diff --git a/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/evaluator.py b/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/evaluator.py
index cfb498afc46..bdd22697d59 100644
--- a/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/evaluator.py
+++ b/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/evaluator.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 from websockets.exceptions import ConnectionClosedError
 from websockets.legacy.server import WebSocketServerProtocol
 
+from ert.async_utils import new_event_loop
 from ert.serialization import evaluator_marshaller, evaluator_unmarshaller
 
 from ._builder import Ensemble
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ def __init__(self, ensemble: Ensemble, config: EvaluatorServerConfig, iter_: int
         self._config: EvaluatorServerConfig = config
         self._ensemble: Ensemble = ensemble
 
-        self._loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+        self._loop = new_event_loop()
         self._done = self._loop.create_future()
 
         self._clients: Set[WebSocketServerProtocol] = set()
diff --git a/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/evaluator_tracker.py b/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/evaluator_tracker.py
index 37267b2f0af..5dbd239420d 100644
--- a/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/evaluator_tracker.py
+++ b/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/evaluator_tracker.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from aiohttp import ClientError
 from websockets.exceptions import ConnectionClosedError
 
-from ert.async_utils import get_event_loop
+from ert.async_utils import get_event_loop, new_event_loop
 from ert.ensemble_evaluator.identifiers import (
     EVTYPE_EE_SNAPSHOT,
     EVTYPE_EE_SNAPSHOT_UPDATE,
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._iter_snapshot: Dict[int, Snapshot] = {}
 
     def _drain_monitor(self) -> None:
-        asyncio.set_event_loop(asyncio.new_event_loop())
+        asyncio.set_event_loop(new_event_loop())
         drainer_logger = logging.getLogger("ert.ensemble_evaluator.drainer")
         while not self._model.isFinished():
             try:
diff --git a/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/sync_ws_duplexer.py b/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/sync_ws_duplexer.py
index 32d227cbb84..a33e7f8ae10 100644
--- a/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/sync_ws_duplexer.py
+++ b/src/ert/ensemble_evaluator/sync_ws_duplexer.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 from websockets.datastructures import Headers
 from websockets.typing import Data
 
+from ert.async_utils import new_event_loop
+
 from ._wait_for_evaluator import wait_for_evaluator
 
 
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ def __init__(
             ssl_context = True if self._uri.startswith("wss") else None
         self._ssl_context: Optional[Union[bool, ssl.SSLContext]] = ssl_context
 
-        self._loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+        self._loop = new_event_loop()
         self._connection: asyncio.Task[None] = self._loop.create_task(self._connect())
         self._ws: Optional[WebSocketClientProtocol] = None
         self._loop_thread = threading.Thread(target=self._loop.run_forever)
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index b253dbaa69b..14ddd5e4983 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from qtpy.QtCore import QDir
 
 from ert.__main__ import ert_parser
+from ert.async_utils import get_event_loop, new_event_loop
 from ert.cli import ENSEMBLE_EXPERIMENT_MODE
 from ert.cli.main import run_cli
 from ert.config import ErtConfig
@@ -261,10 +262,7 @@ def try_queue_and_scheduler(request, monkeypatch):
     if should_enable_scheduler:
         # Flaky - the new scheduler needs an event loop, which might not be initialized yet.
         #  This might be a bug in python 3.8, but it does not occur locally.
-        try:
-            asyncio.get_running_loop()
-        except RuntimeError:
-            asyncio.set_event_loop(asyncio.new_event_loop())
+        _ = get_event_loop()
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(
         FeatureToggling._conf["scheduler"], "is_enabled", should_enable_scheduler
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/ensemble_evaluator/conftest.py b/tests/unit_tests/ensemble_evaluator/conftest.py
index d84de207bdf..3d5b9053e66 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/ensemble_evaluator/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/ensemble_evaluator/conftest.py
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ def _make_ensemble_builder(monkeypatch, tmpdir, num_reals, num_jobs, job_sleep=0
             "forward_model_ok",
             lambda _: (LoadStatus.LOAD_SUCCESSFUL, ""),
         )
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            ert.scheduler.job,
+            "forward_model_ok",
+            lambda _: (LoadStatus.LOAD_SUCCESSFUL, ""),
+        )
         builder = ert.ensemble_evaluator.EnsembleBuilder()
         with tmpdir.as_cwd():
             forward_model_list = []
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/ensemble_evaluator/ensemble_evaluator_utils.py b/tests/unit_tests/ensemble_evaluator/ensemble_evaluator_utils.py
index 8952959d174..6f976c75d4b 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/ensemble_evaluator/ensemble_evaluator_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/ensemble_evaluator/ensemble_evaluator_utils.py
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 from cloudevents.http import CloudEvent
 
 from _ert_job_runner.client import Client
+from ert.async_utils import new_event_loop
 from ert.ensemble_evaluator import Ensemble, identifiers
 from ert.ensemble_evaluator._builder._realization import ForwardModel, Realization
 
 
 def _mock_ws(host, port, messages, delay_startup=0):
-    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    loop = new_event_loop()
     done = loop.create_future()
 
     async def _handler(websocket, path):