diff --git a/test/pummel/test-keep-alive.js b/test/pummel/test-keep-alive.js
index d52f06659b..5b71d4b00a 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-keep-alive.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-keep-alive.js
@@ -42,16 +42,18 @@ function runAb(opts, callback) {
   });
 }
 
-runAb("-k -c 100 -t 2", function (reqSec, keepAliveRequests) {
-  keepAliveReqSec = reqSec;
-  assert.equal(true, keepAliveRequests > 0);
-  puts("keep-alive: " + keepAliveReqSec + " req/sec");
-
-  runAb("-c 100 -t 2", function (reqSec, keepAliveRequests) {
-    normalReqSec = reqSec;
-    assert.equal(0, keepAliveRequests);
-    puts("normal: " + normalReqSec + " req/sec");
-    server.close();
+server.addListener('listening', function () {
+  runAb("-k -c 100 -t 2", function (reqSec, keepAliveRequests) {
+    keepAliveReqSec = reqSec;
+    assert.equal(true, keepAliveRequests > 0);
+    puts("keep-alive: " + keepAliveReqSec + " req/sec");
+
+    runAb("-c 100 -t 2", function (reqSec, keepAliveRequests) {
+      normalReqSec = reqSec;
+      assert.equal(0, keepAliveRequests);
+      puts("normal: " + normalReqSec + " req/sec");
+      server.close();
+    });
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/test/simple/test-http-cat.js b/test/simple/test-http-cat.js
index e81a5c502f..f333b5e7d9 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-http-cat.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-http-cat.js
@@ -16,22 +16,24 @@ server.listen(PORT);
 var got_good_server_content = false;
 var bad_server_got_error = false;
 
-http.cat("http://localhost:"+PORT+"/", "utf8", function (err, content) {
-  if (err) {
-    throw err;
-  } else {
-    puts("got response");
-    got_good_server_content = true;
-    assert.equal(body, content);
-    server.close();
-  }
-});
+server.addListener('listening', function () {
+  http.cat("http://localhost:"+PORT+"/", "utf8", function (err, content) {
+    if (err) {
+      throw err;
+    } else {
+      puts("got response");
+      got_good_server_content = true;
+      assert.equal(body, content);
+      server.close();
+    }
+  });
 
-http.cat("http://localhost:12312/", "utf8", function (err, content) {
-  if (err) { 
-    puts("got error (this should happen)");
-    bad_server_got_error = true;
-  } 
+  http.cat("http://localhost:12312/", "utf8", function (err, content) {
+    if (err) { 
+      puts("got error (this should happen)");
+      bad_server_got_error = true;
+    } 
+  });
 });
 
 process.addListener("exit", function () {