diff --git a/tests/modeltests/model_inheritance/models.py b/tests/modeltests/model_inheritance/models.py
index 9842cb166b..26ec0be503 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/model_inheritance/models.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/model_inheritance/models.py
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ DoesNotExist: Restaurant matching query does not exist.
 # The update() command can update fields in parent and child classes at once
 # (although it executed multiple SQL queries to do so).
 >>> Restaurant.objects.filter(serves_hot_dogs=True, name__contains='D').update(name='Demon Puppies', serves_hot_dogs=False)
+1
 >>> r1 = Restaurant.objects.get(pk=r.pk)
 >>> r1.serves_hot_dogs == False
 True
diff --git a/tests/modeltests/update/models.py b/tests/modeltests/update/models.py
index 8a35b61a7c..0ffd029437 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/update/models.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/update/models.py
@@ -24,20 +24,21 @@ class RelatedPoint(models.Model):
 __test__ = {'API_TESTS': """
 >>> DataPoint(name="d0", value="apple").save()
 >>> DataPoint(name="d2", value="banana").save()
->>> d3 = DataPoint(name="d3", value="banana")
->>> d3.save()
+>>> d3 = DataPoint.objects.create(name="d3", value="banana")
 >>> RelatedPoint(name="r1", data=d3).save()
 
 Objects are updated by first filtering the candidates into a queryset and then
 calling the update() method. It executes immediately and returns nothing.
 
 >>> DataPoint.objects.filter(value="apple").update(name="d1")
+1
 >>> DataPoint.objects.filter(value="apple")
 [<DataPoint: d1>]
 
 We can update multiple objects at once.
 
 >>> DataPoint.objects.filter(value="banana").update(value="pineapple")
+2
 >>> DataPoint.objects.get(name="d2").value
 u'pineapple'
 
@@ -46,12 +47,14 @@ referred to, not anything inside the related object.
 
 >>> d = DataPoint.objects.get(name="d1")
 >>> RelatedPoint.objects.filter(name="r1").update(data=d)
+1
 >>> RelatedPoint.objects.filter(data__name="d1")
 [<RelatedPoint: r1>]
 
 Multiple fields can be updated at once
 
 >>> DataPoint.objects.filter(value="pineapple").update(value="fruit", another_value="peaches")
+2
 >>> d = DataPoint.objects.get(name="d2")
 >>> d.value, d.another_value
 (u'fruit', u'peaches')
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ In the rare case you want to update every instance of a model, update() is also
 a manager method.
 
 >>> DataPoint.objects.update(value='thing')
+3
 >>> DataPoint.objects.values('value').distinct()
 [{'value': u'thing'}]
 
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/queries/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/queries/models.py
index 3a4acf350a..bbd3ef7407 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/queries/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/queries/models.py
@@ -767,6 +767,7 @@ Updates that are filtered on the model being updated are somewhat tricky to get
 in MySQL. This exercises that case.
 >>> mm = ManagedModel.objects.create(data='mm1', tag=t1, public=True)
 >>> ManagedModel.objects.update(data='mm')
+1
 
 A values() or values_list() query across joined models must use outer joins
 appropriately.