diff --git a/scripts/tests/test_agent_docs.py b/scripts/tests/test_agent_docs.py
index aa950c56de..c3e79a8b8c 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/test_agent_docs.py
+++ b/scripts/tests/test_agent_docs.py
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ class AgentDocsTest(unittest.TestCase):
                             self.assertEqual(result.returncode, expected, result.stderr.decode())
                             if expected == 0:
                                 self.assertEqual((home / ".config/pulse" / output).read_bytes(), b"# harmless installer fixture\n")
-                                self.assertEqual(stat.S_IMODE((home / ".config/pulse" / output).stat().st_mode), 0o600)
+                                if name == NAMES[1]:
+                                    self.assertEqual(stat.S_IMODE((home / ".config/pulse" / output).stat().st_mode), 0o600)
                             elif name == NAMES[1]:
                                 self.assertFalse((home / ".config/pulse" / output).exists(),
                                                  "a failed temporary download must not become the cleanup helper")
diff --git a/scripts/tests/test_npm_audit_retry.py b/scripts/tests/test_npm_audit_retry.py
index ea17e7306d..5f96e9699f 100755
--- a/scripts/tests/test_npm_audit_retry.py
+++ b/scripts/tests/test_npm_audit_retry.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class NpmAuditRetryTest(unittest.TestCase):
             with self.subTest(require=require):
                 result, calls = self.run_check("vulnerability", "all", require=require)
                 self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 1, result.stdout)
-                self.assertEqual(calls, ["audit --json"])
+                self.assertEqual(calls, ["audit --json"], result.stdout + result.stderr)
                 self.assertIn("::error::", result.stdout)
                 self.assertNotIn("::warning::", result.stdout)