diff --git a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/TestLiveServer.cs b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/TestLiveServer.cs
index a512f97a687..764814e4954 100644
--- a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/TestLiveServer.cs
+++ b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/TestLiveServer.cs
@@ -1280,8 +1280,8 @@ async Task TestTgsInternal(CancellationToken hardCancellationToken)
 			// uncomment to force this test to run with DummyChatProviders
 			// missingChatVarsCount = TotalChatVars;
 
-			// uncomment to force this test to run with pasic watchdog
-			// Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("General__UseBasicWatchdog", "true");
+			// uncomment to force this test to run with basic watchdog
+			Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("General__UseBasicWatchdog", "true");
 
 			if (missingChatVarsCount != 0)
 			{
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ await FailFast(
 
 					Assert.AreEqual(connectedChannelCount, topicRequestResult.FloatData.Value);
 
-					dd = await WatchdogTest.TellWorldToReboot2(instanceClient, WatchdogTest.StaticTopicClient, mainDDPort, false, cancellationToken);
+					dd = await WatchdogTest.TellWorldToReboot2(instanceClient, WatchdogTest.StaticTopicClient, mainDDPort, true, cancellationToken);
 
 					Assert.AreEqual(WatchdogStatus.Online, dd.Status.Value); // if this assert fails, you likely have to crack open the debugger and read test_fail_reason.txt manually
 					Assert.IsNull(dd.StagedCompileJob);
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ async Task WaitForInitialJobs(IInstanceClient instanceClient)
 					Assert.AreEqual(dd.StagedCompileJob.Job.Id, compileJob.Id);
 
 					expectedCompileJobId = compileJob.Id.Value;
-					dd = await wdt.TellWorldToReboot(false, cancellationToken);
+					dd = await wdt.TellWorldToReboot(server.UsingBasicWatchdog, cancellationToken);
 
 					Assert.AreEqual(dd.ActiveCompileJob.Job.Id, expectedCompileJobId);
 					Assert.AreEqual(WatchdogStatus.Online, dd.Status.Value);