diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_edit.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_edit.vim
index 0c54becde8..1bcd245d01 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_edit.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_edit.vim
@@ -216,14 +216,16 @@ endfunc
 func! Test_edit_08()
   throw 'skipped: moved to test/functional/legacy/edit_spec.lua'
   " reset insertmode from i_ctrl-r_=
+  let g:bufnr = bufnr('%')
   new
   call setline(1, ['abc'])
   call cursor(1, 4)
-  call feedkeys(":set im\<cr>ZZZ\<c-r>=setbufvar(1,'&im', 0)\<cr>",'tnix')
+  call feedkeys(":set im\<cr>ZZZ\<c-r>=setbufvar(g:bufnr,'&im', 0)\<cr>",'tnix')
   call assert_equal(['abZZZc'], getline(1,'$'))
   call assert_equal([0, 1, 1, 0], getpos('.'))
   call assert_false(0, '&im')
   bw!
+  unlet g:bufnr
 endfunc
 
 func! Test_edit_09()
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_popup.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_popup.vim
index 7f818dd40d..f5bdd717dd 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_popup.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_popup.vim
@@ -590,7 +590,8 @@ func Test_popup_and_preview_autocommand()
   call setline(2, '                                 os.')
   $
   call feedkeys("A\<C-X>\<C-O>\<C-N>\<C-N>\<C-N>\<enter>\<esc>", 'tx')
-  call assert_equal(["import os", "                                 os.EX_IOERR", ''], getline(1,'$'))
+  call assert_equal("import os", getline(1))
+  call assert_match('                                 os.\(EX_IOERR\|O_CREAT\)$', getline(2))
   call assert_equal(1, winnr('$'))
   " previewwindow option is not set
   call assert_equal(0, &previewwindow)