diff --git a/tests/ert/unit_tests/forward_model_runner/test_event_reporter.py b/tests/ert/unit_tests/forward_model_runner/test_event_reporter.py
index 237c80a66d7..99a23804e3f 100644
--- a/tests/ert/unit_tests/forward_model_runner/test_event_reporter.py
+++ b/tests/ert/unit_tests/forward_model_runner/test_event_reporter.py
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ def test_report_with_successful_start_message_argument(unused_tcp_port):
         reporter.report(Start(fmstep1))
         reporter.report(Finish())
 
-    assert len(mock_server.messages) == 1
-    event = event_from_json(mock_server.messages[0])
+    assert len(mock_server.messages) == 3
+    event = event_from_json(mock_server.messages[1])
     assert type(event) is ForwardModelStepStart
     assert event.ensemble == "ens_id"
     assert event.real == "0"
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ def test_report_with_failed_start_message_argument(unused_tcp_port):
         reporter.report(msg)
         reporter.report(Finish())
 
-    assert len(mock_server.messages) == 2
-    event = event_from_json(mock_server.messages[1])
+    assert len(mock_server.messages) == 4  # 2 msgs + connect, disconnect
+    event = event_from_json(mock_server.messages[2])
     assert type(event) is ForwardModelStepFailure
     assert event.error_msg == "massive_failure"
 
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ async def test_report_with_successful_exit_message_argument(unused_tcp_port):
         reporter.report(Exited(fmstep1, 0))
         reporter.report(Finish().with_error("failed"))
 
-    assert len(mock_server.messages) == 1
-    event = event_from_json(mock_server.messages[0])
+    assert len(mock_server.messages) == 3
+    event = event_from_json(mock_server.messages[1])
     assert type(event) is ForwardModelStepSuccess
 
 
@@ -107,8 +107,10 @@ def test_report_with_failed_exit_message_argument(unused_tcp_port):
         reporter.report(Exited(fmstep1, 1).with_error("massive_failure"))
         reporter.report(Finish())
 
-    assert len(mock_server.messages) == 1
-    event = event_from_json(mock_server.messages[0])
+    assert len(mock_server.messages) == 3
+    assert mock_server.messages[0] == "CONNECT"
+    assert mock_server.messages[2] == "DISCONNECT"
+    event = event_from_json(mock_server.messages[1])
     assert type(event) is ForwardModelStepFailure
     assert event.error_msg == "massive_failure"
 
@@ -126,8 +128,11 @@ def test_report_with_running_message_argument(unused_tcp_port):
         reporter.report(Running(fmstep1, ProcessTreeStatus(max_rss=100, rss=10)))
         reporter.report(Finish())
 
-    assert len(mock_server.messages) == 1
-    event = event_from_json(mock_server.messages[0])
+    assert len(mock_server.messages) == 3
+
+    assert mock_server.messages[0] == "CONNECT"
+    assert mock_server.messages[2] == "DISCONNECT"
+    event = event_from_json(mock_server.messages[1])
     assert type(event) is ForwardModelStepRunning
     assert event.max_memory_usage == 100
     assert event.current_memory_usage == 10
@@ -146,7 +151,7 @@ def test_report_only_job_running_for_successful_run(unused_tcp_port):
         reporter.report(Running(fmstep1, ProcessTreeStatus(max_rss=100, rss=10)))
         reporter.report(Finish())
 
-    assert len(mock_server.messages) == 1
+    assert len(mock_server.messages) == 3
 
 
 def test_report_with_failed_finish_message_argument(unused_tcp_port):
@@ -162,7 +167,7 @@ def test_report_with_failed_finish_message_argument(unused_tcp_port):
         reporter.report(Running(fmstep1, ProcessTreeStatus(max_rss=100, rss=10)))
         reporter.report(Finish().with_error("massive_failure"))
 
-    assert len(mock_server.messages) == 1
+    assert len(mock_server.messages) == 3
 
 
 def test_report_inconsistent_events(unused_tcp_port):
@@ -234,4 +239,6 @@ def test_report_with_reconnected_reporter_but_finished_jobs(unused_tcp_port):
         if reporter._event_publisher_thread.is_alive():
             reporter._event_publisher_thread.join()
         assert reporter._done.is_set()
-    assert len(mock_server.messages) == 3, "expected 3 Job running messages"
+    assert len(mock_server.messages) == 5, (
+        "expected 3 Job running messages and CONNECT and DISCONNECT"
+    )