diff --git a/test/passt/dhcp b/test/passt/dhcp
index 7272755..53ee641 100644
--- a/test/passt/dhcp
+++ b/test/passt/dhcp
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ check	[ "__SEARCH__" = "__HOST_SEARCH__" ]
 
 test	DHCPv6: address
 guest	/sbin/dhclient -6 __IFNAME__
-gout	ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.ifname == "__IFNAME__").addr_info[] | select(.prefixlen == 128).local'
-hout	HOST_ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.ifname == "__HOST_IFNAME6__").addr_info[] | select(.scope == "global").local'
+gout	ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '[.[] | select(.ifname == "__IFNAME__").addr_info[] | select(.prefixlen == 128).local] | .[0]'
+hout	HOST_ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '[.[] | select(.ifname == "__HOST_IFNAME6__").addr_info[] | select(.scope == "global").local] | .[0]'
 check	[ "__ADDR6__" = "__HOST_ADDR6__" ]
 
 test	DHCPv6: route
diff --git a/test/passt/ndp b/test/passt/ndp
index 6de4081..7b2dbfe 100644
--- a/test/passt/ndp
+++ b/test/passt/ndp
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ hout	HOST_IFNAME6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '[.[] | select(.dst == "default").d
 check	[ -n "__IFNAME__" ]
 
 test	SLAAC: prefix
-gout	ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.ifname == "__IFNAME__").addr_info[] | select(.scope == "global" and .prefixlen == 64).local'
+gout	ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '[.[] | select(.ifname == "__IFNAME__").addr_info[] | select(.scope == "global" and .prefixlen == 64).local] | .[0]'
 gout	PREFIX6 sipcalc __ADDR6__/64 | grep prefix | cut -d' ' -f4
-hout	HOST_ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.ifname == "__HOST_IFNAME6__").addr_info[] | select(.scope == "global").local'
+hout	HOST_ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '[.[] | select(.ifname == "__HOST_IFNAME6__").addr_info[] | select(.scope == "global").local] | .[0]'
 hout	HOST_PREFIX6 sipcalc __HOST_ADDR6__/64 | grep prefix | cut -d' ' -f4
 check	[ "__PREFIX6__" = "__HOST_PREFIX6__" ]
 
diff --git a/test/pasta/dhcp b/test/pasta/dhcp
index 309001b..112633a 100644
--- a/test/pasta/dhcp
+++ b/test/pasta/dhcp
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ check	[ __MTU__ = 65520 ]
 test	DHCPv6: address
 ns	/sbin/dhclient -6 --no-pid __IFNAME__
 hout	HOST_IFNAME6 ip -j -6 route show|jq -rM '[.[] | select(.dst == "default").dev] | .[0]'
-nsout	ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.ifname == "__IFNAME__").addr_info[] | select(.prefixlen == 128).local'
-hout	HOST_ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.ifname == "__HOST_IFNAME6__").addr_info[] | select(.scope == "global").local'
+nsout	ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '[.[] | select(.ifname == "__IFNAME__").addr_info[] | select(.prefixlen == 128).local] | .[0]'
+hout	HOST_ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '[.[] | select(.ifname == "__HOST_IFNAME6__").addr_info[] | select(.scope == "global").local] | .[0]'
 check	[ __ADDR6__ = __HOST_ADDR6__ ]
 
 test	DHCPv6: route
diff --git a/test/pasta/ndp b/test/pasta/ndp
index bb33110..2a8afe6 100644
--- a/test/pasta/ndp
+++ b/test/pasta/ndp
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ ns	ip link set dev __IFNAME__ up
 sleep	2
 
 test	SLAAC: prefix
-nsout	ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.ifname == "__IFNAME__").addr_info[] | select(.scope == "global" and .prefixlen == 64).local'
+nsout	ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '[.[] | select(.ifname == "__IFNAME__").addr_info[] | select(.scope == "global" and .prefixlen == 64).local] | .[0]'
 nsout	PREFIX6 sipcalc __ADDR6__/64 | grep prefix | cut -d' ' -f4
-hout	HOST_ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.ifname == "__IFNAME__").addr_info[] | select(.scope == "global").local'
+hout	HOST_ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM ['.[] | select(.ifname == "__IFNAME__").addr_info[] | select(.scope == "global").local] | .[0]'
 hout	HOST_PREFIX6 sipcalc __HOST_ADDR6__/64 | grep prefix | cut -d' ' -f4
 check	[ "__PREFIX6__" = "__HOST_PREFIX6__" ]
 
diff --git a/test/two_guests/basic b/test/two_guests/basic
index 09fbd3e..fa0608b 100644
--- a/test/two_guests/basic
+++ b/test/two_guests/basic
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ test	DHCPv6: addresses
 sleep	2
 guest1	/sbin/dhclient -6 __IFNAME1__
 guest2	/sbin/dhclient -6 __IFNAME2__
-g1out	ADDR1_6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.ifname == "__IFNAME1__").addr_info[] | select(.prefixlen == 128).local'
-g2out	ADDR2_6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.ifname == "__IFNAME2__").addr_info[] | select(.prefixlen == 128).local'
-hout	HOST_ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '.[] | select(.ifname == "__HOST_IFNAME6__").addr_info[] | select(.scope == "global").local'
+g1out	ADDR1_6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '[.[] | select(.ifname == "__IFNAME1__").addr_info[] | select(.prefixlen == 128).local] | .[0]'
+g2out	ADDR2_6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '[.[] | select(.ifname == "__IFNAME2__").addr_info[] | select(.prefixlen == 128).local] | .[0]'
+hout	HOST_ADDR6 ip -j -6 addr show|jq -rM '[.[] | select(.ifname == "__HOST_IFNAME6__").addr_info[] | select(.scope == "global").local] | .[0]'
 check	[ "__ADDR1_6__" = "__HOST_ADDR6__" ]
 check	[ "__ADDR2_6__" = "__HOST_ADDR6__" ]