diff --git a/test/bug.1065.t b/test/bug.1065.t
index c1cd2429a..5f25f1abd 100755
--- a/test/bug.1065.t
+++ b/test/bug.1065.t
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ ok ($? == 0, 'Exit status check');
 unlike ($output, qr/Some of your .taskrc variables differ/, 'Message is not shown when no non-default matches in pattern');
 
 # Bug 1065 - CmdShow should not display the unrecognized message if no non-default in matched elements.
-my $output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc show notrecog 2>&1};
+$output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc show notrecog 2>&1};
 ok ($? == 0, 'Exit status check');
 like ($output, qr/Your .taskrc file contains these unrecognized variables:/, 'Message is shown when unrecognized matches in pattern');
 
diff --git a/test/bug.956.t b/test/bug.956.t
index 0b2300407..1bc5e01fa 100755
--- a/test/bug.956.t
+++ b/test/bug.956.t
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ if (open my $fh, '>', 'bug.rc')
 
 qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc add test 2>&1};
 
-my $output = qx{TASKRC=bug.rc ../src/task rc:bug.rc ids};
+my $output = qx{TASKRC=bug.rc ../src/task rc:bug.rc ids 2>&1};
 unlike ($output, qr/TASKRC/ms, 'The header does not appear with "ids"');
 
-$output = qx{TASKRC=bug.rc ../src/task uuids};
+$output = qx{TASKRC=bug.rc ../src/task uuids 2>&1};
 unlike ($output, qr/TASKRC/ms, 'The header does not appear with "uuids"');
 
 $output = qx{TASKRC=bug.rc ../src/task _ids 2>&1};