diff --git a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/LocalTaskWorker.test.ts b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/LocalTaskWorker.test.ts
index c46743ae59..4fd4949478 100644
--- a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/LocalTaskWorker.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/LocalTaskWorker.test.ts
@@ -82,14 +82,18 @@ describe('LocalTaskWorker', () => {
 
   it('can trigger to abort wait', async () => {
     const fn = jest.fn();
+    const controller = new AbortController();
 
     const worker = new LocalTaskWorker('a', fn, logger);
-    worker.start({
-      version: 2,
-      initialDelayDuration: 'PT0.2S',
-      cadence: 'PT0.2S',
-      timeoutAfterDuration: 'PT1S',
-    });
+    worker.start(
+      {
+        version: 2,
+        initialDelayDuration: 'PT0.2S',
+        cadence: 'PT0.2S',
+        timeoutAfterDuration: 'PT1S',
+      },
+      { signal: controller.signal },
+    );
 
     // TODO(freben): Rewrite to fake timers - tried, but it wouldn't work
     expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
@@ -100,5 +104,6 @@ describe('LocalTaskWorker', () => {
     worker.trigger();
     await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 10));
     expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    controller.abort();
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/PluginTaskSchedulerJanitor.test.ts b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/PluginTaskSchedulerJanitor.test.ts
index efbad2e8b6..50bea27d27 100644
--- a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/PluginTaskSchedulerJanitor.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/PluginTaskSchedulerJanitor.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import waitForExpect from 'wait-for-expect';
 import { migrateBackendTasks } from '../database/migrateBackendTasks';
 import { DbTasksRow, DB_TASKS_TABLE } from '../database/tables';
 import { PluginTaskSchedulerJanitor } from './PluginTaskSchedulerJanitor';
+import { createTestScopedSignal } from './__testUtils__/createTestScopedSignal';
 
 const insertTask = async (knex: Knex, task: DbTasksRow) => {
   return knex<DbTasksRow>(DB_TASKS_TABLE)
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ describe('PluginTaskSchedulerJanitor', () => {
       'MYSQL_8',
     ],
   });
+  const testScopedSignal = createTestScopedSignal();
 
   jest.setTimeout(60_000);
 
@@ -77,8 +79,7 @@ describe('PluginTaskSchedulerJanitor', () => {
         logger,
       });
 
-      const abortController = new AbortController();
-      worker.start(abortController.signal);
+      worker.start(testScopedSignal());
 
       await waitForExpect(async () => {
         await expect(getTask(knex)).resolves.toEqual(
@@ -90,8 +91,6 @@ describe('PluginTaskSchedulerJanitor', () => {
           }),
         );
       });
-
-      abortController.abort();
     },
   );
 });
diff --git a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskScheduler.test.ts b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskScheduler.test.ts
index 6aa77dd7fe..8e419437bc 100644
--- a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskScheduler.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskScheduler.test.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { TestDatabaseId, TestDatabases } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
 import { Duration } from 'luxon';
 import waitForExpect from 'wait-for-expect';
 import { TaskScheduler } from './TaskScheduler';
+import { createTestScopedSignal } from './__testUtils__/createTestScopedSignal';
 
 jest.setTimeout(60_000);
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ describe('TaskScheduler', () => {
   const databases = TestDatabases.create({
     ids: ['POSTGRES_13', 'POSTGRES_9', 'SQLITE_3', 'MYSQL_8'],
   });
+  const testScopedSignal = createTestScopedSignal();
 
   async function createDatabase(
     databaseId: TestDatabaseId,
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ describe('TaskScheduler', () => {
         id: 'task1',
         timeout: Duration.fromMillis(5000),
         frequency: Duration.fromMillis(5000),
+        signal: testScopedSignal(),
         fn,
       });
 
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@ describe('TaskScheduler', () => {
         id: 'task2',
         timeout: Duration.fromMillis(5000),
         frequency: { cron: '* * * * * *' },
+        signal: testScopedSignal(),
         fn,
       });
 
diff --git a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.test.ts b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.test.ts
index 71d02274e2..3022f59060 100644
--- a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/TaskWorker.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { migrateBackendTasks } from '../database/migrateBackendTasks';
 import { DbTasksRow, DB_TASKS_TABLE } from '../database/tables';
 import { TaskWorker } from './TaskWorker';
 import { TaskSettingsV2 } from './types';
+import { createTestScopedSignal } from './__testUtils__/createTestScopedSignal';
 
 jest.setTimeout(60_000);
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ describe('TaskWorker', () => {
   const databases = TestDatabases.create({
     ids: ['POSTGRES_13', 'POSTGRES_9', 'SQLITE_3', 'MYSQL_8'],
   });
+  const testScopedSignal = createTestScopedSignal();
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.resetAllMocks();
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ describe('TaskWorker', () => {
       };
       const checkFrequency = Duration.fromObject({ milliseconds: 100 });
       const worker = new TaskWorker('task1', fn, knex, logger, checkFrequency);
-      worker.start(settings);
+      worker.start(settings, { signal: testScopedSignal() });
 
       await waitForExpect(() => {
         expect(logger.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ describe('TaskWorker', () => {
       };
       const checkFrequency = Duration.fromObject({ milliseconds: 100 });
       const worker = new TaskWorker('task1', fn, knex, logger, checkFrequency);
-      worker.start(settings);
+      worker.start(settings, { signal: testScopedSignal() });
 
       await waitForExpect(() => {
         expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
@@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ describe('TaskWorker', () => {
         logger,
         Duration.fromMillis(10),
       );
-      await worker2.start(settings);
+      await worker2.start(settings, { signal: testScopedSignal() });
 
       // We eventually abort the first worker just to make sure that the second
       // one for sure will get a go at running the task
diff --git a/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/__testUtils__/createTestScopedSignal.ts b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/__testUtils__/createTestScopedSignal.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a497ea266
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-tasks/src/tasks/__testUtils__/createTestScopedSignal.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export function createTestScopedSignal(): () => AbortSignal {
+  let testAbortController = new AbortController();
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    testAbortController = new AbortController();
+  });
+  afterEach(() => {
+    testAbortController.abort();
+  });
+
+  return () => testAbortController.signal;
+}