diff --git a/cmd/ddev/cmd/config_test.go b/cmd/ddev/cmd/config_test.go
index 2fe219a61fa..e067494d965 100644
--- a/cmd/ddev/cmd/config_test.go
+++ b/cmd/ddev/cmd/config_test.go
@@ -684,10 +684,10 @@ func TestConfigGitignore(t *testing.T) {
 	out = strings.ReplaceAll(out, "new file:   .ddev/config.yaml", "")
 	assert.NotContains(out, "new file:")
 
-	_, err = exec.RunHostCommand("bash", "-c", fmt.Sprintf(`touch "/%s" "/%s"`, filepath.Join(globalDdevDir, "commands", "web", t.Name()), filepath.Join(globalDdevDir, "homeadditions", t.Name())))
+	_, err = exec.RunHostCommand("bash", "-c", fmt.Sprintf(`touch "%s" "%s"`, filepath.Join(globalDdevDir, "commands", "web", t.Name()), filepath.Join(globalDdevDir, "homeadditions", t.Name())))
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	if err != nil {
-		out, err = exec.RunHostCommand("bash", "-c", fmt.Sprintf(`ls -l "/%s" && ls -lR "/%s" "/%s"`, globalDdevDir, filepath.Join(globalDdevDir, "commands"), filepath.Join(globalDdevDir, "homeadditions")))
+		out, err = exec.RunHostCommand("bash", "-c", fmt.Sprintf(`ls -l "%s" && ls -lR "%s" "%s"`, globalDdevDir, filepath.Join(globalDdevDir, "commands"), filepath.Join(globalDdevDir, "homeadditions")))
 		assert.NoError(err)
 		t.Logf("Contents of global .ddev: \n=====\n%s\n====", out)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/dockerutil/docker_compose_version_test.go b/pkg/dockerutil/docker_compose_version_test.go
index 47578aeff93..e5a759b8599 100644
--- a/pkg/dockerutil/docker_compose_version_test.go
+++ b/pkg/dockerutil/docker_compose_version_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ func TestDockerComposeDownload(t *testing.T) {
 		DdevBin = os.Getenv("DDEV_BINARY_FULLPATH")
 	}
 
+	_, err = dockerutil.DownloadDockerComposeIfNeeded()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
 	tmpXdgConfigHomeDir := testcommon.CopyGlobalDdevDir(t)
 
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
diff --git a/pkg/testcommon/testcommon.go b/pkg/testcommon/testcommon.go
index c255eeb7482..b484392e83d 100644
--- a/pkg/testcommon/testcommon.go
+++ b/pkg/testcommon/testcommon.go
@@ -281,8 +281,7 @@ func ResetGlobalDdevDir(t *testing.T, tmpXdgConfigHomeDir string) {
 	// After the $XDG_CONFIG_HOME directory is removed,
 	// globalconfig.GetGlobalDdevDir() should point to ~/.ddev
 	t.Setenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", "")
-	err := os.RemoveAll(tmpXdgConfigHomeDir)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_ = os.RemoveAll(tmpXdgConfigHomeDir)
 	// Make sure that the global config directory is set to ~/.ddev
 	originalGlobalDdevDir := globalconfig.GetGlobalDdevDirLocation()
 	require.Equal(t, originalGlobalDdevDir, globalconfig.GetGlobalDdevDir())
@@ -291,7 +290,7 @@ func ResetGlobalDdevDir(t *testing.T, tmpXdgConfigHomeDir string) {
 	// refresh the global config from ~/.ddev
 	globalconfig.EnsureGlobalConfig()
 	// Reset $MUTAGEN_DATA_DIRECTORY
-	err = os.Unsetenv("MUTAGEN_DATA_DIRECTORY")
+	err := os.Unsetenv("MUTAGEN_DATA_DIRECTORY")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	// Start mutagen daemon if it's enabled
 	if globalconfig.DdevGlobalConfig.IsMutagenEnabled() {