diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 55fa43fdfd..4f0f671413 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     - Build
     - Documentation
     - Tests
+	+ Run tests with the runcore=fast,-O1,-O2 fast, no -D040, no --gc-debug
     - Community
 
 2014-09-16    release 6.8.0
diff --git a/t/compilers/imcc/syn/regressions.t b/t/compilers/imcc/syn/regressions.t
index 5390b6c434..0bbeb8b499 100644
--- a/t/compilers/imcc/syn/regressions.t
+++ b/t/compilers/imcc/syn/regressions.t
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ CODE
 OUT
 
 SKIP: {
-  skip "invalid -O2 test GH #1049", 1 if $ENV{TEST_PROG_ARGS} =~ / -O2/;
+  skip "invalid -O2 test GH #1049", 1 if $ENV{TEST_PROG_ARGS} =~ /-O2/;
   pir_output_is( <<'CODE', <<'OUT', 'cannot constant fold div by 0');
 .sub fold_by_zero :main
   push_eh ok1
diff --git a/t/op/calling.t b/t/op/calling.t
index 8fac9e6cea..de712607f0 100644
--- a/t/op/calling.t
+++ b/t/op/calling.t
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ OUTPUT
 
 TODO: {
   local $TODO = 'bad -O1 test 63' if $ENV{TEST_PROG_ARGS}
-    and $ENV{TEST_PROG_ARGS} =~ / -O[12]/;
+    and $ENV{TEST_PROG_ARGS} =~ /-O[12]/;
   pir_output_is( <<'CODE', <<'OUTPUT', "newclosure followed by tailcall" );
 ## regression test for newclosure followed by tailcall, which used to recycle
 ## the context too soon.  it looks awful because (a) the original version was