--- a/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c
+++ b/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c
@@ -1770,9 +1770,8 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gst_ass_render_lib_debug, "assrender_library",
       0, "ASS/SSA subtitle renderer library");
 
-  /* FIXME: fix unit tests before upping rank again */
   return gst_element_register (plugin, "assrender",
-      GST_RANK_NONE, GST_TYPE_ASS_RENDER);
+      GST_RANK_PRIMARY, GST_TYPE_ASS_RENDER);
 }
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
--- a/tests/check/elements/assrender.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/assrender.c
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ assrender_suite (void)
   tcase_set_timeout (tc_chain, 120);
 
   suite_add_tcase (s, tc_chain);
-  tcase_skip_broken_test (tc_chain, test_assrender_basic_xRGB);
-  tcase_skip_broken_test (tc_chain, test_assrender_basic_I420);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_assrender_basic_xRGB);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_assrender_basic_I420);
 
   return s;
 }