diff --git a/libknet/tests/api_knet_handle_free.c b/libknet/tests/api_knet_handle_free.c
index 1ceba443..83b46aa6 100644
--- a/libknet/tests/api_knet_handle_free.c
+++ b/libknet/tests/api_knet_handle_free.c
@@ -1,61 +1,62 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2016-2025 Red Hat, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  *
  * Authors: Fabio M. Di Nitto <fabbione@kronosnet.org>
  *
  * This software licensed under GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "libknet.h"
 #include "internals.h"
 
 #include "test-common.h"
 
 #define TESTNODES 1
 static void test(void)
 {
 	knet_handle_t knet_h1, knet_h[2];
 	int logfds[2];
 	int res;
 
 	setup_logpipes(logfds);
 
 	printf("Test knet_handle_free with invalid knet_h (part 1)\n");
 	if ((!knet_handle_free(NULL)) || (errno != EINVAL)) {
 		printf("knet_handle_free failed to detect invalid parameter\n");
 		exit(FAIL);
 	}
 
 	knet_h1 = knet_handle_start(logfds, KNET_LOG_DEBUG, knet_h);
 
 	printf("Test knet_handle_free with one host configured\n");
 	FAIL_ON_ERR(knet_host_add(knet_h1, 1));
 
 	if ((!knet_handle_free(knet_h1)) || (errno != EBUSY)) {
 		CLEAN_EXIT(FAIL);
 	}
 
 	FAIL_ON_ERR(knet_host_remove(knet_h1, 1));
 
 	printf("Test knet_handle_free with invalid knet_h (part 2)\n");
+	// coverity[BAD_FREE:SUPPRESS] - deliberate bad handle
 	FAIL_ON_SUCCESS(knet_handle_free(knet_h1 + 1), EINVAL);
 
 	FAIL_ON_ERR(knet_handle_free(knet_h1));
 
 	CLEAN_EXIT(CONTINUE);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	test();
 
 	return PASS;
 }
diff --git a/libknet/tests/api_knet_handle_set_transport_reconnect_interval.c b/libknet/tests/api_knet_handle_set_transport_reconnect_interval.c
index f0c6b2f3..1d2cdc96 100644
--- a/libknet/tests/api_knet_handle_set_transport_reconnect_interval.c
+++ b/libknet/tests/api_knet_handle_set_transport_reconnect_interval.c
@@ -1,58 +1,59 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2016-2025 Red Hat, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  *
  * Authors: Fabio M. Di Nitto <fabbione@kronosnet.org>
  *
  * This software licensed under GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "libknet.h"
 
 #include "internals.h"
 #include "test-common.h"
 
 static void test(void)
 {
 	knet_handle_t knet_h1, knet_h[2];
 	int res;
 	int logfds[2];
 
 	printf("Test knet_handle_set_transport_reconnect_interval with incorrect knet_h\n");
 
 	if ((!knet_handle_set_transport_reconnect_interval(NULL, 1000)) || (errno != EINVAL)) {
 		printf("knet_handle_set_transport_reconnect_interval accepted invalid knet_h or returned incorrect error: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 		exit(FAIL);
 	}
 
 	setup_logpipes(logfds);
 
 	knet_h1 = knet_handle_start(logfds, KNET_LOG_DEBUG, knet_h);
 
 	printf("Test knet_handle_set_transport_reconnect_interval with incorrect msecs\n");
 	FAIL_ON_SUCCESS(knet_handle_set_transport_reconnect_interval(knet_h1, 0), EINVAL);
 
 	printf("Test knet_handle_set_transport_reconnect_interval with correct values\n");
 	FAIL_ON_ERR(knet_handle_set_transport_reconnect_interval(knet_h1, 2000));
 
+	// coverity[MISSING_LOCK:SUPPRESS] use out of the main library is 'OK' here. ish
 	if (knet_h1->reconnect_int != 2000) {
 		printf("knet_handle_set_transport_reconnect_interval failed to set correct value\n");
 		CLEAN_EXIT(FAIL);
 	}
 
 	CLEAN_EXIT(CONTINUE);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	test();
 
 	return PASS;
 }