diff --git a/test/test_job_routes.py b/test/test_job_routes.py
index 07a8e61b2abea21129c371592bfad42aac33b715..7f1a20f1ebd70703116abb8c4f7d9ed9ddeade37 100644
--- a/test/test_job_routes.py
+++ b/test/test_job_routes.py
@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@ DEFAULT_REQUEST_HEADERS = {
     "Accept": ["application/json"]
 }
 
-TASK_ID_LIST_SCHEMA = {
+TASK_ID_RESPONSE_SCHEMA = {
     "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
-    "type": "array",
-    "items": {"type": "string"}
+    "type": "object",
+    "properties": {
+        "task id": {"type": "string"}
+    },
+    "required": ["task id"],
+    "additionalProperties": False
 }
 
 TASK_STATUS_SCHEMA = {
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ TASK_STATUS_SCHEMA = {
         "exception": {"type": "boolean"},
         "ready": {"type": "boolean"},
         "success": {"type": "boolean"},
-        "result": {"type": "object"}
+        "result": {"type": ["object", "null"]}
     },
     "required": ["id", "status", "exception", "ready", "success"],
     "additionalProperties": False
@@ -30,25 +34,25 @@ TASK_STATUS_SCHEMA = {
 
 
 def test_job_update_all(client, mocker):
-    expected_task_ids = ['abc', 'def', 'xyz@123#456']
+    expected_task_id = 'xyz@123#456'
     launch_refresh_cache_all = mocker.patch(
         'inventory_provider.tasks.worker.launch_refresh_cache_all')
-    launch_refresh_cache_all.return_value = expected_task_ids
+    launch_refresh_cache_all.return_value = expected_task_id
 
     rv = client.post(
         'jobs/update',
         headers=DEFAULT_REQUEST_HEADERS)
     assert rv.status_code == 200
-    task_id_list = json.loads(rv.data.decode('utf-8'))
-    jsonschema.validate(task_id_list, TASK_ID_LIST_SCHEMA)
-    assert set(task_id_list) == set(expected_task_ids)
+    refresh_task_response = json.loads(rv.data.decode('utf-8'))
+    jsonschema.validate(refresh_task_response, TASK_ID_RESPONSE_SCHEMA)
+    assert refresh_task_response['task id'] == expected_task_id
 
 
 def test_job_update_force_pending(client, mocker):
-    expected_task_ids = ['22', 'agfafg', 'asf#asdf%111', '234']
+    expected_task_id = 'asf#asdf%111'
     launch_refresh_cache_all = mocker.patch(
         'inventory_provider.tasks.worker.launch_refresh_cache_all')
-    launch_refresh_cache_all.return_value = expected_task_ids
+    launch_refresh_cache_all.return_value = expected_task_id
 
     mocked_get_latch = mocker.patch(
         'inventory_provider.routes.jobs.get_latch')
@@ -58,9 +62,9 @@ def test_job_update_force_pending(client, mocker):
         'jobs/update?force=true',
         headers=DEFAULT_REQUEST_HEADERS)
     assert rv.status_code == 200
-    task_id_list = json.loads(rv.data.decode('utf-8'))
-    jsonschema.validate(task_id_list, TASK_ID_LIST_SCHEMA)
-    assert set(task_id_list) == set(expected_task_ids)
+    refresh_task_response = json.loads(rv.data.decode('utf-8'))
+    jsonschema.validate(refresh_task_response, TASK_ID_RESPONSE_SCHEMA)
+    assert refresh_task_response['task id'] == expected_task_id
 
 
 def test_job_update_pending_force_false(client, mocker):
@@ -114,9 +118,9 @@ def test_reload_router_config(client, mocker):
         'jobs/reload-router-config/ignored###123',
         headers=DEFAULT_REQUEST_HEADERS)
     assert rv.status_code == 200
-    task_id_list = json.loads(rv.data.decode('utf-8'))
-    jsonschema.validate(task_id_list, TASK_ID_LIST_SCHEMA)
-    assert task_id_list == ['bogus task id']
+    refresh_task_response = json.loads(rv.data.decode('utf-8'))
+    jsonschema.validate(refresh_task_response, TASK_ID_RESPONSE_SCHEMA)
+    assert refresh_task_response['task id'] == 'bogus task id'
 
 
 def test_check_task_status_success(client, mocker):
@@ -156,7 +160,6 @@ def test_check_task_status_custom_status(client, mocker):
     assert not status['exception']
     assert not status['ready']
     assert not status['success']
-    assert 'result' not in status
 
 
 def test_check_task_status_exception(client, mocker):