diff --git a/test/unit/common/test_db.py b/test/unit/common/test_db.py
index b7b4aa114b..8a3e11a804 100644
--- a/test/unit/common/test_db.py
+++ b/test/unit/common/test_db.py
@@ -421,7 +421,8 @@ class TestExampleBroker(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(info['created_at'], created_at)
         self.assertEqual(info['put_timestamp'], recreate_timestamp)
         self.assertEqual(info['delete_timestamp'], delete_timestamp)
-        self.assertTrue(info['status_changed_at'], status_changed_at)
+        self.assertEqual(Timestamp(status_changed_at).normal,
+                         info['status_changed_at'])
 
     def test_merge_timestamps_recreate_with_objects(self):
         put_timestamp = next(self.ts).internal
diff --git a/test/unit/common/test_manager.py b/test/unit/common/test_manager.py
index 0cccee94f2..f1784fc7fc 100644
--- a/test/unit/common/test_manager.py
+++ b/test/unit/common/test_manager.py
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ class TestServer(unittest.TestCase):
             running_pids = server.get_running_pids()
             for f in ('thing-sayer.pid', 'other-doer.pid', 'other-sayer.pid'):
                 # other server pid files persist
-                self.assertTrue(os.path.exists, os.path.join(t, f))
+                self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(t, f)))
             # verify that servers are in fact not running
             for server_name in ('thing-sayer', 'other-doer', 'other-sayer'):
                 server = manager.Server(server_name, run_dir=t)
@@ -1644,9 +1644,9 @@ class TestServer(unittest.TestCase):
                 pids = server.stop(number=3)
                 self.assertEqual(len(pids), 1)
                 expected = {
-                    3: conf3,
+                    3: self.join_run_dir('account-reaper/3.pid'),
                 }
-                self.assertTrue(pids, expected)
+                self.assertEqual(expected, pids)
                 self.assertEqual(manager.os.pid_sigs[3], [signal.SIGTERM])
                 self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(conf4))
                 self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(conf3))
diff --git a/test/unit/common/test_storage_policy.py b/test/unit/common/test_storage_policy.py
index 2fa28d5bd5..36a12850ee 100644
--- a/test/unit/common/test_storage_policy.py
+++ b/test/unit/common/test_storage_policy.py
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ class TestStoragePolicies(unittest.TestCase):
 
         policies = parse_storage_policies(orig_conf)
         self.assertEqual(policies.default, policies[1])
-        self.assertTrue(policies[0].name, 'Policy-0')
+        self.assertEqual('zero', policies[0].name)
 
         bad_conf = self._conf("""
         [storage-policy:0]