diff --git a/tests/integration/conftest.py b/tests/integration/conftest.py
index 48fa3db9..3a4dbbab 100644
--- a/tests/integration/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/integration/conftest.py
@@ -53,13 +53,17 @@ def _get_random_name(length=6):
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def slurm_ssh_port():
     """The exposed local port for SSH connections to the Slurm container."""
-    yield _get_free_port()
+    # @ml-evs: For now just hard code uncommon ports to avoid platform-specific issues
+    # yield _get_free_port()
+    yield 2223
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def db_port():
     """The exposed local port for connections to the MongoDB stores."""
-    yield _get_free_port()
+    # @ml-evs: For now just hard code uncommon ports to avoid platform-specific issues
+    # yield _get_free_port()
+    yield 27019
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")