diff --git a/examples/canister/test/tests.ts b/examples/canister/test/tests.ts
index 89ad48b4ef..164223a6d6 100644
--- a/examples/canister/test/tests.ts
+++ b/examples/canister/test/tests.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export function getTests(canister: ActorSubclass<_SERVICE>): Test {
             const managementCanister = Principal.fromText('aaaaa-aa');
             const result = await canister.canisterParam(managementCanister);
 
-            expect(result).toStrictEqual(managementCanister);
+            expect(result).toEqual(managementCanister);
         });
 
         it('receives a canister as a return value', async () => {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function getTests(canister: ActorSubclass<_SERVICE>): Test {
             ];
             const result = await canister.canisterList(canisterList);
 
-            expect(result).toStrictEqual(canisterList);
+            expect(result).toEqual(canisterList);
         });
 
         it('performs a cross canister call on a canister that was passed in as an argument', async () => {
diff --git a/examples/cross_canister_calls/test/tests.ts b/examples/cross_canister_calls/test/tests.ts
index 548c735ff4..47cd799551 100644
--- a/examples/cross_canister_calls/test/tests.ts
+++ b/examples/cross_canister_calls/test/tests.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ import { ActorSubclass } from '@dfinity/agent';
 import { getCanisterId } from 'azle/dfx';
 import { expect, it, Test } from 'azle/test';
 
+// @ts-ignore this path may not exist when these tests are imported into other test projects
 import { _SERVICE as CANISTER1_SERVICE } from './dfx_generated/canister1/canister1.did';
+// @ts-ignore this path may not exist when these tests are imported into other test projects
 import { _SERVICE as CANISTER2_SERVICE } from './dfx_generated/canister2/canister2.did';
 
 export function getTests(
diff --git a/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/canister/package-lock.json b/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/canister/package-lock.json
index 01671baa6e..6d5fb853b9 100644
--- a/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/canister/package-lock.json
+++ b/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/canister/package-lock.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
             }
         },
         "../../../../../examples/canister": {
+            "name": "canister_end_to_end_test_functional_syntax",
             "dev": true,
             "dependencies": {
                 "azle": "0.22.0"
diff --git a/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/canister/src/index.ts b/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/canister/src/index.ts
index 1f1dcd7693..6f57cfc042 100644
--- a/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/canister/src/index.ts
+++ b/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/canister/src/index.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export default class {
 
     @update([Canister], IDL.Text)
     async canisterCrossCanisterCall(someCanister: Canister) {
-        return await call(someCanister, 'update1');
+        return await call(someCanister, 'update1', { returnIdl: IDL.Text });
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/complex_init/package-lock.json b/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/complex_init/package-lock.json
index dd08f2c61c..b59f9eddd9 100644
--- a/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/complex_init/package-lock.json
+++ b/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/complex_init/package-lock.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
             }
         },
         "../../../../../examples/complex_init": {
+            "name": "complex_init_end_to_end_test_functional_syntax",
             "dev": true,
             "dependencies": {
                 "azle": "0.22.0"
diff --git a/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/complex_init/test/test.ts b/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/complex_init/test/test.ts
index 122c66eee8..277fbf3431 100644
--- a/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/complex_init/test/test.ts
+++ b/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/complex_init/test/test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import { describe } from '@jest/globals';
 import { getCanisterId } from 'azle/dfx';
 import { runTests } from 'azle/test';
+import {
+    getRecTests,
+    getTests
+} from 'complex_init_end_to_end_test_functional_syntax/test/tests';
 
-import { createActor as createComplexActor } from '../test/dfx_generated/complex_init';
+import { createActor as createComplexActor } from './dfx_generated/complex_init';
 // @ts-ignore
-import { createActor as createRecActor } from '../test/dfx_generated/rec_init';
-import { getRecTests, getTests } from './tests';
+import { createActor as createRecActor } from './dfx_generated/rec_init';
 
 const complexInitCanister = createComplexActor(getCanisterId('complex_init'), {
     agentOptions: {
diff --git a/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/composite_queries/test/pretest.ts b/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/composite_queries/test/pretest.ts
index 5584f999be..d94978694e 100644
--- a/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/composite_queries/test/pretest.ts
+++ b/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/composite_queries/test/pretest.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import { getCanisterId } from 'azle/dfx';
+import { linkAndInstallPatch } from 'azle/test/jest_link';
 import { execSync } from 'child_process';
+import { join } from 'path';
 
 async function pretest() {
+    linkAndInstallPatch(join('examples', 'composite_query'));
+
     execSync(`dfx canister uninstall-code canister1 || true`, {
         stdio: 'inherit'
     });
diff --git a/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/cross_canister_calls/test/pretest.ts b/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/cross_canister_calls/test/pretest.ts
index cc5e15dd0d..f03132146d 100644
--- a/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/cross_canister_calls/test/pretest.ts
+++ b/tests/end_to_end/candid_rpc/class_syntax/cross_canister_calls/test/pretest.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import { getCanisterId } from 'azle/dfx';
+import { linkAndInstallPatch } from 'azle/test/jest_link';
 import { execSync } from 'child_process';
+import { join } from 'path';
 
 async function pretest() {
+    linkAndInstallPatch(join('examples', 'cross_canister_calls'));
+
     execSync(`dfx canister uninstall-code canister1 || true`, {
         stdio: 'inherit'
     });