diff --git a/test/color.rules.t b/test/color.rules.t
index 6f9ad5e0e..f6a52ee21 100755
--- a/test/color.rules.t
+++ b/test/color.rules.t
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class TestColorRules(TestCase):
 
     def test_color_header(self):
         """Header color."""
-        code, out, err = self.t('rc.verbose=header /control/')
+        code, out, err = self.t('rc.verbose=header,default /control/')
         self.assertIn('\x1b[34m', err)
 
     def test_color_footnote(self):
diff --git a/test/default.t b/test/default.t
index 4a8cb61d8..8d7339a3b 100755
--- a/test/default.t
+++ b/test/default.t
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class TestCMD(TestCase):
 
     def test_default_command(self):
         """default command"""
+        self.t.config("verbose", "on")
         code, out, err = self.t()
         self.assertIn("task list]", err)