diff --git a/qubes/tests/integ/audio.py b/qubes/tests/integ/audio.py
index b613d7e8b..0914d258e 100644
--- a/qubes/tests/integ/audio.py
+++ b/qubes/tests/integ/audio.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def check_audio_sample(self, sample, sfreq):
         if in_qemu and self.testvm1.features.get("audio-model"):
             # be less strict on HVM tests in nested virt, the test environment
             # has huge overhead already
-            margin = 0.80
+            margin = 0.70
         if rec_size < margin * 441000:
             fname = f"/tmp/audio-sample-{self.id()}.raw"
             with open(fname, "wb") as f:
diff --git a/qubes/tests/integ/dom0_update.py b/qubes/tests/integ/dom0_update.py
index 6d558ebb1..7c4ebd48c 100644
--- a/qubes/tests/integ/dom0_update.py
+++ b/qubes/tests/integ/dom0_update.py
@@ -333,6 +333,26 @@ def update_func_salt(self):
                 self.fail("salt pkg.uptodate failed: " + f_log.read())
         del proc
 
+    def update_func_qubes_vm_update(self):
+        logpath = os.path.join(self.tmpdir, "dom0-update-output.txt")
+        with open(logpath, "w") as f_log:
+            proc = self.loop.run_until_complete(
+                asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+                    "qubes-vm-update",
+                    "--targets=dom0",
+                    "--force-update",
+                    "--show-output",
+                    stdout=f_log,
+                    stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+                )
+            )
+        self.loop.run_until_complete(proc.wait())
+        if proc.returncode:
+            del proc
+            with open(logpath) as f_log:
+                self.fail("qubes-vm-update failed: " + f_log.read())
+        del proc
+
     def _test_000_update(self, do_update_func):
         """Dom0 update tests
 
@@ -380,6 +400,9 @@ def test_000_update(self):
     def test_000_update_salt(self):
         self._test_000_update(self.update_func_salt)
 
+    def test_000_update_qubes_vm_update(self):
+        self._test_000_update(self.update_func_qubes_vm_update)
+
     def test_001_update_check(self):
         """Check if dom0 updates check works"""
         self.app.domains[0].features["updates-available"] = False
diff --git a/qubes/tests/integ/grub.py b/qubes/tests/integ/grub.py
index 2c417346d..569deef8f 100644
--- a/qubes/tests/integ/grub.py
+++ b/qubes/tests/integ/grub.py
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ def test_010_template_based_vm(self):
             "TemplateVM", name=self.make_vm_name("template"), label="red"
         )
         self.test_template.virt_mode = self.virt_mode
+        if self.virt_mode == "hvm":
+            self.set_hvm(self.test_template)
         self.test_template.features.update(
             self.app.domains[self.template].features
         )