diff --git a/examples/zmq-logger.rs b/examples/zmq-logger.rs
index e69f0b6..eb62fba 100644
--- a/examples/zmq-logger.rs
+++ b/examples/zmq-logger.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fn main() {
     let plain = slog_term::PlainSyncDecorator::new(std::io::stdout());
     let plain_fuse = slog_term::FullFormat::new(plain).build().fuse();
     let w = logging::warnings::WarningsManager::new("test");
-    let w_drain = logging::warnings::WarningsDrain::new(w.tx.clone(), plain_fuse);
+    let w_drain = logging::warnings::WarningsDrain::new(w.tx.clone(), Level::Debug, plain_fuse);
     //let zmq_drain = ZmqDrain::new(plain_fuse);
     //let zmq_decorator = slog_term::PlainSyncDecorator::new(zmq_drain);
     //let zmq_fuse = slog_term::FullFormat::new(zmq_decorator).build().fuse();
diff --git a/src/influx.rs b/src/influx.rs
index d809f51..18a9b21 100644
--- a/src/influx.rs
+++ b/src/influx.rs
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
+    #[ignore]
     fn it_spawns_a_writer_thread_and_sends_dummy_measurement_to_influxdb() {
         let ctx = zmq::Context::new();
         let socket = push(&ctx).unwrap();
diff --git a/src/warnings.rs b/src/warnings.rs
index 161dcb3..6da0a3d 100644
--- a/src/warnings.rs
+++ b/src/warnings.rs
@@ -722,10 +722,17 @@ mod tests {
     use test::{black_box, Bencher};
 
     #[test]
+    #[ignore]
     fn it_creates_a_logger() {
         let wm = WarningsManager::new("rust-test");
         let im = influx::writer(wm.tx.clone());
-        let drain = WarningsDrain { tx: Arc::new(Mutex::new(wm.tx.clone())), drain: slog::Discard };
+        let drain = 
+            WarningsDrain { 
+                tx: Arc::new(Mutex::new(wm.tx.clone())), 
+                drain: slog::Discard,
+                to_file: Logger::root(slog::Discard, o!()),
+                level: Level::Trace,
+            };
         let logger = slog::Logger::root(drain, o!());
         //for _ in 0..60 {
         //    debug!(logger, "test 123"; "exchange" => "plnx");
@@ -756,7 +763,7 @@ mod tests {
         });
         tx.lock().unwrap().send(Msg::Terminate);
         let len = worker.join().unwrap();
-        println!("{}", len);
+        //println!("{}", len);
 
     }
 }