diff --git a/gix-worktree/tests/worktree/checkout.rs b/gix-worktree/tests/worktree/checkout.rs
index 454ef3c5102..db12d1fb4cc 100644
--- a/gix-worktree/tests/worktree/checkout.rs
+++ b/gix-worktree/tests/worktree/checkout.rs
@@ -290,7 +290,12 @@ fn keep_going_collects_results() {
     }
 
     if multi_threaded() {
-        assert_eq!(dir_structure(&destination).len(), 3);
+        let actual = dir_structure(&destination);
+        assert!(
+            (2..=3).contains(&actual.len()),
+            "it's 3 most of the time, but can be 2 of the 'empty' file is missing as the object couldn't be accessed.\
+             It's unclear why there isn't more, as it would keep going"
+        );
     } else {
         assert_eq!(
             stripped_prefix(&destination, &dir_structure(&destination)),
@@ -350,10 +355,9 @@ fn collisions_are_detected_on_a_case_insensitive_filesystem_even_with_delayed_fi
 
     let dest_files = dir_structure(&destination);
     if multi_threaded() {
-        assert_eq!(
-            dest_files.len(),
-            5,
-            "can only assert on number as it's racily creating files so unclear which one clashes"
+        assert!(
+            (4..=6).contains(&dest_files.len()),
+            "due to the clash happening at nearly any time, and keep-going is false, we get a variance of files"
         );
     } else {
         assert_eq!(
@@ -370,10 +374,9 @@ fn collisions_are_detected_on_a_case_insensitive_filesystem_even_with_delayed_fi
     let error_kind_dir = error_kind;
 
     if multi_threaded() {
-        assert_eq!(
-            outcome.collisions.len(),
-            5,
-            "can only assert on number as it's racily creating files so unclear which one clashes"
+        assert!(
+            (5..=6).contains(&outcome.collisions.len()),
+            "can only assert on number as it's racily creating files so unclear which one clashes, and due to keep-going = false there is variance"
         );
     } else {
         assert_eq!(
diff --git a/tests/tools/src/lib.rs b/tests/tools/src/lib.rs
index e168ed99ad8..0a85e7fae18 100644
--- a/tests/tools/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/tools/src/lib.rs
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ fn configure_command<'a>(
     args: &[String],
     script_result_directory: &Path,
 ) -> &'a mut std::process::Command {
+    let never_path = if cfg!(windows) { "-" } else { ":" };
     cmd.args(args)
         .stdout(std::process::Stdio::piped())
         .stderr(std::process::Stdio::piped())
@@ -504,6 +505,8 @@ fn configure_command<'a>(
         .env_remove("GIT_DIR")
         .env_remove("GIT_ASKPASS")
         .env_remove("SSH_ASKPASS")
+        .env("GIT_CONFIG_SYSTEM", never_path)
+        .env("GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL", never_path)
         .env("GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT", "false")
         .env("GIT_AUTHOR_DATE", "2000-01-01 00:00:00 +0000")
         .env("GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL", "author@example.com")