diff --git a/internal/adapters/distributor/client.go b/internal/adapters/distributor/client.go
index 751e631..caca28e 100644
--- a/internal/adapters/distributor/client.go
+++ b/internal/adapters/distributor/client.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	TokenEnv        string
 	Timeout         time.Duration
 	newUploadClient uploadClientFactory
+	pollWait        func(context.Context, time.Duration) error
 }
 
 type UploadRequest struct {
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ func newClient(cfg config.DistributorNotifyConfig, factory uploadClientFactory)
 		TokenEnv:        cfg.TokenEnv,
 		Timeout:         cfg.Timeout,
 		newUploadClient: factory,
+		pollWait:        waitForPoll,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -207,7 +209,11 @@ func (c *Client) Upload(ctx context.Context, req UploadRequest) (UploadResult, e
 		Status:       result.Status,
 		UploadStatus: result.Status,
 	}
-	status, statusErr := waitForRunStatus(runCtx, uploadClient, result.RunID, c.Timeout > 0)
+	pollWait := c.pollWait
+	if pollWait == nil {
+		pollWait = waitForPoll
+	}
+	status, statusErr := waitForRunStatus(runCtx, uploadClient, result.RunID, c.Timeout > 0, pollWait)
 	status = sanitizeRunStatus(status)
 	if status.RunID != "" || status.Status != "" {
 		uploadResult.RunStatus = &RunStatus{
@@ -234,19 +240,15 @@ func (c *Client) Upload(ctx context.Context, req UploadRequest) (UploadResult, e
 	return uploadResult, nil
 }
 
-func waitForRunStatus(ctx context.Context, client uploadClient, runID string, poll bool) (runStatus, error) {
+func waitForRunStatus(ctx context.Context, client uploadClient, runID string, poll bool, wait func(context.Context, time.Duration) error) (runStatus, error) {
 	status, err := client.Status(ctx, runID)
 	if err != nil || terminalRunStatus(status.Status) || !poll {
 		return status, err
 	}
 
 	for {
-		timer := time.NewTimer(statusPollInterval)
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			timer.Stop()
-			return status, fmt.Errorf("distributor run %q did not reach terminal status before timeout: %w", runID, ctx.Err())
-		case <-timer.C:
+		if err := wait(ctx, statusPollInterval); err != nil {
+			return status, fmt.Errorf("distributor run %q did not reach terminal status before timeout: %w", runID, err)
 		}
 
 		next, err := client.Status(ctx, runID)
@@ -260,6 +262,17 @@ func waitForRunStatus(ctx context.Context, client uploadClient, runID string, po
 	}
 }
 
+func waitForPoll(ctx context.Context, interval time.Duration) error {
+	timer := time.NewTimer(interval)
+	defer timer.Stop()
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return ctx.Err()
+	case <-timer.C:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 func terminalRunStatus(status string) bool {
 	return status == "succeeded" || status == "failed"
 }
diff --git a/internal/adapters/distributor/client_test.go b/internal/adapters/distributor/client_test.go
index fba6dca..02e05e7 100644
--- a/internal/adapters/distributor/client_test.go
+++ b/internal/adapters/distributor/client_test.go
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ func TestUploadPollsUntilTerminalStatus(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	client := newClient(cfg, factory.newClient)
+	client.pollWait = func(context.Context, time.Duration) error { return nil }
 
 	result, err := client.Upload(context.Background(), validUploadRequest())
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/briefing/spc_convective_outlooks_module_test.go b/internal/briefing/spc_convective_outlooks_module_test.go
index 41e5c66..ca47b3e 100644
--- a/internal/briefing/spc_convective_outlooks_module_test.go
+++ b/internal/briefing/spc_convective_outlooks_module_test.go
@@ -221,15 +221,6 @@ func TestSPCOutlookBackgroundDefinitionAssetRecordsProvenance(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestSPCRiskDigestDefaultPolicyConstants(t *testing.T) {
-	if defaultSPCRiskDigestOutlookType != "categorical" {
-		t.Fatalf("defaultSPCRiskDigestOutlookType = %q, want categorical", defaultSPCRiskDigestOutlookType)
-	}
-	if defaultSPCRiskDigestMinimumSeverityRank != 3 {
-		t.Fatalf("defaultSPCRiskDigestMinimumSeverityRank = %d, want 3", defaultSPCRiskDigestMinimumSeverityRank)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestSPCConvectiveOutlooksRiskDigestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
diff --git a/internal/collect/collect_test.go b/internal/collect/collect_test.go
index 7d3ae97..9e00869 100644
--- a/internal/collect/collect_test.go
+++ b/internal/collect/collect_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func TestRunWrapsAdapterConstructionError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRunWrapsFetchError(t *testing.T) {
-	server := collectionTestServer(t, map[string]int{"/observations": http.StatusBadGateway})
+	server := collectionTestServer(t, map[string]int{"/observations": http.StatusBadRequest})
 	defer server.Close()
 
 	cfg := config.Defaults()