diff --git a/t/lib-bundle-uri-protocol.sh b/t/lib-bundle-uri-protocol.sh
index a4a1af8d02..de09b6b02e 100644
--- a/t/lib-bundle-uri-protocol.sh
+++ b/t/lib-bundle-uri-protocol.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ git)
 	start_git_daemon --export-all --enable=receive-pack
 	BUNDLE_URI_PARENT="$GIT_DAEMON_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/parent"
 	BUNDLE_URI_REPO_URI="$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent"
-	BUNDLE_URI_BUNDLE_URI="https://example.com/fake.bdl"
+	BUNDLE_URI_BUNDLE_URI="$BUNDLE_URI_REPO_URI/fake.bdl"
 	test_set_prereq BUNDLE_URI_GIT
 	;;
 http)
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ http)
 	start_httpd
 	BUNDLE_URI_PARENT="$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/http_parent"
 	BUNDLE_URI_REPO_URI="$HTTPD_URL/smart/http_parent"
-	BUNDLE_URI_BUNDLE_URI="https://example.com/fake.bdl"
+	BUNDLE_URI_BUNDLE_URI="$BUNDLE_URI_REPO_URL/fake.bdl"
 	test_set_prereq BUNDLE_URI_HTTP
 	;;
 *)
diff --git a/t/t5551-http-fetch-smart.sh b/t/t5551-http-fetch-smart.sh
index a623a1058c..7b5ab0eae1 100755
--- a/t/t5551-http-fetch-smart.sh
+++ b/t/t5551-http-fetch-smart.sh
@@ -643,7 +643,6 @@ test_expect_success 'clone empty SHA-256 repository with protocol v0' '
 test_expect_success 'passing hostname resolution information works' '
 	BOGUS_HOST=gitbogusexamplehost.invalid &&
 	BOGUS_HTTPD_URL=$HTTPD_PROTO://$BOGUS_HOST:$LIB_HTTPD_PORT &&
-	test_must_fail git ls-remote "$BOGUS_HTTPD_URL/smart/repo.git" >/dev/null &&
 	git -c "http.curloptResolve=$BOGUS_HOST:$LIB_HTTPD_PORT:127.0.0.1" ls-remote "$BOGUS_HTTPD_URL/smart/repo.git" >/dev/null
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t5553-set-upstream.sh b/t/t5553-set-upstream.sh
index 48050162c2..70e3376d31 100755
--- a/t/t5553-set-upstream.sh
+++ b/t/t5553-set-upstream.sh
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch --set-upstream main:other does not set the branch oth
 	check_config_missing other2
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'fetch --set-upstream http://nosuchdomain.example.com fails with invalid url' '
+test_expect_success 'fetch --set-upstream ./does-not-exist fails with invalid url' '
 	# main explicitly not cleared, we check that it is not touched from previous value
 	clear_config other other2 &&
-	test_must_fail git fetch --set-upstream http://nosuchdomain.example.com &&
+	test_must_fail git fetch --set-upstream ./does-not-exist &&
 	check_config main upstream refs/heads/other &&
 	check_config_missing other &&
 	check_config_missing other2
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ test_expect_success 'pull --set-upstream upstream tag does not set the tag' '
 	check_config_missing three
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'pull --set-upstream http://nosuchdomain.example.com fails with invalid url' '
+test_expect_success 'pull --set-upstream ./does-not-exist fails with invalid url' '
 	# main explicitly not cleared, we check that it is not touched from previous value
 	clear_config other other2 three &&
-	test_must_fail git pull --set-upstream http://nosuchdomain.example.com &&
+	test_must_fail git pull --set-upstream ./does-not-exist &&
 	check_config main upstream refs/heads/other &&
 	check_config_missing other &&
 	check_config_missing other2 &&