diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/conf_fixture.py b/cinder/tests/unit/conf_fixture.py
index ae5ee2f195d..2898eb1cc3e 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/conf_fixture.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/conf_fixture.py
@@ -52,3 +52,5 @@ def set_defaults(conf):
         os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', '..', '..')))
     conf.set_default('policy_dirs', [])
     conf.set_default('auth_strategy', 'noauth')
+    conf.set_default('backup_enable_progress_timer', False)
+    conf.set_default('backup_swift_enable_progress_timer', False)