diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_basic/__test__.jsonc b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_basic/__test__.jsonc
index 8ecde6887c..45e414564b 100644
--- a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_basic/__test__.jsonc
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_basic/__test__.jsonc
@@ -23,18 +23,24 @@
       }]
     },
     "exports_sub_path_not_exists": {
-      // TODO(2.0): this test appears legitimately broken
-      "ignore": true,
-      "args": "run b/exports-sub-path-not-exists.ts",
-      "output": "b/exports-sub-path-not-exists.out",
-      "exitCode": 1
+      "steps": [{
+        "args": "install",
+        "output": "[WILDCARD]"
+      }, {
+        "args": "run b/exports-sub-path-not-exists.ts",
+        "output": "b/exports-sub-path-not-exists.out",
+        "exitCode": 1
+      }]
     },
     "no_exports_sub_path_not_exists": {
-      // TODO(2.0): this test appears legitimately broken
-      "ignore": true,
-      "args": "run b/no-exports-sub-path-not-exists.ts",
-      "output": "b/no-exports-sub-path-not-exists.out",
-      "exitCode": 1
+      "steps": [{
+        "args": "install",
+        "output": "[WILDCARD]"
+      }, {
+        "args": "run b/no-exports-sub-path-not-exists.ts",
+        "output": "b/no-exports-sub-path-not-exists.out",
+        "exitCode": 1
+      }]
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_basic/b/no-exports-sub-path-not-exists.out b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_basic/b/no-exports-sub-path-not-exists.out
index f98aa34cb4..a2ae57dfe6 100644
--- a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_basic/b/no-exports-sub-path-not-exists.out
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_basic/b/no-exports-sub-path-not-exists.out
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [# not the best error, but it did resolve because there was no exports specified]
-error: Module not found "file:///[WILDLINE]/c/non-existent".
+error: [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND] Cannot find module 'file:///[WILDLINE]/c/non-existent' imported from 'file:///[WILDLINE]/b/no-exports-sub-path-not-exists.ts'
     at file:///[WILDLINE]/b/no-exports-sub-path-not-exists.ts:1:20
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/__test__.jsonc b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/__test__.jsonc
index dbf35dcb0f..03c5669621 100644
--- a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/__test__.jsonc
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/__test__.jsonc
@@ -2,15 +2,11 @@
   "tempDir": true,
   "tests": {
     "member": {
-      // TODO(2.0): this test appears legitimately broken
-      "ignore": true,
-      "args": "run --allow-read member/main.ts",
+      "args": "run --allow-read --node-modules-dir=auto member/main.ts",
       "output": "member.out"
     },
     "member_with_deno_json": {
-      // TODO(2.0): this test appears legitimately broken
-      "ignore": true,
-      "args": "run --allow-read member_with_deno_json/main.ts",
+      "args": "run --allow-read --node-modules-dir=auto member_with_deno_json/main.ts",
       "output": "member.out"
     },
     "non_member": {
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member_with_deno_json/deno.jsonc b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member_with_deno_json/deno.jsonc
index e246bc65df..b80ded2b1e 100644
--- a/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member_with_deno_json/deno.jsonc
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/workspace_sub_deno_json/member_with_deno_json/deno.jsonc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
   // will cause a warning
-  "nodeModules": "local-auto"
+  "nodeModulesDir": "auto"
 }
diff --git a/tests/specs/publish/npm_workspace_jsr_pkg_with_npm_dep/__test__.jsonc b/tests/specs/publish/npm_workspace_jsr_pkg_with_npm_dep/__test__.jsonc
index cee2fe12d9..91408a7302 100644
--- a/tests/specs/publish/npm_workspace_jsr_pkg_with_npm_dep/__test__.jsonc
+++ b/tests/specs/publish/npm_workspace_jsr_pkg_with_npm_dep/__test__.jsonc
@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
 {
-  // TODO(2.0): these tests are actually broken now, some code needs
-  // to be updated to make them work
-  "ignore": true,
   "tests": {
     "dep_and_workspace_dep": {
-      "args": "publish --dry-run --no-check --log-level=debug",
-      "cwd": "subtract",
-      "output": "publish-subtract.out"
+      "steps": [{
+        "args": "install",
+        "output": "[WILDCARD]"
+      }, {
+        "args": "publish --dry-run --no-check --log-level=debug",
+        "cwd": "subtract",
+        "output": "publish-subtract.out"
+      }]
     },
     "bare_specifier": {
-      "args": "publish --dry-run --no-check --log-level=debug",
-      "cwd": "subtract-2",
-      "output": "publish-subtract2.out"
+      "steps": [{
+        "args": "install",
+        "output": "[WILDCARD]"
+      }, {
+        "args": "publish --dry-run --no-check --log-level=debug",
+        "cwd": "subtract-2",
+        "output": "publish-subtract2.out"
+      }]
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/specs/publish/npm_workspace_jsr_pkg_with_npm_dep/node_modules/.deno/.deno.lock b/tests/specs/publish/npm_workspace_jsr_pkg_with_npm_dep/node_modules/.deno/.deno.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/specs/publish/npm_workspace_jsr_pkg_with_npm_dep/node_modules/.deno/.deno.lock.poll b/tests/specs/publish/npm_workspace_jsr_pkg_with_npm_dep/node_modules/.deno/.deno.lock.poll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56a6051ca2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/publish/npm_workspace_jsr_pkg_with_npm_dep/node_modules/.deno/.deno.lock.poll
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/specs/publish/npm_workspace_jsr_pkg_with_npm_dep/node_modules/.deno/.setup-cache.bin b/tests/specs/publish/npm_workspace_jsr_pkg_with_npm_dep/node_modules/.deno/.setup-cache.bin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ac5fc6cf8
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/specs/publish/npm_workspace_jsr_pkg_with_npm_dep/node_modules/.deno/.setup-cache.bin differ
diff --git a/tests/specs/publish/npm_workspace_jsr_pkg_with_npm_dep/node_modules/add b/tests/specs/publish/npm_workspace_jsr_pkg_with_npm_dep/node_modules/add
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..7b086589df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/publish/npm_workspace_jsr_pkg_with_npm_dep/node_modules/add
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../add
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/specs/publish/npm_workspace_jsr_pkg_with_npm_dep/node_modules/add-dep b/tests/specs/publish/npm_workspace_jsr_pkg_with_npm_dep/node_modules/add-dep
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..7b086589df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/publish/npm_workspace_jsr_pkg_with_npm_dep/node_modules/add-dep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../add
\ No newline at end of file