diff --git a/pts/feature/time_feature.py b/pts/feature/time_feature.py
index ec87b13..0641ddf 100644
--- a/pts/feature/time_feature.py
+++ b/pts/feature/time_feature.py
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ class WeekOfYear(TimeFeature):
 
 
 class FourierDateFeatures(TimeFeature):
-    @validated()
     def __init__(self, freq: str) -> None:
         super().__init__()
         # reoccurring freq
diff --git a/test/modules/test_distribution_output.py b/test/modules/test_distribution_output.py
index fe81cff..1576aab 100644
--- a/test/modules/test_distribution_output.py
+++ b/test/modules/test_distribution_output.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def test_studentT_likelihood(df: float, loc: float, scale: float):
 def test_lowrank_multivariate_normal() -> None:
     num_samples = 2000
     dim = 4
-    rank = 2
+    rank = 3
 
     loc = np.arange(0, dim) / float(dim)
     cov_diag = np.eye(dim) * (np.arange(dim) / dim + 0.5)