diff --git a/collects/tests/plai/gc2/good-mutators/by-val.rkt b/collects/tests/plai/gc2/good-mutators/by-val.rkt
index d6771dcc19..01cafee4c4 100644
--- a/collects/tests/plai/gc2/good-mutators/by-val.rkt
+++ b/collects/tests/plai/gc2/good-mutators/by-val.rkt
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 (define global-val 'global)
 
 (define (mut-arg arg)
-  (set! arg 'mutated))
+  (set! arg 'mutated)
+  0)
 
 (mut-arg global-val)
 
diff --git a/collects/tests/plai/gc2/set-restriction-test.rkt b/collects/tests/plai/gc2/set-restriction-test.rkt
index 932ba18654..8233ff549c 100644
--- a/collects/tests/plai/gc2/set-restriction-test.rkt
+++ b/collects/tests/plai/gc2/set-restriction-test.rkt
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 #lang racket
-
+(require racket/runtime-path)
 (define-syntax (test stx)
   (syntax-case stx ()
     [(_ exp reg)
      (with-syntax ([line (syntax-line stx)])
        #'(test/proc line 'exp reg))]))
 
+(define-runtime-path here ".")
+
 (define ns (make-base-namespace))
 (define tests 0)
 (define failed 0)
@@ -18,7 +20,8 @@
                             (let ([m (exn-message x)])
                               (regexp-match? reg m))))
                      exn-message))
-      (parameterize ([current-namespace ns])
+      (parameterize ([current-namespace ns]
+                     [current-directory here])
         (expand 
          `(,#'module m plai/gc2/mutator
                      (allocator-setup "good-collectors/trivial-collector.rkt" 200)