diff --git a/test/pummel/test-net-timeout.js b/test/pummel/test-net-timeout.js
index c7b6764d88..a02540e813 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-net-timeout.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-net-timeout.js
@@ -32,44 +32,44 @@ var echo_server = net.createServer(function (socket) {
 
 echo_server.listen(common.PORT, function () {
   console.log("server listening at " + common.PORT);
-});
 
-var client = net.createConnection(common.PORT);
-client.setEncoding("UTF8");
-client.setTimeout(0); // disable the timeout for client
-client.addListener("connect", function () {
-  console.log("client connected.");
-  client.write("hello\r\n");
-});
+  var client = net.createConnection(common.PORT);
+  client.setEncoding("UTF8");
+  client.setTimeout(0); // disable the timeout for client
+  client.addListener("connect", function () {
+    console.log("client connected.");
+    client.write("hello\r\n");
+  });
 
-client.addListener("data", function (chunk) {
-  assert.equal("hello\r\n", chunk);
-  if (exchanges++ < 5) {
-    setTimeout(function () {
-      console.log("client write 'hello'");
-      client.write("hello\r\n");
-    }, 500);
-
-    if (exchanges == 5) {
-      console.log("wait for timeout - should come in " + timeout + " ms");
-      starttime = new Date;
-      console.dir(starttime);
+  client.addListener("data", function (chunk) {
+    assert.equal("hello\r\n", chunk);
+    if (exchanges++ < 5) {
+      setTimeout(function () {
+        console.log("client write 'hello'");
+        client.write("hello\r\n");
+      }, 500);
+
+      if (exchanges == 5) {
+        console.log("wait for timeout - should come in " + timeout + " ms");
+        starttime = new Date;
+        console.dir(starttime);
+      }
     }
-  }
-});
+  });
 
-client.addListener("timeout", function () {
-  throw new Error("client timeout - this shouldn't happen");
-});
+  client.addListener("timeout", function () {
+    throw new Error("client timeout - this shouldn't happen");
+  });
 
-client.addListener("end", function () {
-  console.log("client end");
-  client.end();
-});
+  client.addListener("end", function () {
+    console.log("client end");
+    client.end();
+  });
 
-client.addListener("close", function () {
-  console.log("client disconnect");
-  echo_server.close();
+  client.addListener("close", function () {
+    console.log("client disconnect");
+    echo_server.close();
+  });
 });
 
 process.addListener("exit", function () {
diff --git a/test/simple/test-http-client-parse-error.js b/test/simple/test-http-client-parse-error.js
index f3a4497c9e..d598b31d51 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-http-client-parse-error.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-http-client-parse-error.js
@@ -12,18 +12,19 @@ var srv = net.createServer(function(c) {
 
   c.addListener('end', function() { c.end(); });
 });
-srv.listen(common.PORT, '127.0.0.1');
-
-var hc = http.createClient(common.PORT, '127.0.0.1');
-hc.request('GET', '/').end();
 
 var parseError = false;
 
-hc.on('error', function (e) {
-  console.log("got error from client");
-  srv.close();
-  assert.ok(e.message.indexOf("Parse Error") >= 0);
-  parseError = true;
+srv.listen(common.PORT, '127.0.0.1', function () {
+  var hc = http.createClient(common.PORT, '127.0.0.1');
+  hc.request('GET', '/').end();
+
+  hc.on('error', function (e) {
+    console.log("got error from client");
+    srv.close();
+    assert.ok(e.message.indexOf("Parse Error") >= 0);
+    parseError = true;
+  });
 });