diff --git a/code/python/echomesh/color/ColorList_test.py b/code/python/echomesh/color/ColorList_test.py
index 14ad6fb4..343bf898 100644
--- a/code/python/echomesh/color/ColorList_test.py
+++ b/code/python/echomesh/color/ColorList_test.py
@@ -52,24 +52,25 @@ def test_combine_columns(self):
                             columns=2)
         self.cl.combine(ColorList(['yellow', 'white', 'black', 'green', 'red'],
                                   columns=3))
-        self.assertResult('[\n [yellow, white, black],\n'
-                          ' [yellow, magenta, black],\n'
-                          ' [green, black, black]]')
+        self.assertResult(
+            '[yellow, white, black,'
+            ' yellow, magenta, black,'
+            ' green, black, black], columns=3')
 
     def test_combine_columns2(self):
         self.cl = ColorList(['yellow', 'white', 'red', 'blue', 'green'],
                             columns=3)
         self.cl.combine(ColorList(['yellow', 'white', 'red', 'green', 'coral'],
                                   columns=2))
-        self.assertResult('[\n [yellow, white, red],\n'
-                          ' [magenta, green, black],\n'
-                          ' [coral, black, black]]')
+        self.assertResult(
+            '[yellow, white, red, magenta, green, black, coral, black, black]'
+            ', columns=3')
 
     def test_combine_columns4(self):
         self.cl = ColorList()
         self.cl.combine(ColorList(['yellow', 'white', 'red', 'green', 'coral'],
                                   columns=2))
-        self.assertResult('[\n [yellow, white],\n [red, green],\n [coral]]')
+        self.assertResult('[yellow, white, red, green, coral], columns=2')
 
     def test_count(self):
         self.cl.extend(['green', 'red', 'blue', 'red', 'pink'])
diff --git a/code/python/echomesh/color/Scroll_test.py b/code/python/echomesh/color/Scroll_test.py
index eb5e3155..4a13cfc4 100644
--- a/code/python/echomesh/color/Scroll_test.py
+++ b/code/python/echomesh/color/Scroll_test.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def setUp(self):
 
     def doTest(self, dx, dy, expected):
         result = cechomesh.scroll_color_list(self.data, dx, dy, columns=4)
-        expected = cechomesh.ColorList(expected, columns=4)
+        expected = cechomesh.ColorList(expected) # , columns=4)
         self.assertEquals(result, expected)
 
     def test_empty(self):
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ def test_up_left(self):
 
     def doWrapTest(self, dx, dy, expected):
         result = cechomesh.scroll_color_list(self.data, dx, dy, 4, wrap=True)
-        expected = cechomesh.ColorList(expected, columns=4)
+        expected = cechomesh.ColorList(expected)
+        # , columns=4) why was this there
         self.assertEquals(result, expected)
 
     def test_empty_wrap(self):