diff --git a/tests/util/util_bucket.sh b/tests/util/util_bucket.sh
index 4bf9c464..0266fa3e 100644
--- a/tests/util/util_bucket.sh
+++ b/tests/util/util_bucket.sh
@@ -74,23 +74,21 @@ clear_bucket_s3api() {
     return 1
   fi
 
-  #run check_ownership_rule_and_reset_acl "$1"
-  #assert_success "error checking ownership rule and resetting acl"
+  if ! check_ownership_rule_and_reset_acl "$1"; then
+    log 2 "error checking ownership rule and resetting acl"
+    return 1
+  fi
 
   # shellcheck disable=SC2154
   if [[ $lock_config_exists == true ]] && ! put_object_lock_configuration_disabled "$1"; then
     log 2 "error disabling object lock config"
     return 1
   fi
-  #if ! put_bucket_versioning "s3api" "$1" "Suspended"; then
-  #  log 2 "error suspending bucket versioning"
-  #  return 1
-  #fi
 
-  #if ! change_bucket_owner "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" "$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY" "$1" "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"; then
-  #  log 2 "error changing bucket owner back to root"
-  #  return 1
-  #fi
+  if ! change_bucket_owner "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" "$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY" "$1" "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"; then
+    log 2 "error changing bucket owner back to root"
+    return 1
+  fi
 }
 
 # params:  bucket name