diff --git a/array_api_tests/hypothesis_helpers.py b/array_api_tests/hypothesis_helpers.py
index e1df108c..25d68324 100644
--- a/array_api_tests/hypothesis_helpers.py
+++ b/array_api_tests/hypothesis_helpers.py
@@ -457,13 +457,12 @@ def scalars(draw, dtypes, finite=False, **kwds):
     dtypes should be one of the shared_* dtypes strategies.
     """
     dtype = draw(dtypes)
-    mM = kwds.pop('mM', None)
     if dh.is_int_dtype(dtype):
-        if mM is None:
-            m, M = dh.dtype_ranges[dtype]
-        else:
-            m, M = mM
-        return draw(integers(m, M))
+        m, M = dh.dtype_ranges[dtype]
+        min_value = kwds.get('min_value', m)
+        max_value = kwds.get('max_value', M)
+
+        return draw(integers(min_value, max_value))
     elif dtype == bool_dtype:
         return draw(booleans())
     elif dtype == float64:
@@ -593,20 +592,32 @@ def two_mutual_arrays(
 
 
 @composite
-def array_and_py_scalar(draw, dtypes, mM=None, positive=False):
+def array_and_py_scalar(draw, dtypes, **kwds):
     """Draw a pair: (array, scalar) or (scalar, array)."""
     dtype = draw(sampled_from(dtypes))
 
-    scalar_var = draw(scalars(just(dtype), finite=True, mM=mM))
-    if positive:
-        assume (scalar_var > 0)
+    # draw the scalar: for float arrays, draw a float or an int
+    if dtype in dh.real_float_dtypes:
+        scalar_strategy = sampled_from([xp.int32, dtype])
+    else:
+        scalar_strategy = just(dtype)
+    scalar_var = draw(scalars(scalar_strategy, finite=True, **kwds))
 
+    # draw the array.
+    # XXX artificially limit the range of values for floats, otherwise value testing is flaky
     elements={}
     if dtype in dh.real_float_dtypes:
-        elements = {'allow_nan': False, 'allow_infinity': False,
-                    'min_value': 1.0 / (2<<5), 'max_value': 2<<5}
-    if positive:
-        elements = {'min_value': 0}
+        elements = {
+            'allow_nan': False,
+            'allow_infinity': False,
+            'min_value': kwds.get('min_value', 1.0 / (2<<5)),
+            'max_value': kwds.get('max_value', 2<<5)
+        }
+    elif dtype in dh.int_dtypes:
+        elements = {
+            'min_value': kwds.get('min_value', None),
+            'max_value': kwds.get('max_value', None)
+        }
     array_var = draw(arrays(dtype, shape=shapes(min_dims=1), elements=elements))
 
     if draw(booleans()):
diff --git a/array_api_tests/test_operators_and_elementwise_functions.py b/array_api_tests/test_operators_and_elementwise_functions.py
index f074bd8e..1652a9d9 100644
--- a/array_api_tests/test_operators_and_elementwise_functions.py
+++ b/array_api_tests/test_operators_and_elementwise_functions.py
@@ -1067,14 +1067,20 @@ def test_clip(x, data):
                                                                 base_shape=x.shape),
                                 label="min.shape, max.shape")
 
+    # for min,max being scalars: clip(float_array, min=int_scalar, max=int_scalar)
+    if x.dtype in dh.real_float_dtypes:
+        scalar_strategy = st.sampled_from([xp.int32, x.dtype])
+    else:
+        scalar_strategy = st.just(x.dtype)
+
     min = data.draw(st.one_of(
         st.none(),
-        hh.scalars(dtypes=st.just(x.dtype)),
+        hh.scalars(dtypes=scalar_strategy),
         hh.arrays(dtype=st.just(x.dtype), shape=shape1),
     ), label="min")
     max = data.draw(st.one_of(
         st.none(),
-        hh.scalars(dtypes=st.just(x.dtype)),
+        hh.scalars(dtypes=scalar_strategy),
         hh.arrays(dtype=st.just(x.dtype), shape=shape2),
     ), label="max")
 
@@ -2246,7 +2252,7 @@ def test_binary_with_scalars_bitwise(func_data, x1x2):
     ],
     ids=lambda func_data: func_data[0]  # use names for test IDs
 )
-@given(x1x2=hh.array_and_py_scalar([xp.int32], positive=True, mM=(1, 3)))
+@given(x1x2=hh.array_and_py_scalar([xp.int32], min_value=1, max_value=3))
 def test_binary_with_scalars_bitwise_shifts(func_data, x1x2):
     func_name, refimpl, kwargs, expected = func_data
     # repack the refimpl