diff --git a/test/units/TEST-13-NSPAWN.machinectl.sh b/test/units/TEST-13-NSPAWN.machinectl.sh
index 6e2ad165bd..c27207bcc7 100755
--- a/test/units/TEST-13-NSPAWN.machinectl.sh
+++ b/test/units/TEST-13-NSPAWN.machinectl.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ done
 # Create one "long running" container with some basic signal handling
 create_dummy_container /var/lib/machines/long-running
 cat >/var/lib/machines/long-running/sbin/init <<\EOF
-#!/usr/bin/bash -x
+#!/usr/bin/bash
 
 PID=0
 
diff --git a/test/units/TEST-63-PATH.sh b/test/units/TEST-63-PATH.sh
index ea8cd945ed..cdd323cba6 100755
--- a/test/units/TEST-63-PATH.sh
+++ b/test/units/TEST-63-PATH.sh
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ timeout 30 bash -c 'until test "$(systemctl show test63-pr-30768.service -P Acti
 diff /tmp/copyme /tmp/copied
 echo test2 > /tmp/copyme
 exec {lock}<&-
-timeout 30 bash -c 'until diff /tmp/copyme /tmp/copied; do sleep .2; done'
+timeout 30 bash -c 'until diff /tmp/copyme /tmp/copied >/dev/null; do sleep .2; done'
 
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