diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/drop.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/drop.rs
index e12fe3696..06d266842 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/drop.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/drop.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ fn columns() {
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "1");
 }
 
-// FIXME: jt: needs more work
-#[ignore]
 #[test]
 fn more_columns_than_table_has() {
     let actual = nu!(
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/sort_by.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/sort_by.rs
index 719cfc2c9..5b84c002f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/sort_by.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/sort_by.rs
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ fn by_invalid_column() {
     assert!(actual.err.contains("value originates here"));
 }
 
-// FIXME: jt: needs more work
-#[ignore]
 #[test]
 fn by_invalid_types() {
     let actual = nu!(
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ fn by_invalid_types() {
             open cargo_sample.toml --raw
             | echo ["foo" 1]
             | sort-by
-            | json -r
+            | to json -r
         "#
     ));
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/source.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/source.rs
index 8a15a3ec1..5824d4ada 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/source.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/source.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ fn sources_unicode_file_in_unicode_dir_without_spaces_2() {
 #[ignore]
 #[test]
 fn sources_unicode_file_in_unicode_dir_with_spaces_1() {
+    // this one fails
     try_source_foo_with_single_quotes_in("e-$ èрт🚒♞中片-j", "source_test_8");
+    // this one passes
     try_source_foo_with_double_quotes_in("e-$ èрт🚒♞中片-j", "source_test_9");
 }