diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_pipe.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_pipe.yml
index b8cf8cc89..6f6d95fb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_pipe.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_pipe.yml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
         username: '$oauthtoken'
         password: ${{ secrets.NGC_API_KEY }}
       image: ${{ inputs.test_container }}
-      options: --cap-add=sys_nice
+      options: "--cap-add=sys_nice --cap-add=sys_ptrace"
       env:
         NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES: ${{ env.NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES }}
         PARALLEL_LEVEL: '10'
diff --git a/ci/scripts/github/test.sh b/ci/scripts/github/test.sh
index 87a06ea79..5cccec867 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/github/test.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/github/test.sh
@@ -41,12 +41,7 @@ cmake -B build -G Ninja ${CMAKE_BUILD_ALL_FEATURES} .
 rapids-logger "Running C++ Tests"
 cd ${MRC_ROOT}/build
 set +e
-# Tests known to be failing
-# Issues:
-# * test_mrc_private - https://github.com/nv-morpheus/MRC/issues/33
-# * nvrpc - https://github.com/nv-morpheus/MRC/issues/34
 ctest --output-on-failure \
-      --exclude-regex "test_mrc_private|nvrpc" \
       --output-junit ${REPORTS_DIR}/report_ctest.xml
 
 CTEST_RESULTS=$?
diff --git a/ci/scripts/github/test_codecov.sh b/ci/scripts/github/test_codecov.sh
index 36e0c24c1..969c43153 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/github/test_codecov.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/github/test_codecov.sh
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ set +e
 # Tests known to be failing
 # Issues:
 # * test_mrc_private - https://github.com/nv-morpheus/MRC/issues/33
-# * nvrpc - https://github.com/nv-morpheus/MRC/issues/34
 ctest --output-on-failure \
-      --exclude-regex "test_mrc_private|nvrpc" \
       --output-junit ${REPORTS_DIR}/report_ctest.xml
 
 CTEST_RESULTS=$?
diff --git a/cpp/mrc/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/mrc/CMakeLists.txt
index 2202cf70c..482eeb869 100644
--- a/cpp/mrc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/mrc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ target_compile_definitions(libmrc
     $<$<BOOL:${MRC_BUILD_BENCHMARKS}>:MRC_ENABLE_BENCHMARKING>
 )
 
+if (MRC_ENABLE_CODECOV)
+  target_compile_definitions(libmrc INTERFACE "MRC_CODECOV_ENABLED")
+endif()
+
 target_compile_features(libmrc PUBLIC cxx_std_20)
 
 set_target_properties(libmrc PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME})
diff --git a/cpp/mrc/src/internal/control_plane/server.cpp b/cpp/mrc/src/internal/control_plane/server.cpp
index 49ef83b0c..ecc0e3fd9 100644
--- a/cpp/mrc/src/internal/control_plane/server.cpp
+++ b/cpp/mrc/src/internal/control_plane/server.cpp
@@ -603,8 +603,8 @@ void Server::drop_stream(const stream_id_t& stream_id)
     auto search = m_connections.streams().find(stream_id);
     if (search == m_connections.streams().end())
     {
-        LOG(WARNING) << "attempting to drop stream_id: " << stream_id
-                     << " which is not found in set of connected streams";
+        LOG(FATAL) << "attempting to drop stream_id: " << stream_id
+                   << " which is not found in set of connected streams";
     }
 
     auto writer = search->second->writer();
diff --git a/cpp/mrc/src/tests/common.hpp b/cpp/mrc/src/tests/common.hpp
index 1773594d1..45bb03342 100644
--- a/cpp/mrc/src/tests/common.hpp
+++ b/cpp/mrc/src/tests/common.hpp
@@ -17,10 +17,20 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 
 namespace mrc {
+
+#ifdef MRC_CODECOV_ENABLED
+    #define SKIP_IF_CODE_COV() GTEST_SKIP() << "Skipping test when code coverage is enabled";
+#else
+    #define SKIP_IF_CODE_COV()
+#endif
+
 class Options;
 }  // namespace mrc
 namespace mrc::internal::system {
diff --git a/cpp/mrc/src/tests/test_expected.cpp b/cpp/mrc/src/tests/test_expected.cpp
index 10204240a..366bfccae 100644
--- a/cpp/mrc/src/tests/test_expected.cpp
+++ b/cpp/mrc/src/tests/test_expected.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ TEST_F(TestExpected, Chaining3)
 
     EXPECT_FALSE(rc);
     EXPECT_EQ(rc.error().message(), "void fail");
-    EXPECT_ANY_THROW(rc->value());
+    EXPECT_ANY_THROW(rc.value());
 }
 
 TEST_F(TestExpected, UniquePointer)
diff --git a/cpp/mrc/src/tests/test_ucx.cpp b/cpp/mrc/src/tests/test_ucx.cpp
index abf9e249f..6f10ceb8a 100644
--- a/cpp/mrc/src/tests/test_ucx.cpp
+++ b/cpp/mrc/src/tests/test_ucx.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include "common.hpp"
+
 #include "internal/ucx/all.hpp"
 #include "internal/ucx/endpoint.hpp"
 
@@ -72,6 +74,9 @@ TEST_F(TestUCX, CreateWorkerAddress)
 
 TEST_F(TestUCX, EndpointsInProcess)
 {
+    // note this test really should use a progress engine
+    GTEST_SKIP();
+
     auto worker_1 = std::make_shared<Worker>(m_context);
     auto worker_2 = std::make_shared<Worker>(m_context);
 
@@ -107,6 +112,8 @@ static void rdma_get_callback(void* request, ucs_status_t status, void* user_dat
 
 TEST_F(TestUCX, Get)
 {
+    SKIP_IF_CODE_COV()
+
     auto context = std::make_shared<Context>();
 
     auto worker_get_src = std::make_shared<Worker>(context);
@@ -205,6 +212,8 @@ class SendRecvManager
 
 TEST_F(TestUCX, Recv)
 {
+    SKIP_IF_CODE_COV();
+
     auto context = std::make_shared<Context>();
 
     auto worker_src = std::make_shared<Worker>(context);
@@ -279,6 +288,8 @@ TEST_F(TestUCX, Recv)
 
 TEST_F(TestUCX, Recv2)
 {
+    SKIP_IF_CODE_COV();
+
     auto context = std::make_shared<Context>();
 
     auto worker_src = std::make_shared<Worker>(context);
diff --git a/cpp/mrc/tests/test_mrc.hpp b/cpp/mrc/tests/test_mrc.hpp
index af2b17357..0dd9f93d8 100644
--- a/cpp/mrc/tests/test_mrc.hpp
+++ b/cpp/mrc/tests/test_mrc.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include <condition_variable>
 #include <cstddef>
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <mutex>  // for mutex & unique_lock
 
 #define TEST_CLASS(name)                      \
@@ -33,6 +34,13 @@
     {}
 
 namespace mrc {
+
+#ifdef MRC_CODECOV_ENABLED
+    #define SKIP_IF_CODE_COV() GTEST_SKIP() << "Skipping test when code coverage is enabled";
+#else
+    #define SKIP_IF_CODE_COV()
+#endif
+
 // class that records when it's moved/copied
 struct CopyMoveCounter
 {