diff --git a/tests/aspath_test.c b/tests/aspath_test.c
index 83eb9d8..9170455 100644
--- a/tests/aspath_test.c
+++ b/tests/aspath_test.c
@@ -1259,6 +1259,7 @@
   int i = 0;
   bgp_master_init ();
   master = bm->master;
+  bgp_option_set (BGP_OPT_NO_LISTEN);
   bgp_attr_init ();
   
   while (test_segments[i].name)
diff --git a/tests/bgp_capability_test.c b/tests/bgp_capability_test.c
index 83da2e4..65c6a70 100644
--- a/tests/bgp_capability_test.c
+++ b/tests/bgp_capability_test.c
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@
   
   master = thread_master_create ();
   bgp_master_init ();
+  bgp_option_set (BGP_OPT_NO_LISTEN);
   
   if (fileno (stdout) >= 0) 
     tty = isatty (fileno (stdout));
diff --git a/tests/bgp_mp_attr_test.c b/tests/bgp_mp_attr_test.c
index 1a48f4b..f086740 100644
--- a/tests/bgp_mp_attr_test.c
+++ b/tests/bgp_mp_attr_test.c
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@
   
   master = thread_master_create ();
   bgp_master_init ();
+  bgp_option_set (BGP_OPT_NO_LISTEN);
   
   if (fileno (stdout) >= 0) 
     tty = isatty (fileno (stdout));
diff --git a/tests/bgp_mpath_test.c b/tests/bgp_mpath_test.c
index 15e450a..3d0ecb7 100644
--- a/tests/bgp_mpath_test.c
+++ b/tests/bgp_mpath_test.c
@@ -378,7 +378,8 @@
   master = thread_master_create ();
   zclient = zclient_new ();
   bgp_master_init ();
-
+  bgp_option_set (BGP_OPT_NO_LISTEN);
+  
   if (fileno (stdout) >= 0)
     tty = isatty (fileno (stdout));
   return 0;