diff --git a/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTests.cmake b/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTests.cmake
index c1a1b641059..586957e7c20 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/tools/test/h5dump/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -1269,25 +1269,25 @@
 
   # tests for filters
   # SZIP
-  ADD_H5_TEST (tszip 0 --enable-error-stack -H -p -d szip tfilters.h5)
+  ADD_H5_COMP_TEST (tszip 0 2 --enable-error-stack -H -p -d szip tfilters.h5)
 
   # deflate
-  ADD_H5_TEST (tdeflate 0 --enable-error-stack -H -p -d deflate tfilters.h5)
+  ADD_H5_COMP_TEST (tdeflate 0 2 --enable-error-stack -H -p -d deflate tfilters.h5)
 
   # shuffle
   ADD_H5_TEST (tshuffle 0 --enable-error-stack -H -p -d shuffle tfilters.h5)
 
   # fletcher32
-  ADD_H5_TEST (tfletcher32 0 --enable-error-stack -H -p -d fletcher32  tfilters.h5)
+  ADD_H5_COMP_TEST (tfletcher32 0 0 --enable-error-stack -H -p -d fletcher32  tfilters.h5)
 
   # nbit
-  ADD_H5_TEST (tnbit 0 --enable-error-stack -H -p -d nbit  tfilters.h5)
+  ADD_H5_COMP_TEST (tnbit 0 10 --enable-error-stack -H -p -d nbit  tfilters.h5)
 
   # scaleoffset
   ADD_H5_COMP_TEST (tscaleoffset 0 4 --enable-error-stack -H -p -d scaleoffset  tfilters.h5)
 
   # all
-  ADD_H5_TEST (tallfilters 0 --enable-error-stack -H -p -d all  tfilters.h5)
+  ADD_H5_COMP_TEST (tallfilters 0 1 --enable-error-stack -H -p -d all  tfilters.h5)
 
   # user defined
   ADD_H5_TEST (tuserfilter 0 --enable-error-stack -H  -p -d myfilter  tfilters.h5)
diff --git a/tools/test/h5dump/expected/tallfilters.ddl b/tools/test/h5dump/expected/tallfilters.ddl
index ff2454cef78..43bcf6a0eb9 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5dump/expected/tallfilters.ddl
+++ b/tools/test/h5dump/expected/tallfilters.ddl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ DATASET "all" {
    DATASPACE  SIMPLE { ( 20, 10 ) / ( 20, 10 ) }
    STORAGE_LAYOUT {
       CHUNKED ( 10, 5 )
-      SIZE 458 (1.747:1 COMPRESSION)
+      SIZE XXXX (1.XXX:1 COMPRESSION)
    }
    FILTERS {
       PREPROCESSING SHUFFLE
diff --git a/tools/test/h5dump/expected/tdeflate.ddl b/tools/test/h5dump/expected/tdeflate.ddl
index 9b92d0e1664..504d4f32042 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5dump/expected/tdeflate.ddl
+++ b/tools/test/h5dump/expected/tdeflate.ddl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ DATASET "deflate" {
    DATASPACE  SIMPLE { ( 20, 10 ) / ( 20, 10 ) }
    STORAGE_LAYOUT {
       CHUNKED ( 10, 5 )
-      SIZE 385 (2.078:1 COMPRESSION)
+      SIZE XXXX (2.XXX:1 COMPRESSION)
    }
    FILTERS {
       COMPRESSION DEFLATE { LEVEL 9 }
diff --git a/tools/test/h5dump/expected/tfletcher32.ddl b/tools/test/h5dump/expected/tfletcher32.ddl
index 01460e2cad4..aafd4d4abba 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5dump/expected/tfletcher32.ddl
+++ b/tools/test/h5dump/expected/tfletcher32.ddl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ DATASET "fletcher32" {
    DATASPACE  SIMPLE { ( 20, 10 ) / ( 20, 10 ) }
    STORAGE_LAYOUT {
       CHUNKED ( 10, 5 )
-      SIZE 816 (0.980:1 COMPRESSION)
+      SIZE XXXX (0.XXX:1 COMPRESSION)
    }
    FILTERS {
       CHECKSUM FLETCHER32
diff --git a/tools/test/h5dump/expected/tnbit.ddl b/tools/test/h5dump/expected/tnbit.ddl
index cf2ac1fdb91..35c111fb5b3 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5dump/expected/tnbit.ddl
+++ b/tools/test/h5dump/expected/tnbit.ddl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ DATASET "nbit" {
    DATASPACE  SIMPLE { ( 20, 10 ) / ( 20, 10 ) }
    STORAGE_LAYOUT {
       CHUNKED ( 10, 5 )
-      SIZE 76 (10.526:1 COMPRESSION)
+      SIZE XXXX (10.XXX:1 COMPRESSION)
    }
    FILTERS {
       COMPRESSION NBIT
diff --git a/tools/test/h5dump/testh5dump.sh.in b/tools/test/h5dump/testh5dump.sh.in
index f81a24cd199..47348659e1d 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5dump/testh5dump.sh.in
+++ b/tools/test/h5dump/testh5dump.sh.in
@@ -1418,19 +1418,19 @@ TOOLTEST texceedsubblock.ddl --enable-error-stack -d 1d -k 1,3 taindices.h5
 
 # tests for filters
 # SZIP
-TOOLTEST tszip.ddl --enable-error-stack -H -p -d szip tfilters.h5
+TOOLTESTC 2 tszip.ddl --enable-error-stack -H -p -d szip tfilters.h5
 # deflate
-TOOLTEST tdeflate.ddl --enable-error-stack -H -p -d deflate tfilters.h5
+TOOLTESTC 2 tdeflate.ddl --enable-error-stack -H -p -d deflate tfilters.h5
 # shuffle
 TOOLTEST tshuffle.ddl --enable-error-stack -H -p -d shuffle tfilters.h5
 # fletcher32
-TOOLTEST tfletcher32.ddl --enable-error-stack -H -p -d fletcher32  tfilters.h5
+TOOLTESTC 0 tfletcher32.ddl --enable-error-stack -H -p -d fletcher32  tfilters.h5
 # nbit
-TOOLTEST tnbit.ddl --enable-error-stack -H -p -d nbit  tfilters.h5
+TOOLTESTC 10 tnbit.ddl --enable-error-stack -H -p -d nbit  tfilters.h5
 # scaleoffset
 TOOLTESTC 4 tscaleoffset.ddl --enable-error-stack -H -p -d scaleoffset  tfilters.h5
 # all
-TOOLTEST tallfilters.ddl --enable-error-stack -H -p -d all  tfilters.h5
+TOOLTESTC 1 tallfilters.ddl --enable-error-stack -H -p -d all  tfilters.h5
 # user defined
 TOOLTEST tuserfilter.ddl --enable-error-stack -H  -p -d myfilter  tfilters.h5