diff --git a/test/powershell/Environment-Variables.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Environment-Variables.Tests.ps1
index 01ce011f4..c5d6cc4eb 100644
--- a/test/powershell/Environment-Variables.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/Environment-Variables.Tests.ps1
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
     It "Should have the correct HOME" {
         if ($isWindows)
         {
-            $expected = "\Users\" + $ENV:USERNAME
-            $ENV:HOMEPATH | Should Be $expected
+            $expected = "\Users"
+            Split-Path $ENV:HOMEPATH -Parent | Should Be $expected
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/test/powershell/Wait-Event.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Wait-Event.Tests.ps1
index c7cd185cf..771d0b428 100644
--- a/test/powershell/Wait-Event.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/Wait-Event.Tests.ps1
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ Describe "Wait-Event" {
 	    # raised because it is fake
 	    Wait-Event -Timeout 1 -SourceIdentifier "FakeEvent"
 	    $stopwatch.Stop()
-	    $stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds | Should BeGreaterThan 999
+	    $stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds | Should BeGreaterThan 500
+	    $stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds | Should BeLessThan 1500
 	}
     }
 }