diff --git a/test/functional/readpreference.test.js b/test/functional/readpreference.test.js
index d03a9eab0f3..d49c080e132 100644
--- a/test/functional/readpreference.test.js
+++ b/test/functional/readpreference.test.js
@@ -730,13 +730,31 @@ describe('ReadPreference', function() {
     });
   });
 
-  it('should respect readPreference from uri', function(done) {
-    const configuration = this.configuration;
-    const client = configuration.newClient(`${configuration.url()}?readPreference=secondary`);
-    client.connect(err => {
-      expect(err).to.not.exist;
+  it(
+    'should respect readPreference from uri',
+    withMonitoredClient('find', { queryOptions: { readPreference: 'secondary' } }, function(
+      client,
+      events,
+      done
+    ) {
       expect(client.readPreference.mode).to.equal('secondary');
-      client.close(done);
-    });
-  });
+      client
+        .db('test')
+        .collection('test')
+        .findOne({ a: 1 }, (err, result) => {
+          expect(err).to.not.exist;
+          expect(result).to.exist;
+          expect(events)
+            .to.be.an('array')
+            .with.lengthOf(1);
+          expect(events[0]).to.containSubset({
+            commandName: 'find',
+            command: {
+              $readPreference: { mode: 'secondary' }
+            }
+          });
+          done();
+        });
+    })
+  );
 });
diff --git a/test/functional/write_concern.test.js b/test/functional/write_concern.test.js
index 3eb9c49cc36..0f73d5396ab 100644
--- a/test/functional/write_concern.test.js
+++ b/test/functional/write_concern.test.js
@@ -21,15 +21,29 @@ describe('Write Concern', function() {
     generateTopologyTests(testSuites, testContext);
   });
 
-  it('should respect writeConcern from uri', function(done) {
-    const configuration = this.configuration;
-    const client = configuration.newClient(`${configuration.url()}?w=0`);
-    client.connect(err => {
-      expect(err).to.not.exist;
+  it(
+    'should respect writeConcern from uri',
+    withMonitoredClient('insert', { queryOptions: { w: 0 } }, function(client, events, done) {
       expect(client.writeConcern).to.eql({ w: 0 });
-      client.close(done);
-    });
-  });
+      client
+        .db('test')
+        .collection('test')
+        .insertOne({ a: 1 }, (err, result) => {
+          expect(err).to.not.exist;
+          expect(result).to.exist;
+          expect(events)
+            .to.be.an('array')
+            .with.lengthOf(1);
+          expect(events[0]).to.containSubset({
+            commandName: 'insert',
+            command: {
+              writeConcern: { w: 0 }
+            }
+          });
+          done();
+        });
+    })
+  );
 
   // TODO: once `read-write-concern/connection-string` spec tests are implemented these can likely be removed
   describe('test journal connection string option', function() {