diff --git a/trick_source/java/pom.xml b/trick_source/java/pom.xml
index 09fc9d52..382036cc 100644
--- a/trick_source/java/pom.xml
+++ b/trick_source/java/pom.xml
@@ -323,8 +323,8 @@
           <configuration>
             <printSummary>true</printSummary>
 			<excludes>
-			  <exclude> **/SimControlApplicationTest.java 		</exclude>
-			  <exclude> **/DreApplicationTest.java 		</exclude>
+			  <!-- <exclude> **/SimControlApplicationTest.java 		</exclude> -->
+			  <!-- <exclude> **/DreApplicationTest.java 		</exclude> -->
 			  <exclude> **/TrickDPApplicationTest.java 		</exclude>
 			  <exclude> **/TrickQPApplicationTest.java 		</exclude>
 			  <exclude> **/MonteMonitorApplicationTest.java </exclude>
diff --git a/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/dre/DreApplicationTest.java b/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/dre/DreApplicationTest.java
index a443cb4e..a7ff416c 100644
--- a/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/dre/DreApplicationTest.java
+++ b/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/dre/DreApplicationTest.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import trick.dre.fixtures.DreFixture.Size;
 public class DreApplicationTest extends ApplicationTest {
 
     private DreFixture dre_fix;
+    private MockDreApplication dre_app;
 
     @BeforeClass
     public static void onSetUpBeforeClass() {
@@ -46,9 +47,10 @@ public class DreApplicationTest extends ApplicationTest {
     protected void onSetUp() {       
         application(MockDreApplication.class).start();
 
-        sleep(1500);
+        sleep(2000);
 
-        dre_fix = new DreFixture(robot(), MockDreApplication.getInstance());
+        dre_app = MockDreApplication.getInstance(MockDreApplication.class);
+        dre_fix = new DreFixture(robot(), dre_app);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -225,7 +227,6 @@ public class DreApplicationTest extends ApplicationTest {
                                      "drg[DR_GROUP_ID].set_cycle(" + GRP_CYCLE + ")",
                                      "drg[DR_GROUP_ID].set_max_file_size(" + GRP_SIZE + GRP_UNIT.TAG + ")" };
 
-        MockDreApplication app = MockDreApplication.getInstance();
         String[] output;
         boolean setGrpName = false,
                 setCycle = false,
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ public class DreApplicationTest extends ApplicationTest {
         dre_fix.setCycle(GRP_CYCLE);
         dre_fix.setMaxFileSize(GRP_SIZE, GRP_UNIT);
 
-        output = app.getSettingsOutput();
+        output = dre_app.getSettingsOutput();
 
         // Assert
         for(String line : output) {
@@ -335,7 +336,6 @@ public class DreApplicationTest extends ApplicationTest {
         final Size   EXP_UNIT = Size.MB;
         final String[] VAR_TYPES = {"charB", "intB", "shortB", "ucharB", "uintB", "ushortB", "mixB"};
 
-        MockDreApplication app = MockDreApplication.getInstance();
         int sel_opts;
         String name, cycle, size;
         String[] sel_vars, settings;
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public class DreApplicationTest extends ApplicationTest {
         
         sel_opts = dre_fix.getSelectedOptions();
         sel_vars = dre_fix.getSelectedVars();
-        settings = app.getSettingsOutput();
+        settings = dre_app.getSettingsOutput();
         
         //ASSERT
         assumeThat(sel_vars.length).isEqualTo(VAR_TYPES.length * 4);
diff --git a/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/dre/MockDreApplication.java b/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/dre/MockDreApplication.java
index d5b2ff52..bf8fe8b5 100644
--- a/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/dre/MockDreApplication.java
+++ b/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/dre/MockDreApplication.java
@@ -10,15 +10,11 @@ import org.jdesktop.application.Application;
 import trick.common.TestUtils;
 
 public class MockDreApplication extends DreApplication {
-	private static MockDreApplication the_dre = null;
 
 	public MockDreApplication() {
 		super();
-		the_dre = this;
 	}
 
-	public static final MockDreApplication getInstance() { return the_dre; }
-
     public String[] getSettingsOutput() {
         StringWriter strWrt = new StringWriter();
         try{ writeGroupSettings(strWrt); }
diff --git a/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/tv/TVApplicationTest.java b/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/tv/TVApplicationTest.java
index 74949014..d4888f27 100644
--- a/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/tv/TVApplicationTest.java
+++ b/trick_source/java/src/test/java/trick/tv/TVApplicationTest.java
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public class TVApplicationTest extends ApplicationTest {
 		// CLEANUP
 		for(int i = 0; i < inital_values.length; i++) {
 			tv_fix.editVariableTable(i, 1, inital_values[i]);
-			sleep(250);
+			sleep(500);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ public class TVApplicationTest extends ApplicationTest {
 
         // ACT
 		tv_fix.openSetMenuItem(SAVED_FILE);
-
 		sleep(500);
 
 		res_vars = tv_fix.getSelectedVars();
@@ -309,6 +308,7 @@ public class TVApplicationTest extends ApplicationTest {
 
 		// CLEANUP
 		tv_fix.openSetMenuItem(ORIGINAL_VALS_FILE);
+		sleep(500);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ public class TVApplicationTest extends ApplicationTest {
 
         // ACT
 		tv_fix.setValMenuItem(SAVED_FILE);
-
 		sleep(500);
 
 		res_vars1 = tv_fix.getSelectedVars();
@@ -351,7 +350,8 @@ public class TVApplicationTest extends ApplicationTest {
         assertThat2DArraysAreEqual(res_vars2, SEL_VARS);
 
 		// CLEANUP
-		tv_fix.openSetMenuItem(ORIGINAL_VALS_FILE);
+		tv_fix.setValMenuItem(ORIGINAL_VALS_FILE);
+		sleep(500);
     }
 
 	@Test