diff --git a/pkg/agent/agent_test.go b/pkg/agent/agent_test.go
index 670af6213..079cf8e02 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/agent_test.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/agent_test.go
@@ -106,7 +106,10 @@ func TestAgentLoadBalancing(t *testing.T) {
 
 		agents := make([]*testutils.AgentWorker, totalWorkers)
 		for i := 0; i < totalWorkers; i++ {
-			agents[i] = server.SimulateAgentWorker(testutils.WithLabel(fmt.Sprintf("agent-%d", i)))
+			agents[i] = server.SimulateAgentWorker(
+				testutils.WithLabel(fmt.Sprintf("agent-%d", i)),
+				testutils.WithJobLoad(testutils.NewStableJobLoad(0.01)),
+			)
 			agents[i].Register("test", livekit.JobType_JT_ROOM)
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/agent/testutils/server.go b/pkg/agent/testutils/server.go
index a8d48e3c5..4178e0100 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/testutils/server.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/testutils/server.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/utils"
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/utils/guid"
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/utils/must"
+	"github.com/livekit/protocol/utils/options"
 	"github.com/livekit/psrpc"
 )
 
@@ -103,9 +104,7 @@ func (h *TestServer) SimulateAgentWorker(opts ...SimulatedWorkerOption) *AgentWo
 		HandleAvailability: func(r AgentJobRequest) { r.Accept() },
 		HandleAssignment:   func(j *livekit.Job) JobLoad { return nil },
 	}
-	for _, opt := range opts {
-		opt(o)
-	}
+	options.Apply(o, opts)
 
 	w := &AgentWorker{
 		workerMessages:         make(chan *livekit.WorkerMessage, 1),