diff --git a/bin/pytest-slow b/bin/pytest-slow
index a0057410fc..9f9d5ae611 100755
--- a/bin/pytest-slow
+++ b/bin/pytest-slow
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 . .venv/bin/activate
-exec pytest --numprocesses=auto "$@" -m 'not (tool or mujoco)' dimos
+exec pytest "$@" -m 'not (tool or mujoco)' dimos
diff --git a/dimos/core/coordination/test_worker.py b/dimos/core/coordination/test_worker.py
index 2bc2abca8b..41a7c2734f 100644
--- a/dimos/core/coordination/test_worker.py
+++ b/dimos/core/coordination/test_worker.py
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ class CapturingLogger:
         def log_stats(self, coordinator, workers):
             captured.append(workers)
 
+        def stop(self):
+            pass
+
     monitor = StatsMonitor(manager, resource_logger=CapturingLogger(), interval=0.5)
     monitor.start()
     import time
diff --git a/dimos/core/resource_monitor/logger.py b/dimos/core/resource_monitor/logger.py
index 88f79b6db8..b4668f7198 100644
--- a/dimos/core/resource_monitor/logger.py
+++ b/dimos/core/resource_monitor/logger.py
@@ -28,10 +28,15 @@
 class ResourceLogger(Protocol):
     def log_stats(self, coordinator: ProcessStats, workers: list[WorkerStats]) -> None: ...
 
+    def stop(self) -> None: ...
+
 
 class StructlogResourceLogger:
     """Default implementation — logs resource stats via structlog info."""
 
+    def stop(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
     def log_stats(self, coordinator: ProcessStats, workers: list[WorkerStats]) -> None:
         logger.info(
             "coordinator",
@@ -65,6 +70,9 @@ def __init__(self, topic: str = "/dimos/resource_stats") -> None:
 
         self._transport: pLCMTransport[dict[str, Any]] = pLCMTransport(topic)
 
+    def stop(self) -> None:
+        self._transport.stop()
+
     def log_stats(self, coordinator: ProcessStats, workers: list[WorkerStats]) -> None:
         self._transport.broadcast(
             None,
diff --git a/dimos/core/resource_monitor/monitor.py b/dimos/core/resource_monitor/monitor.py
index 692c597d43..d03f4b849a 100644
--- a/dimos/core/resource_monitor/monitor.py
+++ b/dimos/core/resource_monitor/monitor.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ def stop(self) -> None:
         if self._thread is not None:
             self._thread.join(timeout=5.0)
             self._thread = None
+        self._logger.stop()
 
     def _loop(self) -> None:
         while not self._stop.wait(self._interval):
diff --git a/dimos/navigation/nav_stack/tests/conftest.py b/dimos/navigation/nav_stack/tests/conftest.py
index bf687ac7c9..f17df64afd 100644
--- a/dimos/navigation/nav_stack/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/dimos/navigation/nav_stack/tests/conftest.py
@@ -22,14 +22,13 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import asyncio
 import math
 from pathlib import Path
-import threading
 import time
 
 import lcm as lcmlib
 
-from dimos.constants import DEFAULT_THREAD_JOIN_TIMEOUT
 from dimos.core.coordination.blueprints import Blueprint
 from dimos.core.coordination.module_coordinator import ModuleCoordinator
 from dimos.msgs.geometry_msgs.PointStamped import PointStamped
@@ -76,13 +75,11 @@ def _clear_precomputed_paths() -> None:
             path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
 
 
-def run_cross_wall_test(blueprint: Blueprint, *, label: str, max_z: float | None = None) -> None:
-    """Build the coordinator, drive the cross-wall waypoint sequence, tear down."""
+async def _run_cross_wall_test(blueprint: Blueprint, *, label: str, max_z: float | None) -> None:
     _clear_precomputed_paths()
 
     coordinator = ModuleCoordinator.build(blueprint)
 
-    lock = threading.Lock()
     odom_count = 0
     robot_x = 0.0
     robot_y = 0.0
@@ -94,52 +91,43 @@ def run_cross_wall_test(blueprint: Blueprint, *, label: str, max_z: float | None
     def _odom_handler(_channel: str, data: bytes) -> None:
         nonlocal odom_count, robot_x, robot_y, robot_z, max_z_seen
         msg = Odometry.lcm_decode(data)
-        with lock:
-            odom_count += 1
-            robot_x = msg.x
-            robot_y = msg.y
-            robot_z = msg.pose.position.z
-            if robot_z > max_z_seen:
-                max_z_seen = robot_z
+        odom_count += 1
+        robot_x = msg.x
+        robot_y = msg.y
+        robot_z = msg.pose.position.z
+        if robot_z > max_z_seen:
+            max_z_seen = robot_z
 
     subscription = lcm.subscribe(ODOM_TOPIC, _odom_handler)
 
-    lcm_stop = threading.Event()
+    loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    lcm_fd = lcm.fileno()
 
-    def _lcm_loop() -> None:
-        while not lcm_stop.is_set():
-            try:
-                lcm.handle_timeout(100)
-            except Exception:
-                # Don't spin forever waiting on odom that will never arrive.
-                logger.exception("LCM handle_timeout failed; stopping loop")
-                lcm_stop.set()
-                return
+    def _on_lcm_readable() -> None:
+        try:
+            lcm.handle()
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("LCM handle failed; removing reader to stop further polling")
+            loop.remove_reader(lcm_fd)
 
-    lcm_thread = threading.Thread(target=_lcm_loop, daemon=True)
-    lcm_thread.start()
+    loop.add_reader(lcm_fd, _on_lcm_readable)
 
     try:
         logger.info(f"[{label}] Blueprint started, waiting for odom…")
 
         deadline = time.monotonic() + ODOM_WAIT_SEC
-        while time.monotonic() < deadline:
-            with lock:
-                if odom_count > 0:
-                    break
-            time.sleep(0.5)
+        while time.monotonic() < deadline and odom_count == 0:
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
 
-        with lock:
-            assert odom_count > 0, f"No odometry received after {ODOM_WAIT_SEC}s — sim not running?"
-            initial_x, initial_y = robot_x, robot_y
+        assert odom_count > 0, f"No odometry received after {ODOM_WAIT_SEC}s — sim not running?"
+        initial_x, initial_y = robot_x, robot_y
 
         logger.info(f"[{label}] Odom online. Robot at ({initial_x:.2f}, {initial_y:.2f})")
         logger.info(f"[{label}] Warming up for {WARMUP_SEC}s…")
-        time.sleep(WARMUP_SEC)
+        await asyncio.sleep(WARMUP_SEC)
 
         for name, goal_x, goal_y, goal_z, timeout_sec, threshold in CROSS_WALL_WAYPOINTS:
-            with lock:
-                start_x, start_y = robot_x, robot_y
+            start_x, start_y = robot_x, robot_y
 
             logger.info(
                 f"[{label}] === {name}: goal ({goal_x}, {goal_y}) | "
@@ -156,10 +144,9 @@ def _lcm_loop() -> None:
             current_x, current_y = start_x, start_y
             distance = _distance(current_x, current_y, goal_x, goal_y)
             while True:
-                with lock:
-                    current_x, current_y = robot_x, robot_y
-                    current_z = robot_z
-                    current_max_z = max_z_seen
+                current_x, current_y = robot_x, robot_y
+                current_z = robot_z
+                current_max_z = max_z_seen
 
                 if max_z is not None:
                     assert current_z <= max_z, (
@@ -176,7 +163,7 @@ def _lcm_loop() -> None:
                     break
                 if elapsed >= timeout_sec:
                     break
-                time.sleep(GOAL_POLL_INTERVAL_SEC)
+                await asyncio.sleep(GOAL_POLL_INTERVAL_SEC)
 
             assert reached, (
                 f"{name}: robot did not reach ({goal_x}, {goal_y}) within {timeout_sec}s. "
@@ -184,16 +171,17 @@ def _lcm_loop() -> None:
             )
 
         if max_z is not None:
-            with lock:
-                final_max_z = max_z_seen
-            assert final_max_z <= max_z, (
-                f"Robot z peaked at {final_max_z:.2f}m during the run "
+            assert max_z_seen <= max_z, (
+                f"Robot z peaked at {max_z_seen:.2f}m during the run "
                 f"(limit {max_z}m) — went through the ceiling"
             )
 
     finally:
-        lcm_stop.set()
-        lcm_thread.join(timeout=DEFAULT_THREAD_JOIN_TIMEOUT)
-        assert not lcm_thread.is_alive(), "LCM loop thread didn't exit cleanly"
+        loop.remove_reader(lcm_fd)
         lcm.unsubscribe(subscription)
         coordinator.stop()
+
+
+def run_cross_wall_test(blueprint: Blueprint, *, label: str, max_z: float | None = None) -> None:
+    """Build the coordinator, drive the cross-wall waypoint sequence, tear down."""
+    asyncio.run(_run_cross_wall_test(blueprint, label=label, max_z=max_z))
diff --git a/dimos/navigation/nav_stack/tests/test_cross_wall_planning_far.py b/dimos/navigation/nav_stack/tests/test_cross_wall_planning_far.py
index e2f22b1356..4b48ab4bbe 100644
--- a/dimos/navigation/nav_stack/tests/test_cross_wall_planning_far.py
+++ b/dimos/navigation/nav_stack/tests/test_cross_wall_planning_far.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     unitree_g1_nav_sim,
 )
 
-pytestmark = [pytest.mark.skipif_in_ci, pytest.mark.skipif_macos]
+pytestmark = [pytest.mark.self_hosted, pytest.mark.skipif_in_ci, pytest.mark.skipif_macos]
 
 
 class TestCrossWallPlanning:
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ def test_cross_wall_sequence(self) -> None:
         blueprint = autoconnect(
             unitree_g1_nav_sim,
             create_nav_stack(**{**nav_config, "planner": "far"}),
-        ).global_config(dtop=True)
+        ).global_config()
         run_cross_wall_test(blueprint, label="far")
diff --git a/dimos/navigation/nav_stack/tests/test_cross_wall_planning_simple.py b/dimos/navigation/nav_stack/tests/test_cross_wall_planning_simple.py
index 4fd8ccbe98..7d4e839f9c 100644
--- a/dimos/navigation/nav_stack/tests/test_cross_wall_planning_simple.py
+++ b/dimos/navigation/nav_stack/tests/test_cross_wall_planning_simple.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     unitree_g1_nav_sim,
 )
 
-pytestmark = [pytest.mark.skipif_in_ci, pytest.mark.skipif_macos]
+pytestmark = [pytest.mark.self_hosted, pytest.mark.skipif_in_ci, pytest.mark.skipif_macos]
 
 
 class TestCrossWallPlanningSimple:
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ def test_cross_wall_sequence_simple(self) -> None:
         blueprint = autoconnect(
             unitree_g1_nav_sim,
             create_nav_stack(**{**nav_config, "planner": "simple"}),
-        ).global_config(dtop=True)
+        ).global_config()
         run_cross_wall_test(blueprint, label="simple")
diff --git a/dimos/simulation/unity/test_unity_sim.py b/dimos/simulation/unity/test_unity_sim.py
index 4874535e6c..2b0c2572f1 100644
--- a/dimos/simulation/unity/test_unity_sim.py
+++ b/dimos/simulation/unity/test_unity_sim.py
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
 _is_linux_x86 = platform.system() == "Linux" and platform.machine() in ("x86_64", "AMD64")
 _has_display = bool(os.environ.get("DISPLAY"))
 
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.self_hosted
+
 
 class _MockTransport:
     def __init__(self):
diff --git a/dimos/visualization/rerun/bridge.py b/dimos/visualization/rerun/bridge.py
index 0a2cb562ce..5bea65afcb 100644
--- a/dimos/visualization/rerun/bridge.py
+++ b/dimos/visualization/rerun/bridge.py
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ def _default_blueprint() -> Blueprint:
 class Config(ModuleConfig):
     pubsubs: list[SubscribeAllCapable[Any, Any]] = field(default_factory=lambda: [LCM()])
 
-    visual_override: dict[Glob | str, Callable[[Any], Archetype]] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    visual_override: dict[Glob | str, Callable[[Any], Archetype] | None] = field(
+        default_factory=dict
+    )
     static: dict[str, Callable[[Any], Archetype]] = field(default_factory=dict)
     max_hz: dict[str, float] = field(default_factory=dict)
 
diff --git a/docs/development/testing.md b/docs/development/testing.md
index 1ff6d1631b..bcb2b1f69f 100644
--- a/docs/development/testing.md
+++ b/docs/development/testing.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ The default `addopts` in `pyproject.toml` includes a `-m` filter that excludes `
 ./bin/pytest-slow
 ```
 
-(Shortcut for `pytest --numprocesses=auto -m 'not (tool or mujoco)' dimos` — runs the default suite *and* self-hosted tests, but not `tool` or `mujoco`.)
+(Shortcut for `pytest -m 'not (tool or mujoco)' dimos` — runs the default suite *and* self-hosted tests, but not `tool` or `mujoco`.)
 
 When writing or debugging a specific self-hosted test, override `-m` yourself to run it: