diff --git a/test/tap/multiprocess-shutdown-test.js b/test/tap/multiprocess-shutdown-test.js
index de3949b..568ba6a 100644
--- a/test/tap/multiprocess-shutdown-test.js
+++ b/test/tap/multiprocess-shutdown-test.js
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ test('multiprocess appender crash (worker)', (t) => {
 
   worker.on('message', (m) => {
     if (m === 'worker is done') {
-      worker.kill();
       setTimeout(() => {
+        worker.kill();
         t.equal(messages[0], 'Logging from worker');
         log4jsWithFakeConsole.shutdown(() => t.end());
-      }, 500);
+      }, 100);
     }
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/tap/redisAppender-test.js b/test/tap/redisAppender-test.js
index 5bad90d..583ee64 100644
--- a/test/tap/redisAppender-test.js
+++ b/test/tap/redisAppender-test.js
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ test('log4js redisAppender', (batch) => {
     setup.fakeRedis.publishCb('oh no, error on publish');
 
     t.test('should go to the console', (assert) => {
-      assert.equal(setup.fakeConsole.errors.length, 2);
+      assert.equal(setup.fakeConsole.errors.length, 3);
       assert.equal(
-        setup.fakeConsole.errors[0],
+        setup.fakeConsole.errors[1],
         'log4js.redisAppender - 127.0.0.1:6379 Error: \'oh no, error on connect\''
       );
       assert.equal(
-        setup.fakeConsole.errors[1],
+        setup.fakeConsole.errors[2],
         'log4js.redisAppender - 127.0.0.1:6379 Error: \'oh no, error on publish\''
       );
       assert.end();