diff --git a/IPython/parallel/tests/test_client.py b/IPython/parallel/tests/test_client.py
index 440706b..a35c1fb 100644
--- a/IPython/parallel/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/IPython/parallel/tests/test_client.py
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ class TestClient(ClusterTestCase):
         v = self.client.load_balanced_view()
         ar = v.apply_async(f)
         r1 = ar.get(1)
+        # give the Hub a chance to notice:
+        time.sleep(0.5)
         ahr = self.client.resubmit(ar.msg_ids)
         r2 = ahr.get(1)
         self.assertFalse(r1 == r2)
diff --git a/IPython/parallel/tests/test_lbview.py b/IPython/parallel/tests/test_lbview.py
index b3646da..68d7ce2 100644
--- a/IPython/parallel/tests/test_lbview.py
+++ b/IPython/parallel/tests/test_lbview.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class TestLoadBalancedView(ClusterTestCase):
     def test_abort(self):
         view = self.view
         ar = self.client[:].apply_async(time.sleep, .5)
+        ar = self.client[:].apply_async(time.sleep, .5)
         ar2 = view.apply_async(lambda : 2)
         ar3 = view.apply_async(lambda : 3)
         view.abort(ar2)
diff --git a/IPython/parallel/tests/test_view.py b/IPython/parallel/tests/test_view.py
index 94dd5fc..347a5ff 100644
--- a/IPython/parallel/tests/test_view.py
+++ b/IPython/parallel/tests/test_view.py
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class TestView(ClusterTestCase):
         ip.magic_px('print a')
         sys.stdout = savestdout
         buf = sio.getvalue()
-        self.assertTrue('[stdout:%i]'%v.targets in buf)
+        self.assertTrue('[stdout:' in buf, buf)
         self.assertTrue(buf.rstrip().endswith('10'))
         self.assertRaisesRemote(ZeroDivisionError, ip.magic_px, '1/0')