diff --git a/test/instrumentation/modules/http2.test.js b/test/instrumentation/modules/http2.test.js
index 949af262cc..13d475c584 100644
--- a/test/instrumentation/modules/http2.test.js
+++ b/test/instrumentation/modules/http2.test.js
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ test('handling HTTP/1.1 request to http2.createSecureServer with allowHTTP1:true
 
     // Make an HTTP/1.1 request.
     var getOpts = {
+      agent: new https.Agent(),
       protocol: 'https:',
       host: 'localhost',
       port: port,
diff --git a/test/parsers.test.js b/test/parsers.test.js
index 2b80cba93d..4abe20b86f 100644
--- a/test/parsers.test.js
+++ b/test/parsers.test.js
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ function onRequest (cb) {
 
   server.listen(function () {
     var opts = {
+      agent: new http.Agent(),
       port: server.address().port
     }
     var req = http.request(opts, function (res) {