try this

pioreactor/background_jobs/base.py

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 from pioreactor.pubsub import Client
 from pioreactor.pubsub import create_client
 from pioreactor.pubsub import QOS
-from pioreactor.pubsub import subscribe
 from pioreactor.utils import append_signal_handlers
 from pioreactor.utils import is_pio_job_running
 from pioreactor.utils import JobManager
@@ -1134,7 +1133,7 @@ def sneak_in(ads_interval, post_delay, pre_delay) -> None:
         # in the same experiment, the od_reading fails catastrophically so that the settings are never
         # cleared. Later, this job starts, and it will pick up the _old_ settings.
         with JobManager() as jm:
-            ads_interval = jm.get_setting_from_running_job("od_reading", "interval")
+            ads_interval = jm.get_setting_from_running_job("od_reading", "interval", timeout=5)
             ads_start_time = jm.get_setting_from_running_job(
                 "od_reading", "first_od_obs_time", timeout=5
             )  # this is populated later in the job...

pioreactor/background_jobs/stirring.py

@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ def action_to_do_before_od_reading(self):
     def action_to_do_after_od_reading(self):
         self.logger.debug("starting stirring")
         self.start_stirring()
-        # sleep(1)
-        # self.poll_and_update_dc()
+        sleep(1)
+        self.poll_and_update_dc(2)
 
     def initialize_dodging_operation(self):
         self.set_duty_cycle(0)