diff --git a/cmd/mr_discussion_test.go b/cmd/mr_discussion_test.go
index 40423ede..5258d094 100644
--- a/cmd/mr_discussion_test.go
+++ b/cmd/mr_discussion_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 func Test_mrCreateDiscussion(t *testing.T) {
 	repo := copyTestRepo(t)
-	cmd := exec.Command(labBinaryPath, "mr", "discussion", "lab-testing", "1",
+	cmd := exec.Command(labBinaryPath, "mr", "discussion", "lab-testing", mrCommentSlashDiscussionDumpsterID,
 		"-m", "discussion text")
 	cmd.Dir = repo
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func Test_mrCreateDiscussion(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	require.Contains(t, string(b), "https://gitlab.com/lab-testing/test/merge_requests/1#note_")
+	require.Contains(t, string(b), "https://gitlab.com/lab-testing/test/merge_requests/"+mrCommentSlashDiscussionDumpsterID+"#note_")
 }
 
 func Test_mrCreateDiscussion_file(t *testing.T) {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func Test_mrCreateDiscussion_file(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	cmd := exec.Command(labBinaryPath, "mr", "discussion", "lab-testing", "1",
+	cmd := exec.Command(labBinaryPath, "mr", "discussion", "lab-testing", mrCommentSlashDiscussionDumpsterID,
 		"-F", "hellolab.txt")
 	cmd.Dir = repo
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func Test_mrCreateDiscussion_file(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	require.Contains(t, string(b), "https://gitlab.com/lab-testing/test/merge_requests/1#note_")
+	require.Contains(t, string(b), "https://gitlab.com/lab-testing/test/merge_requests/"+mrCommentSlashDiscussionDumpsterID+"#note_")
 }
 
 func Test_mrDiscussionMsg(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/cmd/mr_note_test.go b/cmd/mr_note_test.go
index 97fcbbb4..beaf47f8 100644
--- a/cmd/mr_note_test.go
+++ b/cmd/mr_note_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+// #3952 is not special, it's just a place to dump discussions as mr #1 filled up, long term should update the tests clean up what they create
+const mrCommentSlashDiscussionDumpsterID = "3952"
+
 func Test_mrCreateNote(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		Name         string
@@ -19,16 +22,16 @@ func Test_mrCreateNote(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			Name:         "Normal text",
-			Args:         []string{"lab-testing", "1", "-m", "note text"},
-			ExpectedBody: "https://gitlab.com/lab-testing/test/merge_requests/1#note_",
+			Args:         []string{"lab-testing", mrCommentSlashDiscussionDumpsterID, "-m", "note text"},
+			ExpectedBody: "https://gitlab.com/lab-testing/test/merge_requests/" + mrCommentSlashDiscussionDumpsterID + "#note_",
 		},
 		{
 			// Escaped sequence text direct in the argument list as the
 			// following one was already a problem:
 			// https://github.com/zaquestion/lab/issues/376
 			Name:         "Escape char",
-			Args:         []string{"lab-testing", "1", "-m", "{\"key\": \"value\"}"},
-			ExpectedBody: "https://gitlab.com/lab-testing/test/merge_requests/1#note_",
+			Args:         []string{"lab-testing", mrCommentSlashDiscussionDumpsterID, "-m", "{\"key\": \"value\"}"},
+			ExpectedBody: "https://gitlab.com/lab-testing/test/merge_requests/" + mrCommentSlashDiscussionDumpsterID + "#note_",
 		},
 	}
 	noteCmd := []string{"mr", "note"}
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ func Test_mrCreateNote_file(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	cmd := exec.Command(labBinaryPath, "mr", "note", "lab-testing", "1",
+	cmd := exec.Command(labBinaryPath, "mr", "note", "lab-testing", mrCommentSlashDiscussionDumpsterID,
 		"-F", "hellolab.txt")
 	cmd.Dir = repo
 
@@ -68,13 +71,13 @@ func Test_mrCreateNote_file(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	require.Contains(t, string(b), "https://gitlab.com/lab-testing/test/merge_requests/1#note_")
+	require.Contains(t, string(b), "https://gitlab.com/lab-testing/test/merge_requests/"+mrCommentSlashDiscussionDumpsterID+"#note_")
 }
 
 func Test_mrReplyAndResolve(t *testing.T) {
 	repo := copyTestRepo(t)
 
-	cmd := exec.Command(labBinaryPath, "mr", "note", "lab-testing", "1", "-m", "merge request text")
+	cmd := exec.Command(labBinaryPath, "mr", "note", "lab-testing", mrCommentSlashDiscussionDumpsterID, "-m", "merge request text")
 	cmd.Dir = repo
 
 	a, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ func Test_mrReplyAndResolve(t *testing.T) {
 	noteID := noteIDs[1]
 
 	// add reply to the noteID
-	reply := exec.Command(labBinaryPath, "mr", "reply", "lab-testing", "1:"+noteID, "-m", "reply to note")
+	reply := exec.Command(labBinaryPath, "mr", "reply", "lab-testing", mrCommentSlashDiscussionDumpsterID+":"+noteID, "-m", "reply to note")
 	reply.Dir = repo
 	c, err := reply.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ func Test_mrReplyAndResolve(t *testing.T) {
 	replyIDs := strings.Split(_replyIDs[0], "#note_")
 	replyID := replyIDs[1]
 
-	show := exec.Command(labBinaryPath, "mr", "show", "lab-testing", "1", "--comments")
+	show := exec.Command(labBinaryPath, "mr", "show", "lab-testing", mrCommentSlashDiscussionDumpsterID, "--comments")
 	show.Dir = repo
 	d, err := show.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ func Test_mrReplyAndResolve(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	resolve := exec.Command(labBinaryPath, "mr", "resolve", "lab-testing", "1:"+noteID)
+	resolve := exec.Command(labBinaryPath, "mr", "resolve", "lab-testing", mrCommentSlashDiscussionDumpsterID+":"+noteID)
 	resolve.Dir = repo
 	e, err := resolve.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {