diff --git a/python/pylibcudf/pylibcudf/tests/test_string_convert_durations.py b/python/pylibcudf/pylibcudf/tests/test_string_convert_durations.py
index 137ecb5c394..8768b34a1ff 100644
--- a/python/pylibcudf/pylibcudf/tests/test_string_convert_durations.py
+++ b/python/pylibcudf/pylibcudf/tests/test_string_convert_durations.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def duration_type(request):
     return request.param
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
+@pytest.fixture(scope=module)
 def pa_duration_col():
     return pa.array(["05:20:25"])