diff --git a/pkg/jobs/registry.go b/pkg/jobs/registry.go
index 8b91ec5e9619..c3d59fb352c3 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/registry.go
@@ -1463,6 +1463,30 @@ func getRegisterOptions(typ jobspb.Type) (registerOptions, bool) {
 	return opts, ok
 }
 
+// TestingClearConstructors clears all previously registered
+// constructors. This is useful in tests when you want to ensure that
+// the job system will only run a particular job.
+//
+// The returned function should be called at the end of the test to
+// restore the constructors.
+func TestingClearConstructors() func() {
+	globalMu.Lock()
+	defer globalMu.Unlock()
+
+	oldConstructors := globalMu.constructors
+	oldOptions := globalMu.options
+
+	globalMu.constructors = make(map[jobspb.Type]Constructor)
+	globalMu.options = make(map[jobspb.Type]registerOptions)
+	return func() {
+		globalMu.Lock()
+		defer globalMu.Unlock()
+		globalMu.constructors = oldConstructors
+		globalMu.options = oldOptions
+	}
+
+}
+
 // RegisterConstructor registers a Resumer constructor for a certain job type.
 //
 // NOTE: You must pass either jobs.UsesTenantCostControl or
diff --git a/pkg/jobs/registry_test.go b/pkg/jobs/registry_test.go
index 62a0d5e6a0b7..2f295f3d773f 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/registry_test.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/registry_test.go
@@ -591,6 +591,9 @@ func TestRetriesWithExponentialBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 		cancel = false
 	)
 
+	restoreConstructors := TestingClearConstructors()
+	defer restoreConstructors()
+
 	// createJob creates a mock job.
 	createJob := func(
 		t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, s serverutils.ApplicationLayerInterface, r *Registry, tdb *sqlutils.SQLRunner, db isql.DB,
@@ -667,6 +670,7 @@ func TestRetriesWithExponentialBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 		// expectImmediateRetry is true if the test should expect immediate
 		// resumption on retry, such as after pausing and resuming job.
 		expectImmediateRetry bool
+		allowCompletion      func()
 	}
 	testInfraSetUp := func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, bti *BackoffTestInfra) func() {
 		// We use a manual clock to control and evaluate job execution times.
@@ -785,15 +789,17 @@ func TestRetriesWithExponentialBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 			require.GreaterOrEqual(t, maxDelay, delay, "delay exceeds the max")
 			// Advance the clock such that it is before the next expected retry time.
 			bti.clock.AdvanceTo(lastRun.Add(delay - unitTime))
-			// This allows adopt-loops to run for a few times, which ensures that
-			// adopt-loops do not resume jobs without correctly following the job
-			// schedules.
-			waitUntilCount(t, bti.adopted, bti.adopted.Count()+2)
 			if bti.expectImmediateRetry && i > 0 {
-				// Validate that the job did not wait to resume on retry.
+				// Validate that the job does not wait to resume on retry.
+				waitUntilCount(t, bti.resumed, expectedResumed+1)
 				require.Equal(t, expectedResumed+1, bti.resumed.Count(), "unexpected number of jobs resumed in retry %d", i)
 			} else {
 				// Validate that the job is not resumed yet.
+
+				// This allows adopt-loops to run for a few times, which ensures that
+				// adopt-loops do not resume jobs without correctly following the job
+				// schedules.
+				waitUntilCount(t, bti.adopted, bti.adopted.Count()+2)
 				require.Equal(t, expectedResumed, bti.resumed.Count(), "unexpected number of jobs resumed in retry %d", i)
 			}
 			// Advance the clock by delta from the expected time of next retry.
@@ -813,9 +819,13 @@ func TestRetriesWithExponentialBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			lastRun = bti.clock.Now()
 		}
-		bti.done.Store(true)
-		// Let the job be retried one more time.
-		bti.clock.Advance(nextDelay(retryCnt, initialDelay, maxDelay))
+
+		if bti.allowCompletion != nil {
+			bti.allowCompletion()
+		} else {
+			bti.done.Store(true)
+			bti.clock.Advance(nextDelay(retryCnt, initialDelay, maxDelay))
+		}
 		// Wait until the job completes.
 		testutils.SucceedsSoon(t, func() error {
 			var found Status
@@ -856,6 +866,11 @@ func TestRetriesWithExponentialBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("pause running", func(t *testing.T) {
 		ctx := context.Background()
 		bti := BackoffTestInfra{expectImmediateRetry: true}
+		bti.allowCompletion = func() {
+			<-bti.resumeCh
+			bti.errCh <- nil
+			<-bti.transitionCh
+		}
 		bti.afterJobStateMachineKnob = func() {
 			if bti.done.Load().(bool) {
 				return
@@ -936,7 +951,11 @@ func TestRetriesWithExponentialBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("pause reverting", func(t *testing.T) {
 		ctx := context.Background()
 		bti := BackoffTestInfra{expectImmediateRetry: true}
-
+		bti.allowCompletion = func() {
+			<-bti.failOrCancelCh
+			bti.errCh <- nil
+			<-bti.transitionCh
+		}
 		bti.afterJobStateMachineKnob = func() {
 			if bti.done.Load().(bool) {
 				return