diff --git a/requirements/requirements.txt b/requirements/requirements.txt
index 91ece75063f0..83eaa7515bf6 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ padacioso~=0.2, >=0.2.1a8
 adapt-parser>=1.0.0, <2.0.0
 
 ovos-bus-client<0.1.0, >=0.0.6a10
-ovos-utils<0.1.0, ==0.0.36a8
+ovos-utils==0.0.36a9
 ovos-plugin-manager<0.1.0, >=0.0.24a9
 ovos-config~=0.0,>=0.0.11a13
 ovos-lingua-franca>=0.4.7
diff --git a/test/unittests/common_query/test_common_query.py b/test/unittests/common_query/test_common_query.py
index a1389450e844..aa150e88d827 100644
--- a/test/unittests/common_query/test_common_query.py
+++ b/test/unittests/common_query/test_common_query.py
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ def test_common_query_events(self):
             # thinking animation
             {'type': 'enclosure.mouth.think',
              'data': {},
-             'context': {'destination': "skills", 'source': 'audio',
-                         'skill_id': self.cc.skill_id}},
+             'context': qq_ctxt},
             # send query
             {'type': 'question:query',
              'data': {'phrase': 'what is the speed of light'},
@@ -99,4 +98,8 @@ def test_common_query_events(self):
 
         for ctr, msg in enumerate(expected):
             m = self.bus.emitted_msgs[ctr]
+            if "session" in m.get("context", {}):
+                m["context"].pop("session")  # simplify test comparisons
+            if "session" in msg.get("context", {}):
+                msg["context"].pop("session")  # simplify test comparisons
             self.assertEqual(msg, m)
diff --git a/test/unittests/common_query/test_continuous_dialog.py b/test/unittests/common_query/test_continuous_dialog.py
index aa7a46cf9a7f..e6ab59c24c2f 100644
--- a/test/unittests/common_query/test_continuous_dialog.py
+++ b/test/unittests/common_query/test_continuous_dialog.py
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.bus.emitted_msgs = []
 
         def get_msg(msg):
-            self.bus.emitted_msgs.append(json.loads(msg))
+            m = json.loads(msg)
+            if "session" in m.get("context", {}):
+                m["context"].pop("session")  # simplify tests
+            self.bus.emitted_msgs.append(m)
 
         self.bus.on("message", get_msg)