diff --git a/tests/test_auth.py b/tests/test_auth.py
index fd7fcc65..aa78a5de 100644
--- a/tests/test_auth.py
+++ b/tests/test_auth.py
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ async def test_auth_with_dstok_token(ds_client, scenario, should_work):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("expires", (None, 1000, -1000))
-def test_cli_create_token(app_client, expires):
+def test_cli_create_token(event_loop, app_client, expires):
     secret = app_client.ds._secret
     runner = CliRunner(mix_stderr=False)
     args = ["create-token", "--secret", secret, "test"]
diff --git a/tests/test_permissions.py b/tests/test_permissions.py
index 3bb33ed7..32ffa659 100644
--- a/tests/test_permissions.py
+++ b/tests/test_permissions.py
@@ -929,7 +929,6 @@ async def test_actor_endpoint_allows_any_token():
     }
 
 
-@pytest.mark.serial
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "options,expected",
     (
@@ -984,7 +983,7 @@ async def test_actor_endpoint_allows_any_token():
         ),
     ),
 )
-def test_cli_create_token(options, expected):
+def test_cli_create_token(event_loop, options, expected):
     runner = CliRunner()
     result1 = runner.invoke(
         cli,