diff --git a/kafka-streams-samples/kafka-streams-inventory-count/src/test/java/kafka/streams/inventory/count/KafkaStreamsInventoryCountTests.java b/kafka-streams-samples/kafka-streams-inventory-count/src/test/java/kafka/streams/inventory/count/KafkaStreamsInventoryCountTests.java
index d196485..377fa52 100644
--- a/kafka-streams-samples/kafka-streams-inventory-count/src/test/java/kafka/streams/inventory/count/KafkaStreamsInventoryCountTests.java
+++ b/kafka-streams-samples/kafka-streams-inventory-count/src/test/java/kafka/streams/inventory/count/KafkaStreamsInventoryCountTests.java
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ import org.springframework.kafka.test.utils.KafkaTestUtils;
  *
  * @author David Turanski
  */
-@EmbeddedKafka(topics = KafkaStreamsInventoryCountTests.INPUT_TOPIC)
+@EmbeddedKafka(topics = KafkaStreamsInventoryCountTests.INPUT_TOPIC,
+        brokerProperties = {"replica.high.watermark.checkpoint.interval.ms=100000000"})
 public class KafkaStreamsInventoryCountTests extends AbstractInventoryCountTests{
 
     static final String INPUT_TOPIC = "inventory-update-events";
diff --git a/kafka-streams-samples/kafka-streams-inventory-count/src/test/java/kafka/streams/inventory/count/SpringBootKafkaStreamsInventoryCountTests.java b/kafka-streams-samples/kafka-streams-inventory-count/src/test/java/kafka/streams/inventory/count/SpringBootKafkaStreamsInventoryCountTests.java
index 4d6718e..733b0f1 100644
--- a/kafka-streams-samples/kafka-streams-inventory-count/src/test/java/kafka/streams/inventory/count/SpringBootKafkaStreamsInventoryCountTests.java
+++ b/kafka-streams-samples/kafka-streams-inventory-count/src/test/java/kafka/streams/inventory/count/SpringBootKafkaStreamsInventoryCountTests.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import org.springframework.kafka.test.utils.KafkaTestUtils;
  */
 @EmbeddedKafka(
         bootstrapServersProperty = "spring.kafka.bootstrap-servers",
+        brokerProperties = {"replica.high.watermark.checkpoint.interval.ms=100000000"},
         topics = {
                 SpringBootKafkaStreamsInventoryCountTests.INPUT_TOPIC
         })