diff --git a/tests/test-mprioqueue.c b/tests/test-mprioqueue.c
index 8dcf727b..53b4a5c9 100644
--- a/tests/test-mprioqueue.c
+++ b/tests/test-mprioqueue.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static void test_io(void)
   string_init(str);
 
   // Test empty
-  FILE *f = fopen("a-mprioqueue.dat", "wt");
+  FILE *f = m_core_fopen("a-mprioqueue.dat", "wt");
   if (!f) abort();
   PrioDouble_out_str(f, q1);
   fclose(f);
diff --git a/tests/test-mstring.c b/tests/test-mstring.c
index 87f2c17c..0e1ed464 100644
--- a/tests/test-mstring.c
+++ b/tests/test-mstring.c
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ static void test_int(void)
   string_init(s);
 
   for(unsigned i = 0; i <= 10000; i++) {
-    sprintf(buffer, "%u", i);
+    snprintf(buffer, sizeof buffer, "%u", i);
     string_set_ui(s, i);
     assert(string_equal_str_p(s, buffer));
   }
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ static void test_int(void)
   }
   string_set_si(s, 2147483647);
   assert(string_equal_str_p(s, "2147483647"));
-  string_set_si(s, -2147483648);
+  string_set_si(s, 0-2147483648);
   assert(string_equal_str_p(s, "-2147483648"));
   
   string_clear(s);