diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index f7323714..eda02390 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ jobs:
                #["lammps", "ghcr.io/rse-ops/lammps:flux-sched-focal-v0.24.0", 60],
                #["pokemon", "ghcr.io/rse-ops/pokemon:app-latest", 60],
                #["timed", "ghcr.io/flux-framework/flux-restful-api:latest", 60],
-               #["debug", "ghcr.io/flux-framework/flux-restful-api:latest", 60],
+               ["debug", "", 60],
                #["flux-resource-list", "ghcr.io/flux-framework/flux-restful-api:latest", 60],
-               #["existing-volumes", "ghcr.io/flux-framework/flux-restful-api:latest", 60],
+               ["existing-volumes", "", 60],
                ["volumes", "", 60]]
                #["snakemake", "ghcr.io/rse-ops/atacseq:app-latest", 60]]
 
diff --git a/examples/tests/custom-config/minicluster.yaml b/examples/tests/custom-config/minicluster.yaml
index 179b4239..ab0990a7 100644
--- a/examples/tests/custom-config/minicluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/tests/custom-config/minicluster.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   # suppress all output except for test run
   logging:
-    quiet: false
+    quiet: true
 
   # Number of pods to create for MiniCluster
   size: 4
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
         default_port = 8050
         default_bind = "tcp://eth0:%p"
         default_connect = "tcp://%h.flux-service.flux-operator.svc.cluster.local:%p"
-        hosts = [{host="flux-sample-0", bind="tcp://eth0:8050",connect="tcp://flux-sample-0.flux-service.flux-operator.svc.cluster.local:8050"},
+        hosts = [{host="flux-sample-0", bind="tcp://eth0:8050",connect="tcp://flux-sample-0.flux-service.default.svc.cluster.local:8050"},
                  {host="flux-sample-[1-3]"}]
         [archive]
         dbpath = "/mnt/flux/view/var/lib/flux/job-archive.sqlite"
diff --git a/examples/tests/debug/minicluster.yaml b/examples/tests/debug/minicluster.yaml
index bb399766..16301e64 100644
--- a/examples/tests/debug/minicluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/tests/debug/minicluster.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-apiVersion: flux-framework.org/v1alpha1
+apiVersion: flux-framework.org/v1alpha2
 kind: MiniCluster
 metadata:
   name: flux-sample
-  namespace: flux-operator
 spec:
 
   # suppress all output except for test run
@@ -15,5 +14,5 @@ spec:
 
   # This is a list because a pod can support multiple containers
   containers:
-    - image: ghcr.io/flux-framework/flux-restful-api:latest
+    - image: rockylinux:9
       command: echo hello world
diff --git a/examples/tests/existing-volumes/minicluster.yaml b/examples/tests/existing-volumes/minicluster.yaml
index d285632f..0b446ee7 100644
--- a/examples/tests/existing-volumes/minicluster.yaml
+++ b/examples/tests/existing-volumes/minicluster.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ apiVersion: flux-framework.org/v1alpha1
 kind: MiniCluster
 metadata:
   name: flux-sample
-  namespace: flux-operator
 spec:
   # suppress all output except for test run
   logging:
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
 
   # This is a list because a pod can support multiple containers
   containers:
-    - image: ghcr.io/flux-framework/flux-restful-api:latest
+    - image: rockylinux:9
       command: ls /data
       existingVolumes:
         data: