diff --git a/test/commands/mkdir.test.ts b/test/commands/mkdir.test.ts
index be3ea60..6fd9215 100644
--- a/test/commands/mkdir.test.ts
+++ b/test/commands/mkdir.test.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,26 @@ import {runCommand} from '@oclif/test'
 import {expect} from 'chai'
 
 describe('mkdir', () => {
-  it('runs mkdir cmd', async () => {
-    const {stdout} = await runCommand('mkdir')
-    expect(stdout).to.contain('hello world')
+  before(async () => {
+    await runCommand('rm testdir --cwd /root -rfk')
+    await runCommand('mkdir testdir --cwd /root -k')
+  })
+  after(async () => {
+    await runCommand('rm testdir --cwd /root -rfk')
+  })
+
+  it('runs mkdir', async () => {
+    const {error} = await runCommand('mkdir')
+    expect(error?.oclif?.exit).to.equal(2)
+  })
+
+  it('runs mkdir --help', async () => {
+    const {stdout} = await runCommand('mkdir --help')
+    expect(stdout).to.contain('USAGE')
   })
 
-  it('runs mkdir --name oclif', async () => {
-    const {stdout} = await runCommand('mkdir --name oclif')
-    expect(stdout).to.contain('hello oclif')
+  it('runs mkdir somedir --cwd /root/testdir -kv', async() => {
+    const {stdout} = await runCommand('mkdir somedir --cwd /root/testdir -kv')
+    expect(stdout).to.contain('created directory: /root/testdir/somedir')
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/commands/put.test.ts b/test/commands/put.test.ts
index 665851d..7d382ac 100644
--- a/test/commands/put.test.ts
+++ b/test/commands/put.test.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,21 @@ import {runCommand} from '@oclif/test'
 import {expect} from 'chai'
 
 describe('put', () => {
-  it('runs put cmd', async () => {
-    const {stdout} = await runCommand('put')
-    expect(stdout).to.contain('hello world')
+  before(async () => {
+    await runCommand('rm testdir --cwd /root -rfk')
+    await runCommand('mkdir testdir --cwd /root -k')
+  })
+  after(async () => {
+    await runCommand('rm testdir --cwd /root -rfk')
+  })
+
+  it('runs put', async () => {
+    const {error} = await runCommand('put')
+    expect(error?.oclif?.exit).to.equal(2)
   })
 
-  it('runs put --name oclif', async () => {
-    const {stdout} = await runCommand('put --name oclif')
-    expect(stdout).to.contain('hello oclif')
+  it('runs put --help', async () => {
+    const {stdout} = await runCommand('put --help')
+    expect(stdout).to.contain('USAGE')
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/commands/rm.test.ts b/test/commands/rm.test.ts
index 087458f..22184f9 100644
--- a/test/commands/rm.test.ts
+++ b/test/commands/rm.test.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,21 @@ import {runCommand} from '@oclif/test'
 import {expect} from 'chai'
 
 describe('rm', () => {
-  it('runs rm cmd', async () => {
-    const {stdout} = await runCommand('rm')
-    expect(stdout).to.contain('hello world')
+  before(async () => {
+    await runCommand('rm testdir --cwd /root -rfk')
+    await runCommand('mkdir testdir --cwd /root -k')
+  })
+  after(async () => {
+    await runCommand('rm testdir --cwd /root -rfk')
+  })
+
+  it('runs rm', async () => {
+    const {error} = await runCommand('rm')
+    expect(error?.oclif?.exit).to.equal(2)
   })
 
-  it('runs rm --name oclif', async () => {
-    const {stdout} = await runCommand('rm --name oclif')
-    expect(stdout).to.contain('hello oclif')
+  it('runs rm --help oclif', async () => {
+    const {stdout} = await runCommand('rm --help')
+    expect(stdout).to.contain('USAGE')
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/commands/rmdir.test.ts b/test/commands/rmdir.test.ts
index 6a804b8..5ad2e44 100644
--- a/test/commands/rmdir.test.ts
+++ b/test/commands/rmdir.test.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,21 @@ import {runCommand} from '@oclif/test'
 import {expect} from 'chai'
 
 describe('rmdir', () => {
-  it('runs rmdir cmd', async () => {
-    const {stdout} = await runCommand('rmdir')
-    expect(stdout).to.contain('hello world')
+  before(async () => {
+    await runCommand('rm testdir --cwd /root -rfk')
+    await runCommand('mkdir testdir --cwd /root -k')
+  })
+  after(async () => {
+    await runCommand('rm testdir --cwd /root -rfk')
+  })
+
+  it('runs rmdir', async () => {
+    const {error} = await runCommand('rmdir')
+    expect(error?.oclif?.exit).to.equal(2)
   })
 
-  it('runs rmdir --name oclif', async () => {
-    const {stdout} = await runCommand('rmdir --name oclif')
-    expect(stdout).to.contain('hello oclif')
+  it('runs rmdir --help', async () => {
+    const {stdout} = await runCommand('rmdir --help')
+    expect(stdout).to.contain('USAGE')
   })
 })