers(min_value=2,max_value=25e6), M=hst.integers(min_value=2,max_value=25e6))
 def test_invalid_durations(SR1, SR2, N, M):
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def test_input_fail1(improper_bp):
 # Properties
 
 
-@settings(max_examples=25)
+@settings(max_examples=25, suppress_health_check=(HealthCheck.function_scoped_fixture,))
 @given(SR=hst.integers(min_value=1,max_value=25e8), N=hst.integers(min_value=2,max_value=25e6))
 def test_points(SR, N):
     elem = Element()