diff --git a/test/cp.js b/test/cp.js
index 8832ee1..11dafe8 100644
--- a/test/cp.js
+++ b/test/cp.js
@@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ assert.equal(shell.cat('resources/cp/dir_a/z'), shell.cat('tmp/cp/dir_a/z')); //
 
 //recursive, creates dest dir since it's only one level deep (see Github issue #44)
 shell.rm('-rf', 'tmp/*');
-shell.cp('-r', 'resources/issue44/*', 'tmp/dir2');
+shell.cp('-r', 'resources/issue44', 'tmp/dir2');
 assert.equal(shell.error(), null);
 assert.equal(shell.ls('-R', 'resources/issue44') + '', shell.ls('-R', 'tmp/dir2') + '');
 assert.equal(shell.cat('resources/issue44/main.js'), shell.cat('tmp/dir2/main.js'));
 
 //recursive, does *not* create dest dir since it's too deep (see Github issue #44)
 shell.rm('-rf', 'tmp/*');
-shell.cp('-r', 'resources/issue44/*', 'tmp/dir2/dir3');
+shell.cp('-r', 'resources/issue44', 'tmp/dir2/dir3');
 assert.ok(shell.error());
 assert.equal(fs.existsSync('tmp/dir2'), false);
 
diff --git a/test/rm.js b/test/rm.js
index 58125eb..863b48c 100644
--- a/test/rm.js
+++ b/test/rm.js
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ assert.equal(fs.existsSync('tmp/tree4'), false);
 
 // remove symbolic link to a dir
 shell.rm('-rf', 'tmp');
+shell.mkdir('tmp');
 shell.cp('-R', 'resources/rm', 'tmp');
 shell.rm('-f', 'tmp/rm/link_to_a_dir');
 assert.equal(shell.error(), null);