diff --git a/ndsl/stencils/testing/test_translate.py b/ndsl/stencils/testing/test_translate.py
index d8c615e2..8ba789cb 100644
--- a/ndsl/stencils/testing/test_translate.py
+++ b/ndsl/stencils/testing/test_translate.py
@@ -430,8 +430,6 @@ def test_parallel_savepoint(
                     absolute_eps_override=case.testobj.mmr_absolute_eps,
                     relative_fraction_override=case.testobj.mmr_relative_fraction,
                     ulp_override=case.testobj.mmr_ulp,
-                    ignore_near_zero_errors=ignore_near_zero,
-                    near_zero=case.testobj.near_zero,
                     sort_report=case.sort_report,
                 )
             else:
diff --git a/ndsl/testing/comparison.py b/ndsl/testing/comparison.py
index 3891060e..c1a5b1ef 100644
--- a/ndsl/testing/comparison.py
+++ b/ndsl/testing/comparison.py
@@ -257,7 +257,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.check = np.all(self.success)
         self.sort_report = sort_report
 
-        if input_values is not None:
+        # We might have sliced outputs in the translate test. Rather than funnel the slicing
+        # all the way down, we bail out if we can measure input vs reference
+        if input_values is not None and input_values.shape == reference_values.shape:
             self.number_changing_values = (
                 (input_values != reference_values).flatten().shape[0]
             )