diff --git a/comfy/distributed/distributed_progress.py b/comfy/distributed/distributed_progress.py
index 4847332d8..1a122b28d 100644
--- a/comfy/distributed/distributed_progress.py
+++ b/comfy/distributed/distributed_progress.py
@@ -61,7 +61,12 @@ class DistributedExecutorToClientProgress(ExecutorToClientProgress):
             # todo: user_id should never be none here
             return
 
-        await self._rpc.call(_get_name(self._queue_name, user_id), {"event": event, "data": data})
+        try:
+            # we don't need to await this coroutine
+            _ = asyncio.create_task(self._rpc.call(_get_name(self._queue_name, user_id), {"event": event, "data": data}, expiration=1000))
+        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+            # these can gracefully expire
+            pass
 
     def send_sync(self,
                   event: SendSyncEvent,
diff --git a/comfy/distributed/distributed_prompt_queue.py b/comfy/distributed/distributed_prompt_queue.py
index 7566f20ec..d55fe7526 100644
--- a/comfy/distributed/distributed_prompt_queue.py
+++ b/comfy/distributed/distributed_prompt_queue.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class DistributedPromptQueue(AbstractPromptQueue, AsyncAbstractPromptQueue):
             return
         self._connection = await connect_robust(self._connection_uri, loop=self._loop)
         self._channel = await self._connection.channel()
-        self._rpc = await JsonRPC.create(channel=self._channel, auto_delete=True, durable=False)
+        self._rpc = await JsonRPC.create(channel=self._channel, auto_delete=False, durable=True)
         if self._is_caller:
             self._caller_progress_handlers = ProgressHandlers(self._rpc, self._caller_server, self._queue_name)
         # this makes the queue available to complete work items
diff --git a/comfy/language/chat_templates.py b/comfy/language/chat_templates.py
index 260aad95f..78838d064 100644
--- a/comfy/language/chat_templates.py
+++ b/comfy/language/chat_templates.py
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ KNOWN_CHAT_TEMPLATES = {}
 
 def _update_known_chat_templates():
     try:
-        _chat_templates: Traversable
-        with files(__package__) / "chat_templates" as _chat_templates:
-            _extra_jinja_templates = {Path(traversable.name).stem: traversable.read_text().replace('    ', '').replace('\n', '') for traversable in _chat_templates.iterdir() if traversable.is_file()}
-            KNOWN_CHAT_TEMPLATES.update(_extra_jinja_templates)
+        _chat_templates: Traversable = files(__package__) / "chat_templates"
+        _extra_jinja_templates = {Path(traversable.name).stem: traversable.read_text().replace('    ', '').replace('\n', '') for traversable in _chat_templates.iterdir() if traversable.is_file()}
+        KNOWN_CHAT_TEMPLATES.update(_extra_jinja_templates)
     except ImportError as exc:
         logging.warning("Could not load extra chat templates, some text models will fail", exc_info=exc)
diff --git a/tests/distributed/test_distributed_queue.py b/tests/distributed/test_distributed_queue.py
index ac5f6e528..81f969f81 100644
--- a/tests/distributed/test_distributed_queue.py
+++ b/tests/distributed/test_distributed_queue.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ async def test_queue_and_forget_prompt_api_integration(frontend_backend_worker_w
     pytest.fail("Failed to get a 200 response with valid data within the timeout period")
 
 
-class TestWorker(DistributedPromptWorker):
+class Worker(DistributedPromptWorker):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.processed_workflows: set[str] = set()
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ async def test_two_workers_distinct_requests():
         connection_uri = f"amqp://guest:guest@127.0.0.1:{params.port}"
 
         # Start two test workers
-        workers: list[TestWorker] = []
+        workers: list[Worker] = []
         for i in range(2):
-            worker = TestWorker(connection_uri=connection_uri, health_check_port=9090 + i, executor=ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=1))
+            worker = Worker(connection_uri=connection_uri, health_check_port=9090 + i, executor=ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=1))
             await worker.init()
             workers.append(worker)
 
diff --git a/tests/inference/test_workflows.py b/tests/inference/test_workflows.py
index 3c2df3b46..98417e70f 100644
--- a/tests/inference/test_workflows.py
+++ b/tests/inference/test_workflows.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from . import workflows
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module", autouse=False)
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def client(tmp_path_factory) -> EmbeddedComfyClient:
     async with EmbeddedComfyClient() as client:
         yield client