diff --git a/S02-types/int-uint.t b/S02-types/int-uint.t
index daf6f374be..954b5c002c 100644
--- a/S02-types/int-uint.t
+++ b/S02-types/int-uint.t
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ plan 11 * @inttypes + 4;
 for @inttypes -> $type {
     my ($minval,$maxval) = ::($type).Range.int-bounds;
 
+    # TODO: merge this if/else into one test once the fundge isn't needed
     if $type eq "uint64" {
+        #?rakudo.jvm todo 'getting -1 instead of 18446744073709551615'
         is EVAL("my $type \$var = $maxval; \$var"), $maxval,
           "$type can be $maxval";
     } else {
diff --git a/S09-typed-arrays/native-int.t b/S09-typed-arrays/native-int.t
index 47d33d73e1..77f231559c 100644
--- a/S09-typed-arrays/native-int.t
+++ b/S09-typed-arrays/native-int.t
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ for @uint -> $T {
     is (@arr[0] = -1), -1, "assigning -1 on $t array passes value on through?";
     # DRY once the failing cases pass. RT #124088
     if $t eq "uint" or $t eq "uint64" {
+        #?rakudo.jvm todo 'highest bit length stays negative, RT #124088'
         ok @arr[0] > 0,        "negative value on $t array becomes positive";
     }
     elsif $t eq "uint32" {