diff --git a/test/runexamplestests.jl b/test/runexamplestests.jl
index c8cdca2db..19615b3a1 100644
--- a/test/runexamplestests.jl
+++ b/test/runexamplestests.jl
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ script_verbose = false
 
 # default options to solvers
 default_options = (
-    # verbose = false,
-    verbose = true,
+    verbose = false,
+    # verbose = true,
     default_tol_relax = 10,
     # stepper = Solvers.CombinedStepper{Float64}(),
     # stepper = Solvers.PredOrCentStepper{Float64}(),
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ instance_sets = [
     ("minimal", Float64, 60),
     # ("minimal", Float32, 60),
     # ("minimal", BigFloat, 60),
-    ("fast", Float64, 60),
+    # ("fast", Float64, 60),
     # ("slow", Float64, 120),
     ]
 
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 436953d54..a5c3f847c 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ println()
 all_test_time = @elapsed for t in test_files
     @info("starting $t tests")
     test_time = @elapsed include("run$(t)tests.jl")
+    flush(stdout); flush(stderr)
     @info("finished $t tests in $(@sprintf("%8.2e seconds", test_time))")
     println()
-    flush(stdout); flush(stderr)
 end
 @info("finished all tests in $(@sprintf("%8.2e seconds", all_test_time))")
 end