diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_scan_control.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_scan_control.py
index 4986e403..a70032cc 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_scan_control.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_scan_control.py
@@ -509,6 +509,9 @@ def test_scan_selection_does_not_fetch_last_scan_parameters(
     xread = MagicMock(wraps=mocked_client.connector.xread)
     monkeypatch.setattr(mocked_client.connector, "xread", xread)
 
+    scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.setCurrentText("line_scan")
+    assert scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.currentText() == "line_scan"
+
     scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.setCurrentText("grid_scan")
 
     xread.assert_not_called()
@@ -517,10 +520,13 @@ def test_scan_selection_does_not_fetch_last_scan_parameters(
 def test_restore_last_scan_parameters_button_fetches_on_demand(
     scan_control, mocked_client, qtbot, monkeypatch
 ):
-    scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.setCurrentText("line_scan")
     xread = MagicMock(wraps=mocked_client.connector.xread)
     monkeypatch.setattr(mocked_client.connector, "xread", xread)
 
+    scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.setCurrentText("grid_scan")
+    scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.setCurrentText("line_scan")
+    xread.assert_not_called()
+
     qtbot.mouseClick(scan_control.last_scan_button, Qt.LeftButton)
 
     xread.assert_called_once_with(
@@ -533,12 +539,13 @@ def test_restore_last_scan_parameters_button_fetches_on_demand(
     assert kwargs["exp_time"] == 2
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Unreliable - GH issue #1134")
-def test_get_scan_parameters_from_redis(scan_control, mocked_client):
+# @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Unreliable - GH issue #1134")
+def test_get_scan_parameters_from_redis(scan_control, mocked_client, qtbot):
     scan_name = "line_scan"
     scan_control.comboBox_scan_selection.setCurrentText(scan_name)
 
     scan_control.last_scan_button.click()
+    qtbot.wait(200)
 
     args, kwargs = scan_control.get_scan_parameters(bec_object=False)
 
@@ -618,7 +625,7 @@ def test_scan_metadata_is_passed_to_scan_function(scan_control: ScanControl):
     scans.grid_scan.assert_called_once_with(metadata=TEST_MD)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Unreliable - GH issue #1134")
+# @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Unreliable - GH issue #1134")
 def test_restore_parameters_with_fewer_arg_bundles(scan_control, qtbot):
     """
     Ensure that when more argument bundles are present than exist in the