diff --git a/tests/test_idp.py b/tests/test_idp.py
index 3378d3b1..b2ec0580 100644
--- a/tests/test_idp.py
+++ b/tests/test_idp.py
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ class TestVFS(unittest.TestCase):
             unpacked.append(list(sorted(getattr(axs, k))))
 
         pad = len(unpacked) - len(expected)
-        self.assertEqual(unpacked, expected + [[]] * pad)
+        want = expected + [[]] * pad
+        if want[0] and not want[4]:
+            want[4] = want[0]
+        self.assertEqual(unpacked, want)
 
     def assertAxsAt(self, au, vp, expected):
         vn = self.nav(au, vp)
diff --git a/tests/test_vfs.py b/tests/test_vfs.py
index bd7432b7..0278f8f1 100644
--- a/tests/test_vfs.py
+++ b/tests/test_vfs.py
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ class TestVFS(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertAxs(n.axs.uread, ["*", "k"])
         self.assertAxs(n.axs.uwrite, [])
         perm_na = (False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False)
-        perm_rw = (True, True, False, False, False, False, False, False, False)
-        perm_ro = (True, False, False, False, False, False, False, False, False)
+        perm_rw = (True, True, False, False, True, False, False, False, False)
+        perm_ro = (True, False, False, False, True, False, False, False, False)
         self.assertEqual(vfs.can_access("/", "*"), perm_na)
         self.assertEqual(vfs.can_access("/", "k"), perm_rw)
         self.assertEqual(vfs.can_access("/a", "*"), perm_ro)