diff --git a/t/Hydra/Config/include.t b/t/Hydra/Config/include.t
index fe2dd1ed..63186f87 100644
--- a/t/Hydra/Config/include.t
+++ b/t/Hydra/Config/include.t
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ write_file($ctx{'tmpdir'} . "/bar.conf", q|
 |);
 
 is(getHydraConfig(), {
+    queue_runner_metrics_port => 0,
     foo => { bar => "baz" }
 }, "Nested includes work.");
 
diff --git a/t/lib/HydraTestContext.pm b/t/lib/HydraTestContext.pm
index ade12280..ce933c09 100644
--- a/t/lib/HydraTestContext.pm
+++ b/t/lib/HydraTestContext.pm
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ sub new {
     $ENV{'HYDRA_CONFIG'} = "$dir/hydra.conf";
 
     my $hydra_config = $opts{'hydra_config'} || "";
+    $hydra_config = "queue_runner_metrics_port = 0\n" . $hydra_config;
     if ($opts{'use_external_destination_store'} // 1) {
         $hydra_config = "store_uri = file:$dir/nix/dest-store\n" . $hydra_config;
     }