diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/__init__.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/__init__.py
index 405018d1a4..262a142790 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/__init__.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from django.db import connection
 from django.db.models.signals import post_migrate
 from django.apps import apps
+from django.conf import settings
 
 
 def app_post_migration(sender, app_config, **kwargs):
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ def app_post_migration(sender, app_config, **kwargs):
         )
 
 
-post_migrate.connect(app_post_migration, sender=apps.get_app_config('main'))
+if settings.DATABASES['default']['ENGINE'] == 'django.db.backends.sqlite3':
+    post_migrate.connect(app_post_migration, sender=apps.get_app_config('main'))
 
 
 
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/expect/test_expect.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/expect/test_expect.py
index 3978cb14c5..a43775ad33 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/expect/test_expect.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/expect/test_expect.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def test_cancel_callback_error():
 
     extra_fields = {}
     status, rc = run.run_pexpect(
-        ['ls', '-la'],
+        ['sleep', '2'],
         HERE,
         {},
         stdout,