diff --git a/disperser/apiserver/server_test.go b/disperser/apiserver/server_test.go
index 5e63d1c78..9d8225e74 100644
--- a/disperser/apiserver/server_test.go
+++ b/disperser/apiserver/server_test.go
@@ -798,7 +798,11 @@ func newTestServer(transactor core.Writer, testName string) *apiserver.Dispersal
 		teardown()
 		panic("failed to create offchain store")
 	}
-	mt := meterer.NewMeterer(meterer.Config{}, mockState, store, logger)
+	mt := meterer.NewMeterer(meterer.Config{
+		ChainReadTimeout:      1 * time.Second,
+		OnchainUpdateInterval: 1 * time.Second,
+		OffchainPruneInterval: 1 * time.Second,
+	}, mockState, store, logger)
 	err = mt.ChainPaymentState.RefreshOnchainPaymentState(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		panic("failed to make initial query to the on-chain state")
diff --git a/disperser/apiserver/server_v2_test.go b/disperser/apiserver/server_v2_test.go
index 37b8237e8..2518e831f 100644
--- a/disperser/apiserver/server_v2_test.go
+++ b/disperser/apiserver/server_v2_test.go
@@ -482,7 +482,11 @@ func newTestServerV2(t *testing.T) *testComponents {
 		teardown()
 		panic("failed to create offchain store")
 	}
-	meterer := meterer.NewMeterer(meterer.Config{}, mockState, store, logger)
+	meterer := meterer.NewMeterer(meterer.Config{
+		ChainReadTimeout:      1 * time.Second,
+		OnchainUpdateInterval: 1 * time.Second,
+		OffchainPruneInterval: 1 * time.Second,
+	}, mockState, store, logger)
 
 	chainReader.On("GetCurrentBlockNumber").Return(uint32(100), nil)
 	chainReader.On("GetQuorumCount").Return(uint8(2), nil)
diff --git a/test/integration_test.go b/test/integration_test.go
index 9bc831cfe..e5276bf49 100644
--- a/test/integration_test.go
+++ b/test/integration_test.go
@@ -293,7 +293,11 @@ func mustMakeDisperser(t *testing.T, cst core.IndexedChainState, store disperser
 		panic("failed to make initial query to the on-chain state")
 	}
 
-	mt := meterer.NewMeterer(meterer.Config{}, mockState, offchainStore, logger)
+	mt := meterer.NewMeterer(meterer.Config{
+		ChainReadTimeout:      1 * time.Second,
+		OnchainUpdateInterval: 1 * time.Second,
+		OffchainPruneInterval: 1 * time.Second,
+	}, mockState, offchainStore, logger)
 	server := apiserver.NewDispersalServer(serverConfig, store, tx, logger, disperserMetrics, grpcprom.NewServerMetrics(), mt, ratelimiter, rateConfig, testMaxBlobSize)
 
 	return TestDisperser{