diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
index c1254275e6c2eafe5b0fdb3e7b29db621378abe7..b2cc213f8083faa4e652aca734c95da0daa839ba 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
@@ -621,10 +621,13 @@ class ObjCLanguage(object):
     _check_compiler(self.args.compiler, ['default'])
 
   def test_specs(self):
-    return [self.config.job_spec(['src/objective-c/tests/run_tests.sh'], None,
-                                  environ=_FORCE_ENVIRON_FOR_WRAPPERS),
+    return [self.config.job_spec(['src/objective-c/tests/run_tests.sh'],
+                                 timeout_seconds=None,
+                                 shortname='objc-tests',
+                                 environ=_FORCE_ENVIRON_FOR_WRAPPERS),
             self.config.job_spec(['src/objective-c/tests/build_example_test.sh'],
-                                 None, timeout_seconds=15*60,
+                                 timeout_seconds=15*60,
+                                 shortname='objc-examples-build',
                                  environ=_FORCE_ENVIRON_FOR_WRAPPERS)]
 
   def pre_build_steps(self):