diff --git a/src/tests/cal.t b/src/tests/cal.t
index fc30ee14d..ff932ce7e 100755
--- a/src/tests/cal.t
+++ b/src/tests/cal.t
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ if (open my $fh, '>', 'cal.rc')
             "color.calendar.due=black on green\n",
             "color.calendar.weeknumber=black on white\n",
             "color.calendar.overdue=black on red\n",
+            "color.calendar.weekend=white on bright black\n",
             "confirmation=no\n";
   close $fh;
   ok (-r 'cal.rc', 'Created cal.rc');
diff --git a/src/tests/color.keyword.t b/src/tests/color.keyword.t
index 82546d8fb..a2caca10f 100755
--- a/src/tests/color.keyword.t
+++ b/src/tests/color.keyword.t
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ use Test::More tests => 7;
 if (open my $fh, '>', 'color.rc')
 {
   print $fh "data.location=.\n",
+            "color.alternate=\n",
             "color.keyword.red=red\n",
             "color.keyword.green=green\n",
             "_forcecolor=1\n";
diff --git a/src/tests/color.project.t b/src/tests/color.project.t
index 6ccebb7da..6a5d83da4 100755
--- a/src/tests/color.project.t
+++ b/src/tests/color.project.t
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ if (open my $fh, '>', 'color.rc')
 {
   print $fh "data.location=.\n",
             "color.project.x=red\n",
+            "color.alternate=\n",
             "_forcecolor=1\n";
   close $fh;
   ok (-r 'color.rc', 'Created color.rc');
diff --git a/src/tests/color.tagged.t b/src/tests/color.tagged.t
index 649e17db0..b7f1ceef2 100755
--- a/src/tests/color.tagged.t
+++ b/src/tests/color.tagged.t
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ if (open my $fh, '>', 'color.rc')
 {
   print $fh "data.location=.\n",
             "color.tagged=red\n",
+            "color.alternate=\n",
             "_forcecolor=1\n";
   close $fh;
   ok (-r 'color.rc', 'Created color.rc');
diff --git a/src/tests/special.t b/src/tests/special.t
index f74c979b9..e4b7dc8f7 100755
--- a/src/tests/special.t
+++ b/src/tests/special.t
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ if (open my $fh, '>', 'special.rc')
 {
   print $fh "data.location=.\n",
             "color.keyword.red=red\n",
+            "color.alternate=\n",
+            "color.tagged=\n",
+            "color.pri.H=\n",
             "nag=NAG\n",
             "_forcecolor=1\n";
   close $fh;