diff --git a/tests/config.nims b/tests/config.nims
index e0b8502ee..e330e097c 100644
--- a/tests/config.nims
+++ b/tests/config.nims
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@ switch("define", "nimUnittestOutputLevel:PRINT_FAILURES")
 switch("define", "nimUnittestColor:off")
 
 switch("define", "nimLegacyTypeMismatch")
+
+hint("Processing", off)
+  # dots can cause annoyances; instead, a single test can test `hintProcessing`
diff --git a/tests/pragmas/twarning_off.nim b/tests/pragmas/twarning_off.nim
index d5d31d4c2..bada2999b 100644
--- a/tests/pragmas/twarning_off.nim
+++ b/tests/pragmas/twarning_off.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 discard """
+  matrix: "--hint:processing"
   nimout: '''
 compile start
 ..