diff --git a/tests/test_advanced_faults.py b/tests/test_advanced_faults.py
index 85bac93..de8a0e1 100644
--- a/tests/test_advanced_faults.py
+++ b/tests/test_advanced_faults.py
@@ -255,15 +255,16 @@ async def break_ipc_after_started(
 
 def test_stream_closed_right_after_ipc_break_and_zombie_lord_engages():
     '''
-    Verify that is a subactor's IPC goes down just after bringing up a stream
-    the parent can trigger a SIGINT and the child will be reaped out-of-IPC by
-    the localhost process supervision machinery: aka "zombie lord".
+    Verify that is a subactor's IPC goes down just after bringing up
+    a stream the parent can trigger a SIGINT and the child will be
+    reaped out-of-IPC by the localhost process supervision machinery:
+    aka "zombie lord".
 
     '''
     async def main():
         with trio.fail_after(3):
-            async with tractor.open_nursery() as n:
-                portal = await n.start_actor(
+            async with tractor.open_nursery() as an:
+                portal = await an.start_actor(
                     'ipc_breaker',
                     enable_modules=[__name__],
                 )
diff --git a/tests/test_discovery.py b/tests/test_discovery.py
index 8d014ce..8745598 100644
--- a/tests/test_discovery.py
+++ b/tests/test_discovery.py
@@ -318,7 +318,9 @@ async def close_chans_before_nursery(
                         async with portal2.open_stream_from(
                             stream_forever
                         ) as agen2:
-                            async with trio.open_nursery() as n:
+                            async with trio.open_nursery(
+                                strict_exception_groups=False,
+                            ) as n:
                                 n.start_soon(streamer, agen1)
                                 n.start_soon(cancel, use_signal, .5)
                                 try: