diff --git a/t/t1036-hierarchy-small-no-tie-db.t b/t/t1036-hierarchy-small-no-tie-db.t
index 124a6740..4e0084b4 100755
--- a/t/t1036-hierarchy-small-no-tie-db.t
+++ b/t/t1036-hierarchy-small-no-tie-db.t
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ test_expect_success 'view database hierarchy' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'view database hierarchy in a parsable format' '
-	flux account view-bank -P root > small_no_tie_parsable.test &&
+	flux account view-bank --tree -P root > small_no_tie_parsable.test &&
 	test_cmp ${EXPECTED_FILES}/small_no_tie_parsable.txt small_no_tie_parsable.test
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t1037-hierarchy-small-tie-db.t b/t/t1037-hierarchy-small-tie-db.t
index 0a2afa1b..38c88fb2 100755
--- a/t/t1037-hierarchy-small-tie-db.t
+++ b/t/t1037-hierarchy-small-tie-db.t
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ test_expect_success 'view database hierarchy' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'view database hierarchy in a parsable format' '
-	flux account view-bank -P root > small_tie_parsable.test &&
+	flux account view-bank --tree -P root > small_tie_parsable.test &&
 	test_cmp ${EXPECTED_FILES}/small_tie_parsable.txt small_tie_parsable.test
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t1038-hierarchy-small-tie-all-db.t b/t/t1038-hierarchy-small-tie-all-db.t
index dde9bfc6..c868e11f 100755
--- a/t/t1038-hierarchy-small-tie-all-db.t
+++ b/t/t1038-hierarchy-small-tie-all-db.t
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ test_expect_success 'view database hierarchy' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'view database hierarchy in a parsable format' '
-	flux account view-bank -P root > small_tie_all_parsable.test &&
+	flux account view-bank --tree -P root > small_tie_all_parsable.test &&
 	test_cmp ${EXPECTED_FILES}/small_tie_all_parsable.txt small_tie_all_parsable.test
 '