diff --git a/tests/auth_test.ts b/tests/auth_test.ts
index 8b0df042..9b1684ce 100644
--- a/tests/auth_test.ts
+++ b/tests/auth_test.ts
@@ -1119,8 +1119,6 @@ Deno.test("auth - ignore auth error abort", async () => {
 
 Deno.test("auth - sub with permission error discards", async () => {
   const { ns, nc } = await setup({
-    debug: true,
-    trace: true,
     authorization: {
       users: [{
         user: "a",
@@ -1132,7 +1130,7 @@ Deno.test("auth - sub with permission error discards", async () => {
         },
       }],
     },
-  }, { user: "a", pass: "a", debug: true });
+  }, { user: "a", pass: "a" });
 
   const nci = nc as NatsConnectionImpl;
 
diff --git a/tests/authenticator_test.ts b/tests/authenticator_test.ts
index 4c3ba278..5cdb7159 100644
--- a/tests/authenticator_test.ts
+++ b/tests/authenticator_test.ts
@@ -384,6 +384,8 @@ Deno.test("authenticator - creds fn", async () => {
   }, 2000);
 
   await cycle;
+  await nc.flush();
+
   assertEquals(nc.isClosed(), false);
   await cleanup(ns, nc);
 });
diff --git a/tests/jetstream_test.ts b/tests/jetstream_test.ts
index 4c756dc6..a715a790 100644
--- a/tests/jetstream_test.ts
+++ b/tests/jetstream_test.ts
@@ -2289,7 +2289,7 @@ Deno.test("jetstream - source", async () => {
   await cleanup(ns, nc);
 });
 
-Deno.test("jestream - nak delay", async () => {
+Deno.test("jetstream - nak delay", async () => {
   const { ns, nc } = await setup(jetstreamServerConf({}, true));
   if (await notCompatible(ns, nc, "2.7.1")) {
     return;
@@ -2873,12 +2873,9 @@ Deno.test("jetstream - bind", async () => {
     `unable to bind - durable consumer hello doesn't exist in ${stream}`,
     undefined,
   );
-
-  nc.subscribe("$JS.API.CONSUMER.DURABLE.CREATE.>", {
-    callback: (_err, _msg) => {
-      // this will count
-    },
-  });
+  // the rejection happens and the unsub is scheduled, but it is possible that
+  // the server didn't process it yet - flush to make sure the unsub was seen
+  await nc.flush();
 
   opts.bind(stream, "me");
   const sub = await js.subscribe(subj, opts);
@@ -3322,7 +3319,7 @@ Deno.test("jetstream - ephemeral pull consumer", async () => {
   await nc.flush();
 
   const jsm = await nc.jetstreamManager();
-  await delay(1000);
+  await delay(1500);
   await assertRejects(
     async () => {
       await jsm.consumers.info(stream, old.name);
@@ -3857,7 +3854,6 @@ Deno.test("jetstream - fetch on stopped server doesn't close client", async () =
   (async () => {
     let reconnects = 0;
     for await (const s of nc.status()) {
-      console.log(s);
       switch (s.type) {
         case DebugEvents.Reconnecting:
           reconnects++;
diff --git a/tests/service_test.ts b/tests/service_test.ts
index a6cbcf66..b1f63135 100644
--- a/tests/service_test.ts
+++ b/tests/service_test.ts
@@ -754,8 +754,9 @@ Deno.test("service - cross platform service test", async () => {
   ];
 
   const p = Deno.run({ cmd: args, stderr: "piped", stdout: "piped" });
-  const [status, stderr] = await Promise.all([
+  const [status, _stdout, stderr] = await Promise.all([
     p.status(),
+    p.output(),
     p.stderrOutput(),
   ]);