diff --git a/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/tests/RecurrentTimer_test.cpp b/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/tests/RecurrentTimer_test.cpp
index 9fc17c6..d7547f6 100644
--- a/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/tests/RecurrentTimer_test.cpp
+++ b/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/tests/RecurrentTimer_test.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
 
     timer.registerRecurrentEvent(milliseconds(1), 0xdead);
     std::this_thread::sleep_for(milliseconds(100));
-    ASSERT_EQ_WITH_TOLERANCE(100, counter.load(), 20);
+    // This test is unstable, so set the tolerance to 50.
+    ASSERT_EQ_WITH_TOLERANCE(100, counter.load(), 50);
 }
 
 TEST(RecurrentTimerTest, multipleIntervals) {
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@
     timer.registerRecurrentEvent(milliseconds(5), 0xbeef);
 
     std::this_thread::sleep_for(milliseconds(100));
-    ASSERT_EQ_WITH_TOLERANCE(100, counter1ms.load(), 20);
+    // This test is unstable, so set the tolerance to 50.
+    ASSERT_EQ_WITH_TOLERANCE(100, counter1ms.load(), 50);
     ASSERT_EQ_WITH_TOLERANCE(20, counter5ms.load(), 5);
 }
 
diff --git a/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/tests/VehicleObjectPool_test.cpp b/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/tests/VehicleObjectPool_test.cpp
index 4e3ade1..0968166 100644
--- a/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/tests/VehicleObjectPool_test.cpp
+++ b/automotive/vehicle/2.0/default/tests/VehicleObjectPool_test.cpp
@@ -58,10 +58,12 @@
 
 TEST_F(VehicleObjectPoolTest, valuePoolBasicCorrectness) {
     auto value = valuePool->obtain(VehiclePropertyType::INT32);
-    // At this point, v1 should be recycled and the only object in the pool.
-    ASSERT_EQ(value.get(), valuePool->obtain(VehiclePropertyType::INT32).get());
+    void* raw = value.get();
+    value.reset();
+    // At this point, value should be recycled and the only object in the pool.
+    ASSERT_EQ(raw, valuePool->obtain(VehiclePropertyType::INT32).get());
     // Obtaining value of another type - should return a new object
-    ASSERT_NE(value.get(), valuePool->obtain(VehiclePropertyType::FLOAT).get());
+    ASSERT_NE(raw, valuePool->obtain(VehiclePropertyType::FLOAT).get());
 
     ASSERT_EQ(3u, stats->Obtained);
     ASSERT_EQ(2u, stats->Created);