diff --git a/test/dhcp/passt b/test/dhcp/passt
index 11e0eb3..37bf6b5 100644
--- a/test/dhcp/passt
+++ b/test/dhcp/passt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ check	[ "__ADDR__" = "__HOST_ADDR__" ]
 
 test	DHCP: route
 gout	GW ip -j -4 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
-hout	HOST_GW ip -j -4 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
+hout	HOST_GW ip -j -4 route show|jq -rM '[.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway] | .[0]'
 check	[ "__GW__" = "__HOST_GW__" ]
 
 test	DHCP: MTU
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ check	[ "__ADDR6__" = "__HOST_ADDR6__" ]
 
 test	DHCPv6: route
 gout	GW6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
-hout	HOST_GW6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
+hout	HOST_GW6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '[.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway] | .[0]'
 check	[ "__GW6__" = "__HOST_GW6__" ]
 
 # Strip interface specifier: interface names might differ between host and guest
diff --git a/test/dhcp/pasta b/test/dhcp/pasta
index 076ec8d..d1e9611 100644
--- a/test/dhcp/pasta
+++ b/test/dhcp/pasta
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ check	[ __ADDR__ = __HOST_ADDR__ ]
 
 test	DHCP: route
 nsout	GW ip -j -4 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
-hout	HOST_GW ip -j -4 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
+hout	HOST_GW ip -j -4 route show|jq -rM '[.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway] | .[0]'
 check	[ __GW__ = __HOST_GW__ ]
 
 test	DHCP: MTU
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ check	[ __ADDR6__ = __HOST_ADDR6__ ]
 
 test	DHCPv6: route
 nsout	GW6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
-hout	HOST_GW6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
+hout	HOST_GW6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '[.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway] | .[0]'
 check	[ __GW6__ = __HOST_GW6__ ]
diff --git a/test/ndp/passt b/test/ndp/passt
index 8ef15e7..c73fd4d 100644
--- a/test/ndp/passt
+++ b/test/ndp/passt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ htools	ip jq sipcalc grep cut
 test	Interface name
 gout	IFNAME ip -j link show | jq -rM '.[] | select(.link_type == "ether").ifname'
 guest	ip link set dev __IFNAME__ up && sleep 2
-hout	HOST_IFNAME6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").dev'
+hout	HOST_IFNAME6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '[.[] | select(.dst == "default").dev] | .[0]'
 check	[ -n "__IFNAME__" ]
 
 test	SLAAC: prefix
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ check	[ "__PREFIX6__" = "__HOST_PREFIX6__" ]
 
 test	SLAAC: route
 gout	GW6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
-hout	HOST_GW6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
+hout	HOST_GW6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '[.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway] | .[0]'
 check	[ __GW6__ = __HOST_GW6__ ]
diff --git a/test/ndp/pasta b/test/ndp/pasta
index 28fdd72..d776055 100644
--- a/test/ndp/pasta
+++ b/test/ndp/pasta
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ check	[ "__PREFIX6__" = "__HOST_PREFIX6__" ]
 
 test	SLAAC: route
 nsout	GW6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
-hout	HOST_GW6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway'
+hout	HOST_GW6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '[.[] | select(.dst == "default").gateway] | .[0]'
 check	[ __GW6__ = __HOST_GW6__ ]