diff --git a/rpc/src/rpc_subscriptions.rs b/rpc/src/rpc_subscriptions.rs
index 79cab842122b79..05567e4e51455d 100644
--- a/rpc/src/rpc_subscriptions.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/rpc_subscriptions.rs
@@ -2700,7 +2700,9 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
         bank_forks.write().unwrap().insert(bank1);
         let bank2 = Bank::new_from_parent(&bank0, &Pubkey::default(), 2);
         bank_forks.write().unwrap().insert(bank2);
-        let alice = Keypair::new();
+
+        // we need a pubkey that will pass its rent collection slot so rent_epoch gets updated to max since this account is exempt
+        let alice = Keypair::from_base58_string("sfLnS4rZ5a8gXke3aGxCgM6usFAVPxLUaBSRdssGY9uS5eoiEWQ41CqDcpXbcekpKsie8Lyy3LNFdhEvjUE1wd9");
 
         let optimistically_confirmed_bank =
             OptimisticallyConfirmedBank::locked_from_bank_forks_root(&bank_forks);
@@ -2784,7 +2786,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
         );
 
         let response = receiver0.recv();
-        let expected = json!({
+        let mut expected = json!({
            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
            "method": "accountNotification",
            "params": {
@@ -2802,6 +2804,15 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
                "subscription": 0,
            }
         });
+        *expected
+            .get_mut("params")
+            .unwrap()
+            .get_mut("result")
+            .unwrap()
+            .get_mut("value")
+            .unwrap()
+            .get_mut("rentEpoch")
+            .unwrap() = serde_json::to_value(u64::MAX).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
             expected,
             serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(&response).unwrap(),
@@ -2834,7 +2845,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
             &None,
         );
         let response = receiver1.recv();
-        let expected = json!({
+        let mut expected = json!({
            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
            "method": "accountNotification",
            "params": {
@@ -2852,6 +2863,15 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
                "subscription": 1,
            }
         });
+        *expected
+            .get_mut("params")
+            .unwrap()
+            .get_mut("result")
+            .unwrap()
+            .get_mut("value")
+            .unwrap()
+            .get_mut("rentEpoch")
+            .unwrap() = serde_json::to_value(u64::MAX).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
             expected,
             serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(&response).unwrap(),