diff --git a/nwb_linkml/tests/test_adapters/test_adapter_classes.py b/nwb_linkml/tests/test_adapters/test_adapter_classes.py
index a4bd8d2..24c1fc1 100644
--- a/nwb_linkml/tests/test_adapters/test_adapter_classes.py
+++ b/nwb_linkml/tests/test_adapters/test_adapter_classes.py
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@ from ..fixtures import linkml_schema_bare, linkml_schema, nwb_schema
 from nwb_linkml.adapters import DatasetAdapter, ClassAdapter
 
 def test_build_base(nwb_schema):
+    # simplest case, nothing special here
+    dset = DatasetAdapter(cls=nwb_schema.datasets['image'])
 
     pass
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diff --git a/nwb_linkml/tests/test_providers/test_provider_git.py b/nwb_linkml/tests/test_providers/test_provider_git.py
index 0df4329..c6b596c 100644
--- a/nwb_linkml/tests/test_providers/test_provider_git.py
+++ b/nwb_linkml/tests/test_providers/test_provider_git.py
@@ -72,14 +72,13 @@ def test_gitrepo_check(source, commit):
     repo.clone()
     assert repo.check()
 
-    # check should fail when repo is at wrong commit
+    # check should not warn but get us to the correct commit
     assert repo.active_commit == commit
     repo._git_call('checkout', 'HEAD~10')
-    with pytest.warns(UserWarning, match=".*wrong commit.*"):
-        assert not repo.check()
-    repo.commit = commit
-    assert repo.active_commit == commit
+    assert repo.active_commit != commit
+    # check should pass but switch to proper commit
     assert repo.check()
+    assert repo.active_commit == commit
 
     # check should fail on repo namespace mismatch
     old_repo = repo.namespace.repository