diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_normal.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_normal.vim
index 582596748f..48e6bc5298 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_normal.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_normal.vim
@@ -2540,8 +2540,11 @@ func Test_normal33_g_cmd2()
   norm! g'a
   call assert_equal('>', a[-1:])
   call assert_equal(1, line('.'))
+  let v:errmsg = ''
   call assert_nobeep("normal! g`\<Esc>")
+  call assert_equal('', v:errmsg)
   call assert_nobeep("normal! g'\<Esc>")
+  call assert_equal('', v:errmsg)
 
   " Test for g; and g,
   norm! g;
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_options.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_options.vim
index 43cc3632e6..b6b982e92e 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_options.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_options.vim
@@ -890,8 +890,9 @@ func Test_debug_option()
   exe "normal \<C-c>"
   call assert_equal('Beep!', Screenline(&lines))
   call assert_equal('line    4:', Screenline(&lines - 1))
-  " only match the final colon in the line that shows the source
-  call assert_match(':$', Screenline(&lines - 2))
+  " also check a line above, with a certain window width the colon is there
+  call assert_match('Test_debug_option:$',
+        \ Screenline(&lines - 3) .. Screenline(&lines - 2))
   set debug&
 endfunc