diff --git a/test/replica_sets/basic_test.rb b/test/replica_sets/basic_test.rb
index c590350..ab109d0 100644
--- a/test/replica_sets/basic_test.rb
+++ b/test/replica_sets/basic_test.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ class ConnectTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   def test_accessors
     seeds = [RS.host, RS.ports[0]], [RS.host, RS.ports[1]],
       [RS.host, RS.ports[2]]
-    @conn = ReplSetConnection.new(*seeds, :name => RS.name)
+    args = seeds << {:name => RS.name}
+    @conn = ReplSetConnection.new(*args)
 
     assert_equal @conn.host, RS.primary[0]
     assert_equal @conn.port, RS.primary[1]
diff --git a/test/tools/repl_set_manager.rb b/test/tools/repl_set_manager.rb
index 995f1df..39ec28c 100644
--- a/test/tools/repl_set_manager.rb
+++ b/test/tools/repl_set_manager.rb
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class ReplSetManager
   def kill(node, signal=2)
     pid = @mongods[node]['pid']
     puts "** Killing node with pid #{pid} at port #{@mongods[node]['port']}"
-    system("kill -2 #{pid}")
+    system("kill #{pid}")
     @mongods[node]['up'] = false
   end