diff --git a/system_test/request_forwarding_test.go b/system_test/request_forwarding_test.go
index 6a16c3b0..3c5541c7 100644
--- a/system_test/request_forwarding_test.go
+++ b/system_test/request_forwarding_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	shortWait = 5 * time.Second
+	noRetries = 0
 )
 
 var (
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func Test_StoreClientSideBySide(t *testing.T) {
 	if exp, got := "[{}]", asJSON(res); exp != got {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected results, exp %s, got %s", exp, got)
 	}
-	res, err = client.Execute(executeRequestFromString("CREATE TABLE bar (id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT)"), leaderAddr, NO_CREDS, shortWait)
+	res, err = client.Execute(executeRequestFromString("CREATE TABLE bar (id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT)"), leaderAddr, NO_CREDS, shortWait, noRetries)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to execute via remote: %s", err.Error())
 	}
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ func Test_StoreClientSideBySide(t *testing.T) {
 	if exp, got := `[{"last_insert_id":1,"rows_affected":1}]`, asJSON(res); exp != got {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected results, exp %s, got %s", exp, got)
 	}
-	res, err = client.Execute(executeRequestFromString(`INSERT INTO bar(name) VALUES("fiona")`), leaderAddr, NO_CREDS, shortWait)
+	res, err = client.Execute(executeRequestFromString(`INSERT INTO bar(name) VALUES("fiona")`), leaderAddr, NO_CREDS, shortWait, noRetries)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to execute via remote: %s", err.Error())
 	}
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ func Test_StoreClientSideBySide(t *testing.T) {
 	if exp, got := `[{"columns":["id","name"],"types":["integer","text"],"values":[[1,"fiona"]]}]`, asJSON(rows); exp != got {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected results, exp %s, got %s", exp, got)
 	}
-	results, err = client.Request(executeQueryRequestFromString(`SELECT * FROM foo`), leaderAddr, NO_CREDS, shortWait)
+	results, err = client.Request(executeQueryRequestFromString(`SELECT * FROM foo`), leaderAddr, NO_CREDS, shortWait, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to query via remote: %s", err.Error())
 	}
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ func Test_StoreClientSideBySide(t *testing.T) {
 	if exp, got := `[{"columns":["id","name"],"types":["integer","text"],"values":[[1,"fiona"]]}]`, asJSON(rows); exp != got {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected results, exp %s, got %s", exp, got)
 	}
-	results, err = client.Request(executeQueryRequestFromString(`SELECT * FROM bar`), leaderAddr, NO_CREDS, shortWait)
+	results, err = client.Request(executeQueryRequestFromString(`SELECT * FROM bar`), leaderAddr, NO_CREDS, shortWait, noRetries)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to query via remote: %s", err.Error())
 	}
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ func Test_StoreClientSideBySide(t *testing.T) {
 	if exp, got := `[{"error":"no such table: qux"}]`, asJSON(rows); exp != got {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected results, exp %s, got %s", exp, got)
 	}
-	results, err = client.Request(executeQueryRequestFromString(`SELECT * FROM qux`), leaderAddr, NO_CREDS, shortWait)
+	results, err = client.Request(executeQueryRequestFromString(`SELECT * FROM qux`), leaderAddr, NO_CREDS, shortWait, noRetries)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to query via remote: %s", err.Error())
 	}