diff --git a/tests/test_helper.tcl b/tests/test_helper.tcl
index 4bef921ff..f947c024a 100644
--- a/tests/test_helper.tcl
+++ b/tests/test_helper.tcl
@@ -717,6 +717,7 @@ if {[llength $filtered_tests] < [llength $::all_tests]} {
 }
 
 proc attach_to_replication_stream {} {
+    r config set repl-ping-replica-period 3600
     if {$::tls} {
         set s [::tls::socket [srv 0 "host"] [srv 0 "port"]]
     } else {
@@ -774,6 +775,7 @@ proc assert_replication_stream {s patterns} {
 
 proc close_replication_stream {s} {
     close $s
+    r config set repl-ping-replica-period 10
 }
 
 # With the parallel test running multiple Redis instances at the same time
diff --git a/tests/unit/oom-score-adj.tcl b/tests/unit/oom-score-adj.tcl
index cf671fe6a..efa61b759 100644
--- a/tests/unit/oom-score-adj.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/oom-score-adj.tcl
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if {$system_name eq {linux}} {
             r bgsave
 
             set child_pid [get_child_pid 0]
-            assert {[get_oom_score_adj $child_pid] == [expr $base + 30]}
+            assert_equal [get_oom_score_adj $child_pid] [expr $base + 30]
         }
 
         # Failed oom-score-adj tests can only run unprivileged