diff --git a/tests/test59.sh b/tests/test59.sh
index 7cd2319..d516447 100755
--- a/tests/test59.sh
+++ b/tests/test59.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # success
-../examples/test9 -VVV -N --noise -r > tmp.out 2>&1
+../examples/test9 -VVV -N --noise -r blah > tmp.out 2>&1
 
 if cmp -s tmp.out test59.out; then
 	exit 0
diff --git a/tests/test8.sh b/tests/test8.sh
index d98b346..4ceab45 100755
--- a/tests/test8.sh
+++ b/tests/test8.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # success
-../examples/test2 -v > tmp.out 2>&1
+../examples/test2 --version > tmp.out 2>&1
 
 if cmp -s tmp.out test8.out; then
 	exit 0