diff --git a/tests/debugpy/test_step.py b/tests/debugpy/test_step.py
index 99064c05..4a20eb4f 100644
--- a/tests/debugpy/test_step.py
+++ b/tests/debugpy/test_step.py
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ def test_set_next_statement(pyfile, run, target):
         inner2_target = targets[0]["id"]
 
         session.request("goto", {"threadId": stop.thread_id, "targetId": inner2_target})
-        session.wait_for_next_event("continued")
 
         stop = session.wait_for_stop(
             "goto", expected_frames=[some.dap.frame(code_to_debug, "inner2")]
diff --git a/tests/patterns/dap.py b/tests/patterns/dap.py
index 21a0acaf..d83c737f 100644
--- a/tests/patterns/dap.py
+++ b/tests/patterns/dap.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from tests import code
 from tests.patterns import some, _impl
 
 
-id = some.int.in_range(0, 10000)
+id = some.int.in_range(-10000, 10000)
 """Matches a DAP "id", assuming some reasonable range for an implementation that
 generates those ids sequentially.
 """