diff --git a/test/xml/unit_netcdf.xml b/test/xml/unit_netcdf.xml
index 201bf10759..b0e6e2fe48 100644
--- a/test/xml/unit_netcdf.xml
+++ b/test/xml/unit_netcdf.xml
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@
   <test name="365_days">
     <exec>&MET_BIN;/grid_stat</exec>
     <env>
-      <pair><name>OUTPUT_PREFIX</name> <value>no_leap</value></pair>
-      <pair><name>APPLY_MASK</name>    <value>FALSE</value></pair>
+      <pair><name>OUTPUT_PREFIX</name>   <value>no_leap</value></pair>
+      <pair><name>APPLY_MASK</name>      <value>FALSE</value></pair>
+      <pair><name>MET_NC_COMPRESS</name> <value>3</value></pair>
     </env>
     <param> \
       &DATA_DIR_MODEL;/easm/base_series_spei12_annual_mean.nc \
diff --git a/test/xml/unit_point2grid.xml b/test/xml/unit_point2grid.xml
index f00572303d..1f957e6f4e 100644
--- a/test/xml/unit_point2grid.xml
+++ b/test/xml/unit_point2grid.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 
   <test name="point2grid_ascii2nc_surfrad_DW_PSP">
     <exec>&MET_BIN;/point2grid</exec>
+    <env>
+      <pair><name>MET_TMP_DIR</name>  <value>&OUTPUT_DIR;</value></pair>
+    </env>
     <param> \
       &OUTPUT_DIR;/ascii2nc/surfrad.nc \
       G212 \
@@ -32,6 +35,9 @@
 
   <test name="point2grid_ascii2nc_surfrad_DW_PSP_by_name">
     <exec>&MET_BIN;/point2grid</exec>
+    <env>
+      <pair><name>MET_TMP_DIR</name>  <value>&OUTPUT_DIR;</value></pair>
+    </env>
     <param> \
       &OUTPUT_DIR;/ascii2nc/surfrad.nc \
       G212 \
@@ -46,6 +52,9 @@
 
   <test name="point2grid_pb2nc_TMP">
     <exec>&MET_BIN;/point2grid</exec>
+    <env>
+      <pair><name>MET_TMP_DIR</name>  <value>&OUTPUT_DIR;</value></pair>
+    </env>
     <param> \
       &OUTPUT_DIR;/pb2nc/ndas.20120409.t12z.prepbufr.tm00.nc \
       G212 \
@@ -54,7 +63,6 @@
       -name TEMP \
       -v 1
     </param>
-    <!--  -->
     <output>
       <grid_nc>&OUTPUT_DIR;/point2grid/pb2nc_TMP.nc</grid_nc>
     </output>
@@ -62,6 +70,9 @@
 
   <test name="point2grid_pb2nc_TMP_prob">
     <exec>&MET_BIN;/point2grid</exec>
+    <env>
+      <pair><name>MET_TMP_DIR</name>  <value>&OUTPUT_DIR;</value></pair>
+    </env>
     <param> \
       &OUTPUT_DIR;/pb2nc/ndas.20120409.t12z.prepbufr.tm00.nc \
       G212 \
@@ -70,7 +81,6 @@
       -name TEMP -prob_cat_thresh ">=280.0" \
       -v 1
     </param>
-    <!--  -->
     <output>
       <grid_nc>&OUTPUT_DIR;/point2grid/pb2nc_TMP_prob.nc</grid_nc>
     </output>
@@ -78,6 +88,9 @@
 
   <test name="point2grid_pb2nc_TMP_prob_gaussian">
     <exec>&MET_BIN;/point2grid</exec>
+    <env>
+      <pair><name>MET_TMP_DIR</name>  <value>&OUTPUT_DIR;</value></pair>
+    </env>
     <param> \
       &OUTPUT_DIR;/pb2nc/ndas.20120409.t12z.prepbufr.tm00.nc \
       G212 \
@@ -86,7 +99,6 @@
       -name TEMP -prob_cat_thresh ">=280.0" -method GAUSSIAN \
       -v 1
     </param>
-    <!--  -->
     <output>
       <grid_nc>&OUTPUT_DIR;/point2grid/pb2nc_TMP_prob_gaussian.nc</grid_nc>
     </output>
@@ -94,6 +106,9 @@
 
   <test name="point2grid_pb2nc_methods">
     <exec>&MET_BIN;/point2grid</exec>
+    <env>
+      <pair><name>MET_TMP_DIR</name>  <value>&OUTPUT_DIR;</value></pair>
+    </env>
     <param> \
       &OUTPUT_DIR;/pb2nc/ndas.20120409.t12z.prepbufr.tm00.nc \
       G212 \
@@ -102,7 +117,6 @@
       -field 'name="RH"; level="*"; valid_time="20120409_120000";' \
       -v 1
     </param>
-    <!--  -->
     <output>
       <grid_nc>&OUTPUT_DIR;/point2grid/pb2nc_TMP_RH.nc</grid_nc>
     </output>
@@ -110,6 +124,9 @@
 
   <test name="point2grid_pb2nc_big_input">
     <exec>&MET_BIN;/point2grid</exec>
+    <env>
+      <pair><name>MET_TMP_DIR</name>  <value>&OUTPUT_DIR;</value></pair>
+    </env>
     <param> \
       &DATA_DIR_OBS;/point_obs/prepbufr.gdas.2017060300.nc \
       G212 \
@@ -117,7 +134,6 @@
       -field 'name="TMP"; level="Z2";' \
       -v 1
     </param>
-    <!--  -->
     <output>
       <grid_nc>&OUTPUT_DIR;/regrid/pb2nc_TMP_big_input.nc</grid_nc>
     </output>