diff --git a/test_runner/fixtures/neon_fixtures.py b/test_runner/fixtures/neon_fixtures.py
index 92dcd1e3cd..d2caee5992 100644
--- a/test_runner/fixtures/neon_fixtures.py
+++ b/test_runner/fixtures/neon_fixtures.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def neon_binpath(base_dir: Path, build_type: str) -> Iterator[Path]:
     yield binpath
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def pg_distrib_dir(base_dir: Path) -> Iterator[Path]:
     if env_postgres_bin := os.environ.get("POSTGRES_DISTRIB_DIR"):
         distrib_dir = Path(env_postgres_bin).resolve()
diff --git a/test_runner/fixtures/parametrize.py b/test_runner/fixtures/parametrize.py
index e2dd51802c..2c8e71526c 100644
--- a/test_runner/fixtures/parametrize.py
+++ b/test_runner/fixtures/parametrize.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def build_type() -> Optional[str]:
     return None
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="function", autouse=True)
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
 def platform() -> Optional[str]:
     return None