diff --git a/api/tests/opentrons/protocol_runner/test_run_orchestrator_provider.py b/api/tests/opentrons/protocol_runner/test_run_orchestrator_provider.py
index 84937633302..38b402d1308 100644
--- a/api/tests/opentrons/protocol_runner/test_run_orchestrator_provider.py
+++ b/api/tests/opentrons/protocol_runner/test_run_orchestrator_provider.py
@@ -66,12 +66,27 @@ def mock_hardware_api(decoy: Decoy) -> HardwareAPI:
     return decoy.mock(cls=HardwareAPI)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def config(decoy: Decoy) -> HardwareAPI:
+    """Get a mocked out HardwareAPI dependency."""
+    return JsonProtocolConfig(schema_version=7)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "config",
+    [
+        (PythonProtocolConfig(api_version=APIVersion.from_string("2.14"))),
+        JsonProtocolConfig(schema_version=7),
+    ],
+)
 @pytest.fixture
 def subject(
-    mock_protocol_engine: ProtocolEngine, mock_hardware_api: HardwareAPI
+    mock_protocol_engine: ProtocolEngine,
+    mock_hardware_api: HardwareAPI,
+    config: Union[JsonProtocolConfig, PythonProtocolConfig],
 ) -> RunOrchestrator:
     return RunOrchestrator.build_orchestrator(
-        protocol_engine=mock_protocol_engine, hardware_api=mock_hardware_api
+        protocol_engine=mock_protocol_engine, hardware_api=mock_hardware_api, protocol_config=config
     )
 
 
@@ -126,20 +141,18 @@ def test_build_run_orchestrator_provider(
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "runner, command_intent, input_protocol_config",
+    "runner, command_intent",
     [
-        (lazy_fixture("mock_setup_runner"), pe_commands.CommandIntent.SETUP, None),
-        (lazy_fixture("mock_fixit_runner"), pe_commands.CommandIntent.FIXIT, None),
-        (
-            lazy_fixture("mock_json_runner"),
-            pe_commands.CommandIntent.PROTOCOL,
-            JsonProtocolConfig(schema_version=7),
-        ),
+        # (lazy_fixture("mock_setup_runner"), pe_commands.CommandIntent.SETUP),
+        # (lazy_fixture("mock_fixit_runner"), pe_commands.CommandIntent.FIXIT),
         (
-            lazy_fixture("mock_python_runner"),
+            lazy_fixture("mock_protocol_json_runner"),
             pe_commands.CommandIntent.PROTOCOL,
-            PythonProtocolConfig(APIVersion.from_string("2.14")),
         ),
+        # (
+        #     lazy_fixture("mock_protocol_python_runner"),
+        #     pe_commands.CommandIntent.PROTOCOL,
+        # ),
     ],
 )
 def test_add_command(
@@ -147,13 +160,13 @@ def test_add_command(
     decoy: Decoy,
     runner: AnyRunner,
     command_intent: pe_commands.CommandIntent,
-    input_protocol_config: Optional[Union[PythonProtocolConfig, JsonProtocolConfig]],
 ) -> None:
     """Should verify calls to set_command_queued."""
     command_to_queue = pe_commands.HomeCreate.construct(
         intent=command_intent, params=pe_commands.HomeParams.construct()
     )
     result = subject.add_command(command_to_queue)
+
     assert result == command_to_queue
 
     decoy.verify(runner.set_command_queued(command_to_queue))