diff --git a/src/tests/bug.327.t b/src/tests/bug.327.t
index de8340e0a..7c66a15bc 100755
--- a/src/tests/bug.327.t
+++ b/src/tests/bug.327.t
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ qx{../task rc:bug.rc 2 due:};
 # Result: Somehow the due date is incremented and wraps around to 12/31/1969,
 # then keeps going back to today.
 my $output = qx{../task rc:bug.rc li};
-like ($output, qr/^1 task$/ms, 'Should only be one task');
+unlike ($output, qr/1969/ms, 'Should not display 12/31/1969');
 
 # Cleanup.
 unlink 'pending.data';
diff --git a/src/tests/cal.t b/src/tests/cal.t
index 78b081ec2..3238011f2 100755
--- a/src/tests/cal.t
+++ b/src/tests/cal.t
@@ -68,7 +68,15 @@ $output = qx{../task rc:cal.rc rc.weekstart:Monday cal};
 like   ($output, qr/Fr Sa Su/,     'Week starts on Monday'); 
 $output = qx{../task rc:cal.rc cal y};
 like   ($output, qr/$month\w+?\s+?$year/,         'Current month and year are displayed');
+if ( $month eq "Jan")
+{
+  $nextyear = $nextyear - 1;
+}
 like   ($output, qr/$prevmonth\w+?\s+?$nextyear/, 'Month and year one year ahead are displayed');
+if ( $month eq "Jan")
+{
+  $nextyear = $nextyear + 1;
+}
 unlike ($output, qr/$month\w+?\s+?$nextyear/,     'Current month and year ahead are not displayed');
 
 # task cal due   and   task cal due y