diff --git a/src/serac/physics/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/serac/physics/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index a1b24f86a..580ae53d6 100644
--- a/src/serac/physics/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/serac/physics/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ set(physics_parallel_test_sources
 blt_list_append(TO physics_parallel_test_sources 
                 ELEMENTS 
                     contact_patch.cpp
+                    contact_patch_tied.cpp
                     contact_beam.cpp
                     contact_solid_adjoint.cpp
                 IF TRIBOL_FOUND)
diff --git a/src/serac/physics/tests/contact_patch_tied.cpp b/src/serac/physics/tests/contact_patch_tied.cpp
index 0eb767cf8..fbee17b8d 100644
--- a/src/serac/physics/tests/contact_patch_tied.cpp
+++ b/src/serac/physics/tests/contact_patch_tied.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ TEST_P(ContactPatchTied, patch)
 //   };
 // #elif defined(MFEM_USE_STRUMPACK)
 #ifdef MFEM_USE_STRUMPACK
-  LinearSolverOptions linear_options{.linear_solver = LinearSolver::Strumpack, .print_level = 1};
+  LinearSolverOptions linear_options{.linear_solver = LinearSolver::Strumpack, .print_level = 0};
 #else
   LinearSolverOptions linear_options{};
   SLIC_INFO_ROOT("Contact requires MFEM built with strumpack.");
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ TEST_P(ContactPatchTied, patch)
 
   NonlinearSolverOptions nonlinear_options{.nonlin_solver  = NonlinearSolver::Newton,
                                            .relative_tol   = 1.0e-10,
-                                           .absolute_tol   = 1.0e-10,
-                                           .max_iterations = 20,
+                                           .absolute_tol   = 5.0e-10,
+                                           .max_iterations = 25,
                                            .print_level    = 1};
 
   ContactOptions contact_options{.method      = ContactMethod::SingleMortar,
diff --git a/src/serac/physics/tests/contact_solid_adjoint.cpp b/src/serac/physics/tests/contact_solid_adjoint.cpp
index 1dc3d9bab..61d6b1bbc 100644
--- a/src/serac/physics/tests/contact_solid_adjoint.cpp
+++ b/src/serac/physics/tests/contact_solid_adjoint.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ std::unique_ptr<SolidMechT> createContactSolver(const NonlinearSolverOptions& no
   auto solid =
       std::make_unique<SolidMechT>(nonlinear_opts, solid_mechanics::direct_linear_options, dyn_opts,
                                    physics_prefix + std::to_string(iter++), mesh_tag, std::vector<std::string>{}, 0, 0.0, false, true);
-  solid->setMaterial(mat);
+  
+
+  Domain whole_mesh = EntireDomain(StateManager::mesh(mesh_tag));
+  solid->setMaterial(mat, whole_mesh);
 
   solid->setDisplacementBCs({2}, [](const mfem::Vector& /*X*/, double /*t*/, mfem::Vector& disp) { disp = 0.0; });
   solid->setDisplacementBCs({4}, [](const mfem::Vector& /*X*/, double /*t*/, mfem::Vector& disp) {