diff --git a/src/FiniteDifference/tests/Upwind_gradient_unit_test.cpp b/src/FiniteDifference/tests/Upwind_gradient_unit_test.cpp
index f0e3873f00c50f20be4f48690059b349ac635c5a..f1c068d905e9dee21c34288cf8ddaf26e717857c 100644
--- a/src/FiniteDifference/tests/Upwind_gradient_unit_test.cpp
+++ b/src/FiniteDifference/tests/Upwind_gradient_unit_test.cpp
@@ -76,13 +76,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(UpwindGradientTestSuite)
 			
 			LNorms<double> lNorms;
 			lNorms.get_l_norms_grid<Error>(g_dist);
-			// std::cout << N << ", " << lNorms.l2 << ", " << lNorms.linf << std::endl;
 			
-			lNorms.write_to_file(N, 6, "l_norms_upwindGrad_convOrder_" + std::to_string(convergence_order), ""
-																							"./");
-			// if(N==128) g_dist.write("grid_gaussian_upwindGradient_N" + std::to_string(N), FORMAT_BINARY);
-			
-			//0.389541847481952
 			if (N==32) BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(lNorms.l2 <= 0.38954184748195 + EPSILON, "Checking L2-norm upwind gradient "
 																				"order " + std::to_string
 																				(convergence_order));
@@ -147,11 +141,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(UpwindGradientTestSuite)
 			
 			LNorms<double> lNorms;
 			lNorms.get_l_norms_grid<Error>(g_dist);
-//			std::cout << N << ", " << lNorms.l2 << ", " << lNorms.linf << std::endl;
-			
-//			lNorms.write_to_file(N, 6, "l_norms_upwindGrad_convOrder_" + std::to_string(convergence_order), ""
-//			                                                                                                     "./");
-//			if(N==128) g_dist.write("grid_gaussian_upwindGradient_N" + std::to_string(N), FORMAT_BINARY);
 			
 			if (N==32) BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(lNorms.l2 <= 0.08667855716144 + EPSILON, "Checking L2-norm upwind gradient "
 																				"order "
@@ -215,12 +204,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(UpwindGradientTestSuite)
 			
 			LNorms<double> lNorms;
 			lNorms.get_l_norms_grid<Error>(g_dist);
-//			std::cout << N << ", " << lNorms.l2 << ", " << lNorms.linf << std::endl;
-			
-//			lNorms.write_to_file(N, 6, "l_norms_upwindGrad_convOrder_" + std::to_string(convergence_order), ""
-//			                                                                                                     "./");
-//			if(N==128) g_dist.write("grid_gaussian_upwindGradient_N" + std::to_string(N), FORMAT_BINARY);
-			
+
 			if (N==32) BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(lNorms.l2 <= 0.03215172234342 + EPSILON, "Checking L2-norm upwind gradient "
 																				"order "
 						+ std::to_string(convergence_order));
@@ -282,12 +266,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(UpwindGradientTestSuite)
 					
 					LNorms<double> lNorms;
 					lNorms.get_l_norms_grid<Error>(g_dist);
-//					lNorms.write_to_file(N, 6, "l_norms_upwindGrad_3D_convOrder_" + std::to_string(convergence_order)
-//					, ""
-//					                                                                                                        "./");
-//					g_dist.write("grid_gaussian_upwindGradient_N" + std::to_string(N) + "_order" + std::to_string
-//					(convergence_order), FORMAT_BINARY);
-					
+
 					if(N==32)
 					{
 						switch(convergence_order)
diff --git a/src/level_set/redistancing_Sussman/tests/help_functions_unit_test.cpp b/src/level_set/redistancing_Sussman/tests/help_functions_unit_test.cpp
index e0e7637fbd2bb52a1a155c2fba55858ba01969c2..94dedb5178af0df0d2de49367769e753dc85582d 100644
--- a/src/level_set/redistancing_Sussman/tests/help_functions_unit_test.cpp
+++ b/src/level_set/redistancing_Sussman/tests/help_functions_unit_test.cpp
@@ -23,18 +23,27 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(HelpFunctionsTestSuite)
 		const size_t sz[grid_dim] = {32};
 		grid_type g_dist(sz, box, ghost);
 		
-		double i = 3.3;
+		// Each processor assigns smaller_value to the first grid node in its domain
+		double smaller_value = 0.1;
 		auto dom = g_dist.getDomainIterator();
+		auto key_0 = dom.get();
+		g_dist.template get<Field>(key_0) = smaller_value;
+		++dom;
+		
+		// Afterwards we loop over the other grid nodes and assign them another bigger number
+		double bigger_value = 0.5;
 		while(dom.isNext())
 		{
-			i -= 0.1;
 			auto key = dom.get();
-			g_dist.template get<Field>(key) = i;
+			g_dist.template get<Field>(key) = bigger_value;
 			++dom;
 		}
-		auto correct_value = i;
+		
+		// Now we check if get_min_value returns smaller_value
 		auto min_value = get_min_val<Field>(g_dist);
-		BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(min_value == correct_value, "Checking if minimum value stored in grid is returned.");
+		double tolerance = 1e-12;
+		BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(isApproxEqual(min_value, smaller_value, tolerance), "Checking if smallest value stored in grid "
+																		  "is returned.");
 	}
 	
 	BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_max_val_test)
@@ -49,17 +58,27 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(HelpFunctionsTestSuite)
 		const size_t sz[grid_dim] = {32};
 		grid_type g_dist(sz, box, ghost);
 		
-		double i = 0.0;
+		// Each processor assigns smaller_value to the first grid node in its domain
+		double smaller_value = 0.1;
 		auto dom = g_dist.getDomainIterator();
+		auto key_0 = dom.get();
+		g_dist.template get<Field>(key_0) = smaller_value;
+		++dom;
+		
+		// Afterwards we loop over the other grid nodes and assign them another bigger number
+		double bigger_value = 0.5;
 		while(dom.isNext())
 		{
-			i += 0.1;
 			auto key = dom.get();
-			g_dist.template get<Field>(key) = i;
+			g_dist.template get<Field>(key) = bigger_value;
 			++dom;
 		}
-		auto correct_value = i;
+		
+		// Now we check if get_max_value returns bigger_value
 		auto max_value = get_max_val<Field>(g_dist);
-		BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(max_value == correct_value, "Checking if maximum value stored in grid is returned.");
+		double tolerance = 1e-12;
+		BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(isApproxEqual(max_value, bigger_value, tolerance), "Checking if smallest value stored in "
+																			   "grid "
+																		  "is returned.");
 	}
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
diff --git a/src/level_set/redistancing_Sussman/tests/narrowBand_unit_test.cpp b/src/level_set/redistancing_Sussman/tests/narrowBand_unit_test.cpp
index 0714b4335b17691e34216f5f0d845bef7d3fc779..0561ca287e565ead1e58b92f3dd8bdd68470eb68 100644
--- a/src/level_set/redistancing_Sussman/tests/narrowBand_unit_test.cpp
+++ b/src/level_set/redistancing_Sussman/tests/narrowBand_unit_test.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(NarrowBandTestSuite)
 	BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(NarrowBand_unit_sphere)
 	{
+		auto & v_cl = create_vcluster();
 		typedef double phi_type;
 		const size_t dims = 3;
 		// some indices
@@ -58,13 +59,14 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(NarrowBandTestSuite)
 		size_t narrow_band_width = 8;
 		NarrowBand<grid_in_type, phi_type> narrowBand(g_dist, narrow_band_width); // Instantiation of NarrowBand class
 		narrowBand.get_narrow_band<SDF_exact_grid, SDF_vd, Gradient_vd, magnOfGrad_vd>(g_dist, vd_narrow_band);
-
-		int npnt = vd_narrow_band.size_local();
-		auto & v_cl = create_vcluster();
-		v_cl.sum(npnt);
-		v_cl.execute();
-
-
-		BOOST_CHECK(npnt == 6568);
+		
+		size_t narrow_band_size = vd_narrow_band.size_local();
+		if (v_cl.size() > 1)
+		{
+			v_cl.sum(narrow_band_size);
+			v_cl.execute();
+		}
+		
+		BOOST_CHECK(narrow_band_size == 6568);
 	}
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()