diff --git a/test/units/cooler/file_ctors_test.cpp b/test/units/cooler/file_ctors_test.cpp
index e8febbb8..bd99cd95 100644
--- a/test/units/cooler/file_ctors_test.cpp
+++ b/test/units/cooler/file_ctors_test.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Cooler: init files", "[cooler][short]") {
     std::ignore = File::create(path.string(), chroms, bin_size, true);
     CHECK(utils::is_cooler(path.string()));  // NOLINTNEXTLINE
     CHECK(File(path.string()).attributes().generated_by->find("hictk") == 0);
-    CHECK(File(path.string()).attributes().bin_type.value() == "fixed");
+    CHECK(File(path.string()).attributes().bin_type.value() == "fixed");  // NOLINT
   }
 
   SECTION("variable bins") {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Cooler: init files", "[cooler][short]") {
     std::ignore = File::create(path.string(), table, true);
     CHECK(utils::is_cooler(path.string()));  // NOLINTNEXTLINE
     CHECK(File(path.string()).attributes().generated_by->find("hictk") == 0);
-    CHECK(File(path.string()).attributes().bin_type.value() == "variable");
+    CHECK(File(path.string()).attributes().bin_type.value() == "variable");  // NOLINT
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/units/cooler/file_pixels_test.cpp b/test/units/cooler/file_pixels_test.cpp
index 9d224836..6f9d3b1a 100644
--- a/test/units/cooler/file_pixels_test.cpp
+++ b/test/units/cooler/file_pixels_test.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Cooler: read/write pixels", "[cooler][long]") {
     std::mt19937_64 rand_eng{rd()};
 
     auto pixel_it = expected.begin();
-    do {
+    do {  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-do-while)
       const auto diff = std::distance(pixel_it, expected.end());
       // Write pixels in chunks of random size
       const auto offset =