diff --git a/bin/tests/system/conftest.py b/bin/tests/system/conftest.py
index 070d53aae2..52040b02dd 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/conftest.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/conftest.py
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ def system_test(
         request.node.stash[FIXTURE_OK] = True
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def servers(system_test_dir):
     instances = {}
     for entry in system_test_dir.rglob("*"):