diff --git a/coderd/coderdtest/coderdtest.go b/coderd/coderdtest/coderdtest.go
index 9c27fe8e0358f..98fd6d1a33b7a 100644
--- a/coderd/coderdtest/coderdtest.go
+++ b/coderd/coderdtest/coderdtest.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func NewProvisionerDaemon(t *testing.T, coderAPI *coderd.API) io.Closer {
 		Logger:              slogtest.Make(t, nil).Named("provisionerd").Leveled(slog.LevelDebug),
 		PollInterval:        10 * time.Millisecond,
 		UpdateInterval:      25 * time.Millisecond,
-		ForceCancelInterval: 25 * time.Millisecond,
+		ForceCancelInterval: time.Second,
 		Provisioners: provisionerd.Provisioners{
 			string(database.ProvisionerTypeEcho): proto.NewDRPCProvisionerClient(provisionersdk.Conn(echoClient)),
 		},
diff --git a/coderd/templateversions_test.go b/coderd/templateversions_test.go
index 498a1e349a492..0c461cf4d303a 100644
--- a/coderd/templateversions_test.go
+++ b/coderd/templateversions_test.go
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ func TestPatchCancelTemplateVersion(t *testing.T) {
 		require.ErrorAs(t, err, &apiErr)
 		require.Equal(t, http.StatusPreconditionFailed, apiErr.StatusCode())
 	})
-	t.Run("Success", func(t *testing.T) {
+	// TODO(Cian): until we are able to test cancellation properly, validating
+	// Running -> Canceling is the best we can do for now.
+	t.Run("Canceling", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 		client := coderdtest.New(t, &coderdtest.Options{IncludeProvisionerD: true})
 		user := coderdtest.CreateFirstUser(t, client)
@@ -150,8 +152,11 @@ func TestPatchCancelTemplateVersion(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
 			var err error
 			version, err = client.TemplateVersion(context.Background(), version.ID)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			return version.Job.Status == codersdk.ProvisionerJobCanceled
+			return assert.NoError(t, err) &&
+				// The job will never actually cancel successfully because it will never send a
+				// provision complete response.
+				assert.Empty(t, version.Job.Error) &&
+				version.Job.Status == codersdk.ProvisionerJobCanceling
 		}, 5*time.Second, 25*time.Millisecond)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/coderd/workspacebuilds_test.go b/coderd/workspacebuilds_test.go
index 9ee40a6460525..c9f24d0442c14 100644
--- a/coderd/workspacebuilds_test.go
+++ b/coderd/workspacebuilds_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/coder/coder/coderd/coderdtest"
@@ -228,8 +229,11 @@ func TestPatchCancelWorkspaceBuild(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
 		var err error
 		build, err = client.WorkspaceBuild(context.Background(), build.ID)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		return build.Job.Status == codersdk.ProvisionerJobCanceled
+		return assert.NoError(t, err) &&
+			// The job will never actually cancel successfully because it will never send a
+			// provision complete response.
+			assert.Empty(t, build.Job.Error) &&
+			build.Job.Status == codersdk.ProvisionerJobCanceling
 	}, 5*time.Second, 25*time.Millisecond)
 }