diff --git a/tests/app/main.cpp b/tests/app/main.cpp
index 98f19c19..e8d31fa1 100644
--- a/tests/app/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/app/main.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( two_node_network )
       app1.register_plugin<graphene::account_history::account_history_plugin>();
       boost::program_options::variables_map cfg;
       cfg.emplace("p2p-endpoint", boost::program_options::variable_value(string("127.0.0.1:0"), false));
+      cfg.emplace("plugins", boost::program_options::variable_value(string(" "), false));
       app1.initialize(app_dir.path(), cfg);
       cfg.emplace("genesis-json", boost::program_options::variable_value(create_genesis_file(app_dir), false));
 
diff --git a/tests/common/database_fixture.cpp b/tests/common/database_fixture.cpp
index 14b10fa3..edddfb42 100644
--- a/tests/common/database_fixture.cpp
+++ b/tests/common/database_fixture.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ database_fixture::database_fixture()
          std::cout << "running test " << boost::unit_test::framework::current_test_case().p_name << std::endl;
    }
 
-   auto ahplugin = app.register_plugin<graphene::account_history::account_history_plugin>();
+   //auto ahplugin = app.register_plugin<graphene::account_history::account_history_plugin>();
    auto mhplugin = app.register_plugin<graphene::market_history::market_history_plugin>();
    auto bookieplugin = app.register_plugin<graphene::bookie::bookie_plugin>();
    auto affiliateplugin = app.register_plugin<graphene::affiliate_stats::affiliate_stats_plugin>();
diff --git a/tests/tests/block_tests.cpp b/tests/tests/block_tests.cpp
index 9f74a34c..b7ed69fe 100644
--- a/tests/tests/block_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/tests/block_tests.cpp
@@ -745,6 +745,8 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE( maintenance_interval, database_fixture )
          PUSH_TX( db, trx, ~0 );
          trx.operations.clear();
       }
+
+      generate_block();
       transfer(account_id_type()(db), nathan, asset(5000));
 
       generate_blocks(maintenence_time - initial_properties.parameters.block_interval);
@@ -959,18 +961,23 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE( pop_block_twice, database_fixture )
       processed_transaction ptx;
 
       account_object committee_account_object = committee_account(db);
+      generate_block(skip_flags);
       // transfer from committee account to Sam account
       transfer(committee_account_object, sam_account_object, core.amount(100000));
 
       generate_block(skip_flags);
 
-      create_account("alice");
+      private_key_type charlie_key = generate_private_key("charlie");
+      create_account("charlie", charlie_key);
       generate_block(skip_flags);
-      create_account("bob");
       generate_block(skip_flags);
-
+      private_key_type bob_key = generate_private_key("bob");
+      create_account("bob", bob_key);
+      generate_block(skip_flags);
+                 
       db.pop_block();
       db.pop_block();
+      
    } catch(const fc::exception& e) {
       edump( (e.to_detail_string()) );
       throw;