diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4d2978326..8f91ec4b6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ A total of 3 people contributed to this release. Thank you to the following cont
 
 <details>
 
+-   [`0ab9fc7`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/0ab9fc7de86012c670189711b6c6627b41119537) - **test:** add and modify tests [(#2830)](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/pull/2830) _(by Gunj Joshi)_
 -   [`16c19b6`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/16c19b67c7452b3ae9755cc7ef2a5d2540ab1cf9) - **feat:** add `math/base/special/xlogyf` [(#2813)](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/pull/2813) _(by Gunj Joshi)_
 -   [`71c43cf`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/71c43cf5165749e2ce2647cb52d92f6c97f16959) - **feat:** add `math/base/special/ldexpf` _(by Gunj Joshi, Philipp Burckhardt)_
 -   [`6c8f019`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/6c8f019db8adb12466250957693edb9830496a7b) - **feat:** add `math/base/special/logf` _(by Gunj Joshi, Philipp Burckhardt)_
diff --git a/base/special/maxabs/test/test.js b/base/special/maxabs/test/test.js
index eec54723b..9d4ff7155 100644
--- a/base/special/maxabs/test/test.js
+++ b/base/special/maxabs/test/test.js
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ tape( 'the function returns `NaN` if provided a `NaN`', function test( t ) {
 	var v;
 
 	v = maxabs( NaN, 3.14 );
-	t.strictEqual( isnan( v ), true, 'returns NaN' );
+	t.strictEqual( isnan( v ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	v = maxabs( 3.14, NaN );
-	t.strictEqual( isnan( v ), true, 'returns NaN' );
+	t.strictEqual( isnan( v ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
-	v = maxabs( NaN );
-	t.strictEqual( isnan( v ), true, 'returns NaN' );
+	v = maxabs( NaN, NaN );
+	t.strictEqual( isnan( v ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	t.end();
 });
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ tape( 'the function returns `+Infinity` if provided `+Infinity`', function test(
 	var v;
 
 	v = maxabs( PINF, 3.14 );
-	t.strictEqual( v, PINF, 'returns +infinity' );
+	t.strictEqual( v, PINF, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	v = maxabs( 3.14, PINF );
-	t.strictEqual( v, PINF, 'returns +infinity' );
+	t.strictEqual( v, PINF, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	t.end();
 });
@@ -66,16 +66,16 @@ tape( 'the function returns a correctly signed zero', function test( t ) {
 	var v;
 
 	v = maxabs( +0.0, -0.0 );
-	t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( v ), true, 'returns +0' );
+	t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( v ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	v = maxabs( -0.0, +0.0 );
-	t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( v ), true, 'returns +0' );
+	t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( v ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	v = maxabs( -0.0, -0.0 );
-	t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( v ), true, 'returns +0' );
+	t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( v ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	v = maxabs( +0.0, +0.0 );
-	t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( v ), true, 'returns +0' );
+	t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( v ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	t.end();
 });
diff --git a/base/special/maxabs/test/test.native.js b/base/special/maxabs/test/test.native.js
index 15995439a..f1ecb35bd 100644
--- a/base/special/maxabs/test/test.native.js
+++ b/base/special/maxabs/test/test.native.js
@@ -48,10 +48,25 @@ tape( 'the function returns `NaN` if provided a `NaN`', opts, function test( t )
 	var v;
 
 	v = maxabs( NaN, 3.14 );
-	t.strictEqual( isnan( v ), true, 'returns NaN' );
+	t.strictEqual( isnan( v ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	v = maxabs( 3.14, NaN );
-	t.strictEqual( isnan( v ), true, 'returns NaN' );
+	t.strictEqual( isnan( v ), true, 'returns expected value' );
+
+	v = maxabs( NaN, NaN );
+	t.strictEqual( isnan( v ), true, 'returns expected value' );
+
+	t.end();
+});
+
+tape( 'the function returns `+Infinity` if provided `+Infinity`', opts, function test( t ) {
+	var v;
+
+	v = maxabs( PINF, 3.14 );
+	t.strictEqual( v, PINF, 'returns expected value' );
+
+	v = maxabs( 3.14, PINF );
+	t.strictEqual( v, PINF, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	t.end();
 });
@@ -60,16 +75,16 @@ tape( 'the function returns a correctly signed zero', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var v;
 
 	v = maxabs( +0.0, -0.0 );
-	t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( v ), true, 'returns +0' );
+	t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( v ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	v = maxabs( -0.0, +0.0 );
-	t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( v ), true, 'returns +0' );
+	t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( v ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	v = maxabs( -0.0, -0.0 );
-	t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( v ), true, 'returns +0' );
+	t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( v ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	v = maxabs( +0.0, +0.0 );
-	t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( v ), true, 'returns +0' );
+	t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( v ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 
 	t.end();
 });
@@ -83,11 +98,5 @@ tape( 'the function returns the maximum absolute value', opts, function test( t
 	v = maxabs( -4.2, 3.14 );
 	t.strictEqual( v, 4.2, 'returns expected value' );
 
-	v = maxabs( PINF, 3.14 );
-	t.strictEqual( v, PINF, 'returns expected value' );
-
-	v = maxabs( 3.14, PINF );
-	t.strictEqual( v, PINF, 'returns expected value' );
-
 	t.end();
 });