diff --git a/test/test_schedule.py b/test/test_schedule.py
index 87530de80e..59aba3ee74 100644
--- a/test/test_schedule.py
+++ b/test/test_schedule.py
@@ -1727,7 +1727,8 @@ class TestIndexing(unittest.TestCase):
       s = Tensor.schedule(*lst)
       lowered = [x[1] for x in lower_schedule(s.copy())]
       kernels = [ei for ei in list(lowered) if isinstance(ei.prg, CompiledRunner)]
-      if FUSE_ARANGE: self.assertEqual(len(kernels), cnt)
+      if FUSE_ARANGE and len(kernels) != cnt:
+        raise KernelCountException(f"{len(kernels)} != {cnt}")
       for ei in lowered: ei.run(do_update_stats=True)
     return s
 
@@ -1741,7 +1742,7 @@ class TestIndexing(unittest.TestCase):
   def test_simple_indexing_alt(self):
     X = Tensor.arange(16).reshape(4, 4)
     xt = X[[1, 2], [1, 2]]
-    self.check_schedule(xt, 5)
+    self.check_schedule(xt, 3)
     np.testing.assert_equal(xt.numpy(), (np.arange(16).reshape(4, 4))[[1, 2], [1, 2]])
 
   def test_advanced_indexing(self):
@@ -1753,13 +1754,13 @@ class TestIndexing(unittest.TestCase):
   def test_advanced_indexing_alt(self):
     X = Tensor.arange(6).reshape(3, 2)+1
     xt = X[[Tensor([2]), Tensor([1])]]
-    self.check_schedule(xt, 6)
+    self.check_schedule(xt, 3)
     np.testing.assert_equal(xt.numpy(), 6)
 
   def test_advanced_simple_indexing_combined(self):
     X = Tensor.arange(16).reshape(4, 4)
     xt = X[1:2, [1, 2]]
-    self.check_schedule(xt, 4)
+    self.check_schedule(xt, 2)
 
   def test_push_through_reshape(self):
     Tensor.manual_seed(0)
diff --git a/test/unit/test_llm_tokenizer.py b/test/unit/test_llm_tokenizer.py
index fca60bd7bb..7b65818a6f 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_llm_tokenizer.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_llm_tokenizer.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import unittest, base64, functools
+import unittest, base64, functools, sys
 from tinygrad.apps.llm import SimpleTokenizer, get_llama_re
 from tinygrad.helpers import fetch
 
+@unittest.skipIf(sys.platform == 'win32', "fetch race condition on Windows")
 class TestLLMTokenizer(unittest.TestCase):
   @functools.cached_property
   def basic_tok(self): return SimpleTokenizer(".*", { b"a": 0, b"b": 1, b"c": 2, b"ab": 3, b"bc": 4 }, { "<x>": 5, "<y>": 6, "<z>": 7 })
diff --git a/tinygrad/schedule/grouper.py b/tinygrad/schedule/grouper.py
index af62971b44..70682ad685 100644
--- a/tinygrad/schedule/grouper.py
+++ b/tinygrad/schedule/grouper.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ def realize_before_view(ctx:dict[UOp, None], view:UOp, tr:UOp) -> None:
 do_realize = PatternMatcher([
   # always realize SINK parents
   (UPat(Ops.SINK, name="s"), lambda ctx,s: ctx.update((x.base, None) for x in s.src if x.base.op not in ALWAYS_CONTIGUOUS)),
-  # always realize ASSIGN/CONTIGUOUS/GroupOp.Meta
-  (UPat({Ops.ASSIGN, Ops.CONTIGUOUS, *GroupOp.Meta}, name="tr"), realize),
+  # always realize ASSIGN/CONTIGUOUS/COPY/BUFFER_VIEW
+  (UPat({Ops.ASSIGN, Ops.CONTIGUOUS, Ops.COPY, Ops.BUFFER_VIEW}, name="tr"), realize),
   # realize before expand or unsafe pad ops
   (UPat(Ops.VIEW, src=(UPat(GroupOp.All-ALWAYS_CONTIGUOUS, name="tr"),), name="view"), realize_before_view),
   # realize parents of COPY, MSELECT, MSTACK
diff --git a/tinygrad/schedule/kernelize.py b/tinygrad/schedule/kernelize.py
index ad54e205e7..687a37c14f 100644
--- a/tinygrad/schedule/kernelize.py
+++ b/tinygrad/schedule/kernelize.py
@@ -257,8 +257,6 @@ def fuse_arange(root:UOp):
   for u in toposort:
     for s in u.src: local_children.setdefault(s, []).append(u)
   fuse_rep: dict[UOp, UOp] = {}
-  # skip if root depends on aranges with different ndims. This can be improved
-  if any(len(set(dims)) > 1 for dims in zip(*[r.src[0].shape for r in local_arange])): return
   for r in local_arange:
     # skip if already fused
     if len(r.arg) > 2: continue