diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/cal.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/cal.rs
index 91024408f7..70261fd4c7 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/cal.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/cal.rs
@@ -1,33 +1,29 @@
 use nu_test_support::{nu, pipeline};
 
-// FIXME: jt: needs more work
-#[ignore]
 #[test]
 fn cal_full_year() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".", pipeline(
         r#"
-        cal -y --full-year 2010 | first | to json
+        cal -y --full-year 2010 | first | to json -r
         "#
     ));
 
-    let first_week_2010_json = r#"{"year":2010,"sunday":null,"monday":null,"tuesday":null,"wednesday":null,"thursday":null,"friday":1,"saturday":2}"#;
+    let first_week_2010_json = r#"{"year": 2010,"sunday": null,"monday": null,"tuesday": null,"wednesday": null,"thursday": null,"friday": 1,"saturday": 2}"#;
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, first_week_2010_json);
 }
 
-// FIXME: jt: needs more work
-#[ignore]
 #[test]
 fn cal_february_2020_leap_year() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".", pipeline(
         r#"
-        cal -ym --full-year 2020 --month-names | where month == "february" | to json
+        cal -ym --full-year 2020 --month-names | where month == "february" | to json -r
         "#
     ));
 
-    let cal_february_json = r#"[{"year":2020,"month":"february","sunday":null,"monday":null,"tuesday":null,"wednesday":null,"thursday":null,"friday":null,"saturday":1},{"year":2020,"month":"february","sunday":2,"monday":3,"tuesday":4,"wednesday":5,"thursday":6,"friday":7,"saturday":8},{"year":2020,"month":"february","sunday":9,"monday":10,"tuesday":11,"wednesday":12,"thursday":13,"friday":14,"saturday":15},{"year":2020,"month":"february","sunday":16,"monday":17,"tuesday":18,"wednesday":19,"thursday":20,"friday":21,"saturday":22},{"year":2020,"month":"february","sunday":23,"monday":24,"tuesday":25,"wednesday":26,"thursday":27,"friday":28,"saturday":29}]"#;
+    let cal_february_json = r#"[{"year": 2020,"month": "february","sunday": null,"monday": null,"tuesday": null,"wednesday": null,"thursday": null,"friday": null,"saturday": 1},{"year": 2020,"month": "february","sunday": 2,"monday": 3,"tuesday": 4,"wednesday": 5,"thursday": 6,"friday": 7,"saturday": 8},{"year": 2020,"month": "february","sunday": 9,"monday": 10,"tuesday": 11,"wednesday": 12,"thursday": 13,"friday": 14,"saturday": 15},{"year": 2020,"month": "february","sunday": 16,"monday": 17,"tuesday": 18,"wednesday": 19,"thursday": 20,"friday": 21,"saturday": 22},{"year": 2020,"month": "february","sunday": 23,"monday": 24,"tuesday": 25,"wednesday": 26,"thursday": 27,"friday": 28,"saturday": 29}]"#;
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, cal_february_json);
 }
@@ -56,32 +52,28 @@ fn cal_rows_in_2020() {
     assert!(actual.out.contains("62"));
 }
 
-// FIXME: jt: needs more work
-#[ignore]
 #[test]
 fn cal_week_day_start_monday() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".", pipeline(
         r#"
-        cal --full-year 2020 -m --month-names --week-start monday | where month == january | to json
+        cal --full-year 2020 -m --month-names --week-start monday | where month == january | to json -r
         "#
     ));
 
-    let cal_january_json = r#"[{"month":"january","monday":null,"tuesday":null,"wednesday":1,"thursday":2,"friday":3,"saturday":4,"sunday":5},{"month":"january","monday":6,"tuesday":7,"wednesday":8,"thursday":9,"friday":10,"saturday":11,"sunday":12},{"month":"january","monday":13,"tuesday":14,"wednesday":15,"thursday":16,"friday":17,"saturday":18,"sunday":19},{"month":"january","monday":20,"tuesday":21,"wednesday":22,"thursday":23,"friday":24,"saturday":25,"sunday":26},{"month":"january","monday":27,"tuesday":28,"wednesday":29,"thursday":30,"friday":31,"saturday":null,"sunday":null}]"#;
+    let cal_january_json = r#"[{"month": "january","monday": null,"tuesday": null,"wednesday": 1,"thursday": 2,"friday": 3,"saturday": 4,"sunday": 5},{"month": "january","monday": 6,"tuesday": 7,"wednesday": 8,"thursday": 9,"friday": 10,"saturday": 11,"sunday": 12},{"month": "january","monday": 13,"tuesday": 14,"wednesday": 15,"thursday": 16,"friday": 17,"saturday": 18,"sunday": 19},{"month": "january","monday": 20,"tuesday": 21,"wednesday": 22,"thursday": 23,"friday": 24,"saturday": 25,"sunday": 26},{"month": "january","monday": 27,"tuesday": 28,"wednesday": 29,"thursday": 30,"friday": 31,"saturday": null,"sunday": null}]"#;
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, cal_january_json);
 }
 
-// FIXME: jt: needs more work
-#[ignore]
 #[test]
 fn cal_sees_pipeline_year() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: ".", pipeline(
         r#"
-        cal --full-year 1020 | get monday | first 3 | to json
+        cal --full-year 1020 | get monday | first 4 | to json -r
         "#
     ));
 
-    assert_eq!(actual.out, "[3,10,17]");
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "[null,3,10,17]");
 }