diff --git a/crates/bitcoind_rpc/tests/test_emitter.rs b/crates/bitcoind_rpc/tests/test_emitter.rs
index 19bab6632..fcbbcf275 100644
--- a/crates/bitcoind_rpc/tests/test_emitter.rs
+++ b/crates/bitcoind_rpc/tests/test_emitter.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ struct TestEnv {
 impl TestEnv {
     fn new() -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
         let daemon = match std::env::var_os("BITCOIND_EXEC") {
-            Some(bitcoind_path) => bitcoind::BitcoinD::new(bitcoind_path),
+            Some(bitcoind_path) => {
+            let mut bitcoind_conf = bitcoind::Conf::default();
+            bitcoind_conf.p2p = bitcoind::P2P::Yes;
+            bitcoind_conf.args.push("-rpcworkqueue=1024");
+            bitcoind_conf.args.push("-rpcthreads=64");
+            bitcoind::BitcoinD::with_conf(bitcoind_path, &bitcoind_conf)
+            },
             None => panic!("Cannot find bitcoind daemon, set BITCOIND_EXEC environment variable with the path to bitcoind"),
         }?;
         let client = bitcoincore_rpc::Client::new(
diff --git a/crates/esplora/tests/async_ext.rs b/crates/esplora/tests/async_ext.rs
index d6f7b6797..d2d3ac5ef 100644
--- a/crates/esplora/tests/async_ext.rs
+++ b/crates/esplora/tests/async_ext.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ impl TestEnv {
             bitcoind::exe_path().expect("Cannot find bitcoind daemon, set BITCOIND_EXEC environment variable with the path to bitcoind");
         let mut bitcoind_conf = bitcoind::Conf::default();
         bitcoind_conf.p2p = bitcoind::P2P::Yes;
+        bitcoind_conf.args.push("-rpcworkqueue=1024");
+        bitcoind_conf.args.push("-rpcthreads=64");
         let bitcoind = BitcoinD::with_conf(bitcoind_exe, &bitcoind_conf)?;
 
         let mut electrs_conf = Conf::default();
diff --git a/crates/esplora/tests/blocking_ext.rs b/crates/esplora/tests/blocking_ext.rs
index 12d1db0b3..48e6afa07 100644
--- a/crates/esplora/tests/blocking_ext.rs
+++ b/crates/esplora/tests/blocking_ext.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ impl TestEnv {
             bitcoind::exe_path().expect("Cannot find bitcoind daemon, set BITCOIND_EXEC environment variable with the path to bitcoind");
         let mut bitcoind_conf = bitcoind::Conf::default();
         bitcoind_conf.p2p = bitcoind::P2P::Yes;
+        bitcoind_conf.args.push("-rpcworkqueue=1024");
+        bitcoind_conf.args.push("-rpcthreads=64");
         let bitcoind = BitcoinD::with_conf(bitcoind_exe, &bitcoind_conf)?;
 
         let mut electrs_conf = Conf::default();