diff --git a/tests/ooff/ooff.sh b/tests/ooff/ooff.sh
index 4e167599..bad3e87c 100755
--- a/tests/ooff/ooff.sh
+++ b/tests/ooff/ooff.sh
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ initvariables $0
 
 (
 
-recollq OpenofficeWriter_uniqueterm 
-recollq SoffTabsUnique
-recollq FirstSlideUnique
+recollq -S url -D OpenofficeWriter_uniqueterm 
+recollq -S url -D SoffTabsUnique
+recollq -S url -D FirstSlideUnique
 
 ) 2> $mystderr | egrep -v '^Recoll query: ' > $mystdout
 
diff --git a/tests/pythonapi/simple.py b/tests/pythonapi/simple.py
index ddb9fd2b..b337cd0b 100644
--- a/tests/pythonapi/simple.py
+++ b/tests/pythonapi/simple.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ def utf8string(s):
 db = recoll.connect()
 query = db.query()
 
+query.sortby("url")
 nres = query.execute("huniique", stemlang="english")
 qs = "Xapian query: [%s]" % query.getxquery()
 print(utf8string(qs))