diff --git a/test/tcp/passt_in_ns b/test/tcp/passt_in_ns
index ab22485..976e4e9 100644
--- a/test/tcp/passt_in_ns
+++ b/test/tcp/passt_in_ns
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ check	[ "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
 test	TCP/IPv4: guest to ns: big transfer
 nsb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10002 OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__,create,trunc
 guest	socat -u OPEN:test_big.bin TCP4:__GW__:10002
-hostw
+nsw
 hout	HOST_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
 check	[ "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ check	[ "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
 test	TCP/IPv4: guest to ns: small transfer
 nsb	socat -u TCP4-LISTEN:10002 OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__,create,trunc
 guest	socat -u OPEN:test_small.bin TCP4:__GW__:10002
-hostw
+nsw
 hout	HOST_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
 check	[ "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ check	[ "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
 test	TCP/IPv6: guest to ns: big transfer
 nsb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10002 OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__,create,trunc
 guest	socat -u OPEN:test_big.bin TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10002
-hostw
+nsw
 hout	HOST_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
 check	[ "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ check	[ "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
 test	TCP/IPv6: guest to ns: small transfer
 nsb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10002 OPEN:__TEMP_SMALL__
 guest	socat -u OPEN:test_small.bin TCP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10002
-hostw
+nsw
 hout	HOST_MD5_SMALL md5sum __TEMP_SMALL__ | cut -d' ' -f1
 check	[ "__HOST_MD5_SMALL__" = "__MD5_SMALL__" ]
 
diff --git a/test/tcp/pasta b/test/tcp/pasta
index 0d6c729..a13a2ff 100644
--- a/test/tcp/pasta
+++ b/test/tcp/pasta
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS_BIG__ TCP6:[::1]:10003
 hostw
 hout	HOST_MD5_BIG md5sum __TEMP_BIG__ | cut -d' ' -f1
 check	[ "__HOST_MD5_BIG__" = "__MD5_BIG__" ]
-nsw
 
 test	TCP/IPv6: ns to host (via tap): big transfer
 hostb	socat -u TCP6-LISTEN:10003 OPEN:__TEMP_BIG__,create,trunc
diff --git a/test/udp/passt_in_ns b/test/udp/passt_in_ns
index 8f8090b..f5ea402 100644
--- a/test/udp/passt_in_ns
+++ b/test/udp/passt_in_ns
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ check	[ "__HOST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
 test	UDP/IPv4: guest to ns
 nsb	(socat -u UDP4-LISTEN:10002 STDOUT & echo $! > __SC_PID__) | tee __TEMP_NS__ | (grep -qm1 "END_OF_TEST" && kill $(cat __SC_PID__))
 guest	socat -u OPEN:test.bin UDP4:__GW__:10002
-hostw
+nsw
 hout	HOST_MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
 check	[ "__HOST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ check	[ "__HOST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
 test	UDP/IPv6: guest to ns
 nsb	(socat -u UDP6-LISTEN:10002 STDOUT & echo $! > __SC_PID__) | tee __TEMP_NS__ | (grep -qm1 "END_OF_TEST" && kill $(cat __SC_PID__))
 guest	socat -u OPEN:test.bin UDP6:[__GW6__%__IFNAME__]:10002
-hostw
+nsw
 hout	HOST_MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
 check	[ "__HOST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
 
diff --git a/test/udp/pasta b/test/udp/pasta
index 25063ea..0767e0b 100644
--- a/test/udp/pasta
+++ b/test/udp/pasta
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ ns	socat -u OPEN:__TEMP_NS__ UDP6:[::1]:10003
 hostw
 hout	HOST_MD5 md5sum __TEMP__ | cut -d' ' -f1
 check	[ "__HOST_MD5__" = "__MD5__" ]
-nsw
 
 test	UDP/IPv6: ns to host (via tap)
 hostb	(socat -u UDP6-LISTEN:10003 STDOUT & echo $! > __NC_PID__) | tee __TEMP__ | (grep -qm1 "END_OF_TEST" && kill $(cat __NC_PID__))