diff --git a/test/distributed/elastic/agent/server/test/api_test.py b/test/distributed/elastic/agent/server/test/api_test.py
index 9eaec3ec4ed..7d1155437a8 100644
--- a/test/distributed/elastic/agent/server/test/api_test.py
+++ b/test/distributed/elastic/agent/server/test/api_test.py
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ from torch.distributed.elastic.agent.server.api import (
 )
 from torch.distributed.elastic.multiprocessing.errors import ProcessFailure
 from torch.distributed.elastic.rendezvous import RendezvousHandler, RendezvousParameters
-from torch.distributed.elastic.rendezvous.etcd_server import EtcdServer
+from torch.distributed.elastic.utils.distributed import get_free_port
+from torch.testing._internal.common_utils import run_tests
 
 
 def do_nothing():
@@ -149,17 +150,6 @@ def monres(state: WorkerState):
 
 
 class SimpleElasticAgentTest(unittest.TestCase):
-    @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        # start a standalone, single process etcd server to use for all tests
-        cls._etcd_server = EtcdServer()
-        cls._etcd_server.start()
-
-    @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
-        # stop the standalone etcd server
-        cls._etcd_server.stop()
-
     def _get_worker_spec(
         self,
         max_restarts=1,
@@ -168,10 +158,15 @@ class SimpleElasticAgentTest(unittest.TestCase):
         local_world_size=8,
     ):
         run_id = str(uuid.uuid4().int)
-        endpoint = self._etcd_server.get_endpoint()
-
+        port = get_free_port()
+        endpoint = f"127.0.0.1:{port}"
         rdzv_params = RendezvousParameters(
-            backend="etcd", endpoint=endpoint, run_id=run_id, min_nodes=1, max_nodes=1
+            backend="static",
+            endpoint=endpoint,
+            run_id=run_id,
+            min_nodes=1,
+            max_nodes=1,
+            rank=0,
         )
         rdzv_handler = rdzv_registry.get_rendezvous_handler(rdzv_params)
         spec = WorkerSpec(
@@ -536,7 +531,7 @@ class SimpleElasticAgentTest(unittest.TestCase):
         agent = TestAgent(spec)
         actual_event = agent.get_agent_status_event(state=WorkerState.SUCCEEDED)
         self.assertEqual("AGENT", actual_event.source)
-        self.assertEqual("etcd", actual_event.metadata["rdzv_backend"])
+        self.assertEqual("static", actual_event.metadata["rdzv_backend"])
         self.assertEqual(WorkerState.SUCCEEDED.value, actual_event.metadata["state"])
         self.assertEqual(spec.role, actual_event.metadata["role"])
 
@@ -550,7 +545,11 @@ class SimpleElasticAgentTest(unittest.TestCase):
             worker=agent._worker_group.workers[0],
         )
         self.assertEqual("WORKER", actual_event.source)
-        self.assertEqual("etcd", actual_event.metadata["rdzv_backend"])
+        self.assertEqual("static", actual_event.metadata["rdzv_backend"])
         self.assertEqual(WorkerState.SUCCEEDED.value, actual_event.metadata["state"])
         self.assertEqual(spec.role, actual_event.metadata["role"])
         self.assertEqual(2, actual_event.metadata["agent_restarts"])
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    run_tests()
diff --git a/test/run_test.py b/test/run_test.py
index 9e8f0a5f7de..cb3fbdce34f 100755
--- a/test/run_test.py
+++ b/test/run_test.py
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ USE_PYTEST_LIST = [
     'distributions/test_utils',
     'test_typing',
     "distributed/elastic/events/lib_test",
+    "distributed/elastic/agent/server/test/api_test",
 ]
 
 WINDOWS_BLOCKLIST = [
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ WINDOWS_BLOCKLIST = [
     'distributed/pipeline/sync/test_transparency',
     'distributed/pipeline/sync/test_worker',
     'distributed/optim/test_zero_redundancy_optimizer',
+    "distributed/elastic/agent/server/test/api_test",
 ]
 
 ROCM_BLOCKLIST = [