diff --git a/testsuite/yamatests/test_compact.py b/testsuite/yamatests/test_compact.py
index 8a102e8..804c685 100644
--- a/testsuite/yamatests/test_compact.py
+++ b/testsuite/yamatests/test_compact.py
@@ -40,7 +40,17 @@ class TestYamaCompact(TestCase):
             len(old_bloblog_ids), 1, "Should be many bloblogs at this point"
         )
 
-        subprocess.check_call(("yama", "compact", "--mergeable", "2"), cwd=yama_path)
+        subprocess.check_call(
+            (
+                "yama",
+                "compact",
+                "--mergeable",
+                "2",
+                "--small",
+                str(2 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024),
+            ),
+            cwd=yama_path,
+        )
 
         new_bloblog_ids = list_bloblog_ids(yama_path)
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -85,9 +95,21 @@ class TestYamaCompact(TestCase):
         old_bloblog_ids = list_bloblog_ids(yama_path)
 
         # Try a GC and check that it's a no-op
-        subprocess.check_call(("yama", "check", "--shallow", "--gc"), cwd=yama_path)
         subprocess.check_call(
-            ("yama", "compact", "--mergeable", "2000", "--reclaim", "1"), cwd=yama_path
+            ("yama", "check", "--shallow", "--apply-gc"), cwd=yama_path
+        )
+        subprocess.check_call(
+            (
+                "yama",
+                "compact",
+                "--mergeable",
+                "2000",
+                "--reclaim",
+                "1",
+                "--max-dealloc",
+                "1",
+            ),
+            cwd=yama_path,
         )
 
         unchanged_bloblog_ids = list_bloblog_ids(yama_path)
@@ -102,9 +124,21 @@ class TestYamaCompact(TestCase):
         )
 
         # Try a GC and check that it did something
-        subprocess.check_call(("yama", "check", "--shallow", "--gc"), cwd=yama_path)
         subprocess.check_call(
-            ("yama", "compact", "--mergeable", "2000", "--reclaim", "1"), cwd=yama_path
+            ("yama", "check", "--shallow", "--apply-gc"), cwd=yama_path
+        )
+        subprocess.check_call(
+            (
+                "yama",
+                "compact",
+                "--mergeable",
+                "2000",
+                "--reclaim",
+                "1",
+                "--max-dealloc",
+                "1",
+            ),
+            cwd=yama_path,
         )
 
         new_bloblog_ids = list_bloblog_ids(yama_path)