diff --git a/tests/modify_config.php b/tests/modify_config.php
index 25cc18b9d..d5119bf03 100644
--- a/tests/modify_config.php
+++ b/tests/modify_config.php
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ if (!isset($argv[2])) {
 if (!in_array($argv[1], ['modify', 'replace'], true)) {
     fail(1, "Invalid argument '{$argv[1]}', it must be 'modify' or 'replace'.");
 }
-$newConfig = json_decode($argv[2], true);
-if ($newConfig === null) {
-    fail(2, "Could not decode new config, it is not JSON: " . json_last_error_msg());
+try {
+    $newConfig = json_decode($argv[2], true, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+} catch (Exception $e) {
+    fail(2, "Could not decode new config, it is not JSON: " . $e->getMessage());
 }
 if (!is_array($newConfig)) {
     fail(2, "Provided new config is not array, `" . gettype($newConfig) . "` given.");
@@ -41,4 +42,4 @@ if ($argv[1] === 'modify') {
 file_put_contents($configFile, "<?php\n\$config = " . var_export($merged, true) . ';', LOCK_EX);
 
 // Returns config file before modification
-echo json_encode($config);
+echo json_encode($config, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
diff --git a/tests/testlive_comprehensive_local.py b/tests/testlive_comprehensive_local.py
index ffa45c4f1..a299c04e9 100644
--- a/tests/testlive_comprehensive_local.py
+++ b/tests/testlive_comprehensive_local.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import os
 import json
 import uuid
+import logging
 import inspect
 import subprocess
 import unittest
@@ -11,21 +12,19 @@ from xml.etree import ElementTree as ET
 from io import BytesIO
 import urllib3  # type: ignore
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
-
-import logging
-logging.disable(logging.CRITICAL)
-logger = logging.getLogger('pymisp')
-
-
+from typing import Union
 from pymisp import PyMISP, MISPOrganisation, MISPUser, MISPRole, MISPSharingGroup, MISPEvent, MISPLog, MISPSighting, Distribution, ThreatLevel, Analysis, MISPEventReport, MISPServerError
 from pymisp.tools import DomainIPObject
+from pymisp.api import get_uuid_or_id_from_abstract_misp
+
+logging.disable(logging.CRITICAL)
+logger = logging.getLogger('pymisp')
+urllib3.disable_warnings()
 
 # Load access information for env variables
 url = "http://" + os.environ["HOST"]
 key = os.environ["AUTH"]
 
-urllib3.disable_warnings()
-
 
 def create_simple_event() -> MISPEvent:
     caller_name = inspect.stack()[1].function
@@ -52,13 +51,19 @@ def request(pymisp: PyMISP, request_type: str, url: str, data: dict = {}) -> dic
     return pymisp._check_json_response(response)
 
 
+def publish_immediately(pymisp: PyMISP, event: Union[MISPEvent, int, str, uuid.UUID], with_email: bool = False):
+    event_id = get_uuid_or_id_from_abstract_misp(event)
+    action = "alert" if with_email else "publish"
+    return check_response(request(pymisp, 'POST', f'events/{action}/{event_id}/disable_background_processing:1'))
+
+
 class MISPSetting:
     def __init__(self, admin_connector: PyMISP, new_setting: dict):
         self.admin_connector = admin_connector
         self.new_setting = new_setting
 
     def __enter__(self):
-        self.original = self.__run("modify", json.dumps(self.new_setting))
+        self.original = self.__run("modify", json.dumps(self.new_setting).encode("utf-8"))
         # Try to reset config cache
         self.admin_connector.get_server_setting("MISP.live")
 
@@ -68,12 +73,12 @@ class MISPSetting:
         self.admin_connector.get_server_setting("MISP.live")
 
     @staticmethod
-    def __run(command: str, data: str) -> str:
+    def __run(command: str, data: bytes) -> bytes:
         dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
         r = subprocess.run(["php", dir_path + "/modify_config.php", command, data], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
         if r.returncode != 0:
             raise Exception([r.returncode, r.stdout, r.stderr])
-        return r.stdout.decode("utf-8")
+        return r.stdout
 
 
 class TestComprehensive(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -465,8 +470,6 @@ class TestComprehensive(unittest.TestCase):
         check_response(self.admin_misp_connector.delete_event(event))
 
     def test_publish_alert_filter(self):
-        check_response(self.admin_misp_connector.set_server_setting('MISP.background_jobs', 0, force=True))
-
         first = create_simple_event()
         first.add_tag('test_publish_filter')
         first.threat_level_id = ThreatLevel.medium
@@ -499,7 +502,7 @@ class TestComprehensive(unittest.TestCase):
 
             # Publish events
             for event in (first, second, third, four):
-                check_response(self.admin_misp_connector.publish(event, alert=True))
+                publish_immediately(self.admin_misp_connector, event, with_email=True)
 
             # Email notification should be send just to first event
             mail_logs = self.admin_misp_connector.search_logs(model='User', action='email')
@@ -516,8 +519,6 @@ class TestComprehensive(unittest.TestCase):
             check_response(self.admin_misp_connector.update_user(self.admin_misp_connector._current_user))
             # Delete filter
             self.admin_misp_connector.delete_user_setting('publish_alert_filter')
-            # Reenable background jobs
-            check_response(self.admin_misp_connector.set_server_setting('MISP.background_jobs', 1, force=True))
             # Delete events
             for event in (first, second, third, four):
                 check_response(self.admin_misp_connector.delete_event(event))
@@ -923,11 +924,12 @@ class TestComprehensive(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_search_snort_suricata(self):
         event = create_simple_event()
         event.add_attribute('ip-src', '8.8.8.8', to_ids=True)
+        event.add_attribute('snort', 'alert tcp 192.168.1.0/24 any -> 131.171.127.1 25 (content: "hacking"; msg: "malicious packet"; sid:2000001;)', to_ids=True)
         event = self.user_misp_connector.add_event(event)
         check_response(event)
 
-        self.admin_misp_connector.publish(event, alert=False)
-        time.sleep(6)
+        publish_immediately(self.admin_misp_connector, event)
+
         snort = self._search_event({'returnFormat': 'snort', 'eventid': event.id})
         self.assertIsInstance(snort, str)
         self.assertIn('8.8.8.8', snort)