diff --git a/src/pg/test/expected/42_observatory_exploration_test.out b/src/pg/test/expected/42_observatory_exploration_test.out
index 0e4fbad..f6b0847 100644
--- a/src/pg/test/expected/42_observatory_exploration_test.out
+++ b/src/pg/test/expected/42_observatory_exploration_test.out
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-\i test/fixtures/load_fixtures.sql
 SET client_min_messages TO WARNING;
 \set ECHO none
 _obs_searchtables_tables_match|_obs_searchtables_timespan_matches
diff --git a/src/pg/test/expected/44_observatory_geometries_test.out b/src/pg/test/expected/44_observatory_geometries_test.out
index a27d939..a59ea4f 100644
--- a/src/pg/test/expected/44_observatory_geometries_test.out
+++ b/src/pg/test/expected/44_observatory_geometries_test.out
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 \pset format unaligned
 \set ECHO all
-\i test/fixtures/load_fixtures.sql
 SET client_min_messages TO WARNING;
 \set ECHO none
 obs_getboundary_cartodb_census_tract
diff --git a/src/pg/test/sql/40_observatory_utility_test.sql b/src/pg/test/sql/40_observatory_utility_test.sql
index efa1314..769f0fb 100644
--- a/src/pg/test/sql/40_observatory_utility_test.sql
+++ b/src/pg/test/sql/40_observatory_utility_test.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 \pset format unaligned
 \set ECHO all
 \i test/fixtures/load_fixtures.sql
+SET client_min_messages TO WARNING;
+\set ECHO none
 
 -- OBS_GeomTable
 -- get table with known geometry_id
diff --git a/src/pg/test/sql/41_observatory_augmentation_test.sql b/src/pg/test/sql/41_observatory_augmentation_test.sql
index 2819fec..ff4f822 100644
--- a/src/pg/test/sql/41_observatory_augmentation_test.sql
+++ b/src/pg/test/sql/41_observatory_augmentation_test.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 \pset format unaligned
 \set ECHO none
+SET client_min_messages TO WARNING;
 
 --
 WITH result as(
diff --git a/src/pg/test/sql/42_observatory_exploration_test.sql b/src/pg/test/sql/42_observatory_exploration_test.sql
index 1993759..c79b2f9 100644
--- a/src/pg/test/sql/42_observatory_exploration_test.sql
+++ b/src/pg/test/sql/42_observatory_exploration_test.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 \pset format unaligned
+\set ECHO none
+SET client_min_messages TO WARNING;
 
 -- set up variables for use in testing
 
diff --git a/src/pg/test/sql/44_observatory_geometries_test.sql b/src/pg/test/sql/44_observatory_geometries_test.sql
index 17d2b4c..149e9ae 100644
--- a/src/pg/test/sql/44_observatory_geometries_test.sql
+++ b/src/pg/test/sql/44_observatory_geometries_test.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 \pset format unaligned
-\set ECHO all
+\set ECHO none
+SET client_min_messages TO WARNING;
 
 -- set up variables for use in testing