diff --git a/testsuite/expect/test17.35 b/testsuite/expect/test17.35
index 0317d8d770afc1eb5badab785bff5b0c73fcdcfa..426ae3b35532f28ae5bcd7712efb0fb7034ec2e6 100755
--- a/testsuite/expect/test17.35
+++ b/testsuite/expect/test17.35
@@ -56,31 +56,28 @@ wait
 set match 0
 set time_used  100000
 set timeout [expr $max_job_delay * 10]
-spawn time -f "elapsed %E" ./$file_in
+spawn time -p ./$file_in
 expect {
 	-re "Submitted batch job ($number)" {
 		incr match
 		exp_continue
 	}
-	-re "elapsed ($number):($digit)($digit).($digit)($digit)" {
-		set mins       $expect_out(1,string)
-		set secs       [expr $expect_out(2,string) * 10 + $expect_out(3,string)]
-		set tenths     $expect_out(4,string)
-		set hundredths $expect_out(5,string)
-		set time_used [expr $mins * 60000 + $secs * 1000 + $tenths * 100 + $hundredths * 10]
+	-re "real *($number).($digit)($digit)" {
+		set secs       $expect_out(1,string)
+		set tenths     $expect_out(2,string)
+		set hundredths $expect_out(3,string)
+		set time_used [expr $secs * 1000 + $tenths * 100 + $hundredths * 10]
 		exp_continue
 	}
-	-re "elapsed ($number):($digit)($digit).($digit)" {
-		set mins   $expect_out(1,string)
-		set secs   [expr $expect_out(2,string) * 10 + $expect_out(3,string)]
-		set tenths $expect_out(4,string)
-		set time_used [expr $mins * 60000 + $secs * 1000 + $tenths * 100]
+	-re "real *($number).($digit)" {
+		set secs       $expect_out(1,string)
+		set tenths     $expect_out(2,string)
+		set time_used [expr $secs * 1000 + $tenths * 100]
 		exp_continue
 	}
-	-re "elapsed ($number):($digit)($digit)" {
-		set mins   $expect_out(1,string)
-		set secs   [expr $expect_out(2,string) * 10 + $expect_out(3,string)]
-		set time_used [expr $mins * 60000 + $secs * 1000]
+	-re "real *($number)" {
+		set secs       $expect_out(1,string)
+		set time_used [expr $secs * 1000]
 		exp_continue
 	}
 	timeout {
diff --git a/testsuite/expect/test22.1 b/testsuite/expect/test22.1
index 3af74d1ba1a6e0c6aab495147bce895a42ec0b23..f67b53063840e498d56251906c8bb8248106521a 100755
--- a/testsuite/expect/test22.1
+++ b/testsuite/expect/test22.1
@@ -89,15 +89,15 @@ print_header $test_id
 
 # Fri Thu Jan 31 00:00:00 2008 - Needed only for the 00:00:00 for timing purposes
 set midnight_time "Thu Jan 31 00:00:00 2008"
-set midnight [exec date +%s --date=$midnight_time]
+set midnight [exec date -d $midnight_time +%s]
  
 # Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 2007
 set start_date "Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 2007"
-set period_start [exec date +%s --date=$start_date]
+set period_start [exec date -d $start_date +%s]
 
 # Thu Jan 31 23:59:59 2008
 set end_date "Thu Jan 31 23:59:59 2008"
-set period_end [exec date +%s --date=$end_date]
+set period_end [exec date -d $end_date +%s]
 
 set start_str [timestamp -format %Y-%m-%dT%X -seconds $period_start]
 set end_str [timestamp -format %Y-%m-%dT%X -seconds $period_end]
diff --git a/testsuite/expect/test30.1 b/testsuite/expect/test30.1
index 3c19c7f821b8e3f8a1a3ddfd23666eefca92e360..e6616e420c4ae8633751bf7ae85ad34864f60f3b 100755
--- a/testsuite/expect/test30.1
+++ b/testsuite/expect/test30.1
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ if {[test_cray] || [test_alps]} {
 
 set timeout 1000
 exec $bin_rm -fr /tmp/slurm $tar_name /tmp/built_rpms
-spawn $bin_cp -L -r -v $src_dir /tmp/slurm
+spawn $bin_cp -L -R -v $src_dir /tmp/slurm
 expect {
 	timeout {
 		send_user "\nFAILURE: $src_dir was not copied\n"