diff --git a/liblog/tests/log_id_test.cpp b/liblog/tests/log_id_test.cpp
index c56fa8b..9fb5a2c 100644
--- a/liblog/tests/log_id_test.cpp
+++ b/liblog/tests/log_id_test.cpp
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@
     ASSERT_EQ(0, pthread_create(&t[i], NULL, ConcurrentPrintFn,
                                 reinterpret_cast<void*>(i)));
   }
-  int ret = 0;
+  int ret = 1;
   for (i = 0; i < NUM_CONCURRENT; i++) {
     void* result;
     ASSERT_EQ(0, pthread_join(t[i], &result));
     int this_result = reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(result);
-    if ((0 == ret) && (0 != this_result)) {
+    if ((0 < ret) && (ret != this_result)) {
       ret = this_result;
     }
   }
diff --git a/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp b/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp
index 4397b14..8ee5ea1 100644
--- a/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp
+++ b/logd/tests/logd_test.cpp
@@ -646,16 +646,20 @@
                 recv(fd, msg_timeout.buf, sizeof(msg_timeout), 0) > 0;
         }
 
-        alarm_timeout =
-            alarm((old_alarm <= 0) ? old_alarm
-                                   : (old_alarm > (1 + 3 - alarm_wrap))
-                                         ? old_alarm - 3 + alarm_wrap
-                                         : 2);
+        if (old_alarm > 0) {
+            unsigned int time_spent = 3 - alarm_wrap;
+            if (old_alarm > time_spent + 1) {
+                old_alarm -= time_spent;
+            } else {
+                old_alarm = 2;
+            }
+        }
+        alarm_timeout = alarm(old_alarm);
         sigaction(SIGALRM, &old_sigaction, nullptr);
 
         close(fd);
 
-        if (!content_wrap && !alarm_wrap && content_timeout && alarm_timeout) {
+        if (content_wrap && alarm_wrap && content_timeout && alarm_timeout) {
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -710,8 +714,8 @@
     // A few tries to get it right just in case wrap kicks in due to
     // content providers being active during the test.
     int i = 5;
-    log_time now(android_log_clockid());
-    now.tv_sec -= 30;  // reach back a moderate period of time
+    log_time start(android_log_clockid());
+    start.tv_sec -= 30;  // reach back a moderate period of time
 
     while (--i) {
         int fd = socket_local_client("logdr", ANDROID_SOCKET_NAMESPACE_RESERVED,
@@ -726,7 +730,7 @@
         std::string ask = android::base::StringPrintf(
             "dumpAndClose lids=0,1,2,3,4,5 timeout=6 start=%" PRIu32
             ".%09" PRIu32,
-            now.tv_sec, now.tv_nsec);
+            start.tv_sec, start.tv_nsec);
 
         struct sigaction ignore, old_sigaction;
         memset(&ignore, 0, sizeof(ignore));
@@ -756,11 +760,15 @@
                 recv(fd, msg_timeout.buf, sizeof(msg_timeout), 0) > 0;
         }
 
-        alarm_timeout =
-            alarm((old_alarm <= 0) ? old_alarm
-                                   : (old_alarm > (1 + 3 - alarm_wrap))
-                                         ? old_alarm - 3 + alarm_wrap
-                                         : 2);
+        if (old_alarm > 0) {
+            unsigned int time_spent = 3 - alarm_wrap;
+            if (old_alarm > time_spent + 1) {
+                old_alarm -= time_spent;
+            } else {
+                old_alarm = 2;
+            }
+        }
+        alarm_timeout = alarm(old_alarm);
         sigaction(SIGALRM, &old_sigaction, nullptr);
 
         close(fd);
@@ -773,23 +781,23 @@
         // active _or_ inactive during the test.
         if (content_timeout) {
             log_time msg(msg_timeout.entry.sec, msg_timeout.entry.nsec);
-            if (msg < now) {
+            if (msg < start) {
                 fprintf(stderr, "%u.%09u < %u.%09u\n", msg_timeout.entry.sec,
-                        msg_timeout.entry.nsec, (unsigned)now.tv_sec,
-                        (unsigned)now.tv_nsec);
+                        msg_timeout.entry.nsec, (unsigned)start.tv_sec,
+                        (unsigned)start.tv_nsec);
                 _exit(-1);
             }
-            if (msg > now) {
-                now = msg;
-                now.tv_sec += 30;
-                msg = log_time(android_log_clockid());
-                if (now > msg) {
-                    now = msg;
-                    --now.tv_sec;
+            if (msg > start) {
+                start = msg;
+                start.tv_sec += 30;
+                log_time now = log_time(android_log_clockid());
+                if (start > now) {
+                    start = now;
+                    --start.tv_sec;
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            now.tv_sec -= 120;  // inactive, reach further back!
+            start.tv_sec -= 120;  // inactive, reach further back!
         }
     }
 
@@ -802,8 +810,8 @@
     }
 
     if (content_wrap || !content_timeout) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "now=%" PRIu32 ".%09" PRIu32 "\n", now.tv_sec,
-                now.tv_nsec);
+        fprintf(stderr, "start=%" PRIu32 ".%09" PRIu32 "\n", start.tv_sec,
+                start.tv_nsec);
     }
 
     EXPECT_TRUE(written);