diff --git a/metricflow/data_table/mf_table.py b/metricflow/data_table/mf_table.py
index 5634d1680d..e7136a420f 100644
--- a/metricflow/data_table/mf_table.py
+++ b/metricflow/data_table/mf_table.py
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ def column_values_iterator(self, column_index: int) -> Iterator[CellValue]:
         return (row[column_index] for row in self.rows)
 
     def _sorted_by_column_name(self) -> MetricFlowDataTable:  # noqa: D102
-        # row_dict_by_row_index: Dict[int, Dict[str, CellType]] = defaultdict(dict)
-
         new_rows: List[List[CellValue]] = [[] for _ in range(self.row_count)]
         sorted_column_names = sorted(self.column_names)
         for column_name in sorted_column_names:
@@ -142,10 +140,7 @@ def text_format(self, float_decimals: int = 2) -> str:
                     continue
 
                 if isinstance(cell_value, datetime.datetime):
-                    if cell_value.time() == datetime.time.min:
-                        str_row.append(cell_value.date().isoformat())
-                    else:
-                        str_row.append(cell_value.isoformat())
+                    str_row.append(cell_value.isoformat())
                     continue
 
                 str_row.append(str(cell_value))
diff --git a/tests_metricflow/sql/compare_data_table.py b/tests_metricflow/sql/compare_data_table.py
index c33272789a..88d058315e 100644
--- a/tests_metricflow/sql/compare_data_table.py
+++ b/tests_metricflow/sql/compare_data_table.py
@@ -94,14 +94,16 @@ def check_data_tables_are_equal(
 
     This was migrated from an existing implementation based on `pandas` data_tables.
     """
-    if ignore_order:
-        expected_table = expected_table.sorted()
-        actual_table = actual_table.sorted()
-
     if compare_column_names_using_lowercase:
         expected_table = expected_table.with_lower_case_column_names()
         actual_table = actual_table.with_lower_case_column_names()
 
+    # Sort after case changes since the order can change after a case change. e.g. underscore comes
+    # before lowercase.
+    if ignore_order:
+        expected_table = expected_table.sorted()
+        actual_table = actual_table.sorted()
+
     if expected_table.column_names != actual_table.column_names:
         raise ValueError(
             mf_pformat_many(
diff --git a/tests_metricflow/sql_clients/test_sql_client.py b/tests_metricflow/sql_clients/test_sql_client.py
index 65bfe34507..a6a2ac23cb 100644
--- a/tests_metricflow/sql_clients/test_sql_client.py
+++ b/tests_metricflow/sql_clients/test_sql_client.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
-from typing import Set, Union
+from typing import Optional, Set, Union
 
 import pytest
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.test_utils import as_datetime
@@ -26,13 +26,16 @@ def _select_x_as_y(x: int = 1, y: str = "y") -> str:
     return f"SELECT {x} AS {y}"
 
 
-def _check_1col(df: MetricFlowDataTable, col: str = "y", vals: Set[Union[int, str]] = {1}) -> None:
+def _check_1col(df: MetricFlowDataTable, col: str = "y", vals: Optional[Set[Union[int, str]]] = None) -> None:
     """Helper to check that 1 column has the same value and a case-insensitive matching name.
 
     We lower-case the names due to snowflake's tendency to capitalize things. This isn't ideal but it'll do for now.
     """
+    if vals is None:
+        vals = {1}
+
     assert df.column_count == 1
-    assert df.column_names == (col,)
+    assert tuple(column_name.lower() for column_name in df.column_names) == (col.lower(),)
     assert set(df.column_values_iterator(0)) == vals