diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index 8cf4bf277..11f07ae36 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ std::string Config::_defaults =
   "report.long.description=All details of pending tasks by creation date\n"
   "report.long.labels=ID,A,Created,Mod,Deps,P,Project,Tags,Recur,Wait,Sched,Due,Until,Description\n"
   "report.long.columns=id,start.active,entry,modified.age,depends,priority,project,tags,recur,wait.age,scheduled,due,until,description\n"
-  "report.long.filter= ( status:pending or status:waiting )\n"
+  "report.long.filter=status:pending\n"
   "report.long.sort=modified-\n"
   "\n"
   "report.list.description=Actionable tasks by due date, project and urgency\n"
@@ -323,12 +323,11 @@ std::string Config::_defaults =
   "report.list.filter=status:pending\n"
   "report.list.sort=start-,due+,project+,urgency-,description+,entry+\n"
   "\n"
-  "\n"
-  "report.ls.description=Minimal listing of all pending tasks\n"
-  "report.ls.columns=id,project,priority,description\n"
-  "report.ls.labels=ID,Proj,Pri,Description\n"
-  "report.ls.sort=priority-,project+\n"
+  "report.ls.description=Pending tasks sorted by description\n"
+  "report.ls.labels=ID,A,D,Project,Tags,R,Wait,S,Due,Until,Description\n"
+  "report.ls.columns=id,start.active,depends.indicator,project,tags,recur.indicator,wait.age,scheduled.countdown,due.countdown,until.countdown,description.count\n"
   "report.ls.filter=status:pending\n"
+  "report.ls.sort=start-,description+,entry+\n"
   "\n"
   "report.minimal.description=Minimal listing of all pending tasks\n"
   "report.minimal.columns=id,project,description.truncated\n"
diff --git a/test/bug.360.t b/test/bug.360.t
index 56d72127c..0199aae5e 100755
--- a/test/bug.360.t
+++ b/test/bug.360.t
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ like ($output, qr/^You cannot remove the due date from a recurring task.$/ms, 'C
 qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc add nonrecurring due:today 2>&1};
 $output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc ls 2>&1};
 like ($output, qr/^2 task.$/ms, '2 tasks shown');
-my ($id) = $output =~ /(\d+)\s+nonrecurring/;
+my ($id) = $output =~ /(\d+)\s.+\snonrecurring/;
 $output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc $id modify due: 2>&1};
 like ($output, qr/^Modified 1 task.$/ms, 'no task modified');
 unlike ($output, qr/^You cannot remove the due date from a recurring task.$/ms, 'Can remove due date from a non-recurring task');
diff --git a/test/bug.455.t b/test/bug.455.t
index 9e348ff39..6aa72bda3 100755
--- a/test/bug.455.t
+++ b/test/bug.455.t
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ use Test::More tests => 4;
 if (open my $fh, '>', '455.rc')
 {
   print $fh "data.location=.\n";
-  print $fh "print.empty.columns=yes\n";
+  print $fh "print.empty.columns=no\n";
 
   close $fh;
   ok (-r '455.rc', 'Created 455.rc');
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ qx{../src/task rc:455.rc add def pro:Foo! 2>&1};
 
 my $output = qx{../src/task rc:455.rc ls 2>&1};
 
-# ' ' + 'Pri' + ' ' == 5
-like ($output, qr/\S\s{5}abc/ms, 'bug 455 - correct spacing in utf8 task');
-like ($output, qr/\S\s{5}def/ms, 'bug 455 - correct spacing in non utf8 task');
+# Project + ' ' == 4
+like ($output, qr/\S\s{4}abc/ms, 'bug 455 - correct spacing in utf8 task');
+like ($output, qr/\S\s{4}def/ms, 'bug 455 - correct spacing in non utf8 task');
 
 # Cleanup.
 unlink qw(pending.data completed.data undo.data backlog.data 455.rc);
diff --git a/test/bug.804.t b/test/bug.804.t
index f7ccb22de..810bca65f 100755
--- a/test/bug.804.t
+++ b/test/bug.804.t
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ if (open my $fh, '>', 'bug.rc')
             "bulk=100\n",
             "confirmation=no\n",
             "print.empty.columns=yes\n",
-            "report.ls.labels=ID,Project,Pri,Description\n";
+            "report.unittest.labels=ID,Project,Pri,Description\n",
+            "report.unittest.columns=id,project,priority,description\n",
+            "report.unittest.filter=status:pending\n";
   close $fh;
   ok (-r 'bug.rc', 'Created bug.rc');
 }
@@ -49,12 +51,12 @@ qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc add One 2>&1};
 qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc 1 annotate abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 2>&1};
 
 # List with rc.hyphenate=on.
-my $output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc rc.defaultwidth:40 rc.hyphenate:on ls 2>&1};
+my $output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc rc.defaultwidth:40 rc.hyphenate:on unittest 2>&1};
 like ($output, qr/vwx-\n/ms, 'hyphenated 1');
 like ($output, qr/tuv-\n/ms, 'hyphenated 2');
 
 # List with rc.hyphenate=off.
-$output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc rc.defaultwidth:40 rc.hyphenate:off ls 2>&1};
+$output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc rc.defaultwidth:40 rc.hyphenate:off unittest 2>&1};
 like ($output, qr/vwxy\n/ms, 'not hyphenated 1');
 like ($output, qr/uvwx\n/ms, 'not hyphenated 2');
 
diff --git a/test/caseless.t b/test/caseless.t
index 42ac5794c..0ea06a3a0 100755
--- a/test/caseless.t
+++ b/test/caseless.t
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@ use Test::More tests => 18;
 # Create the rc file.
 if (open my $fh, '>', 'caseless.rc')
 {
-  print $fh "data.location=.\n";
+  print $fh "data.location=.\n",
+            "report.ls.columns=id,project,priority,description\n",
+            "report.ls.labels=ID,Proj,Pri,Description\n",
+            "report.ls.sort=priority-,project+\n",
+            "report.ls.filter=status:pending\n";
+
   close $fh;
   ok (-r 'caseless.rc', 'Created caseless.rc');
 }
diff --git a/test/special.t b/test/special.t
index 3434d51b9..6566c80d4 100755
--- a/test/special.t
+++ b/test/special.t
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ qx{../src/task rc:special.rc add should have no red +nocolor priority:H 2>&1};
 qx{../src/task rc:special.rc add should be red +nonag 2>&1};
 
 my $output = qx{../src/task rc:special.rc ls 2>&1};
-like ($output, qr/\s1\s+H\s+should have no red/,      'no red in first task due to +nocolor');
+like ($output, qr/\s1\s+nocolor\s+should have no red/,      'no red in first task due to +nocolor');
 like ($output, qr/\033\[31mshould be red\s+\033\[0m/, 'red in second task');
 
 # Prove that +nonag suppresses nagging when a low priority task is completed
diff --git a/test/verbose.t b/test/verbose.t
index 5a5ef2a4d..d8b9b60d8 100755
--- a/test/verbose.t
+++ b/test/verbose.t
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ unlike ($output, qr/Created task \d/, '\'new-id\' verbosity good');
 
 # Verbosity: 'label'
 $output = qx{../src/task rc:verbose.rc ls rc.verbose:label 2>&1};
-like ($output, qr/ID.+Proj.+Pri.+Description/, '\'label\' verbosity good');
+like ($output, qr/ID.+A.+D.+Project.+Tags.+R.+Wait.+S.+Due.+Until.+Description/, '\'label\' verbosity good');
 
 # Verbosity: 'affected'
 $output = qx{../src/task rc:verbose.rc ls rc.verbose:affected 2>&1};
diff --git a/test/wait.t b/test/wait.t
index af4c56d3e..6ed2b0ee4 100755
--- a/test/wait.t
+++ b/test/wait.t
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ use Test::More tests => 13;
 if (open my $fh, '>', 'wait.rc')
 {
   print $fh "data.location=.\n",
+            "report.ls.columns=id,project,priority,description\n",
+            "report.ls.labels=ID,Proj,Pri,Description\n",
+            "report.ls.sort=priority-,project+\n",
+            "report.ls.filter=status:pending\n",
             "confirmation=off\n";
 
   close $fh;