diff --git a/test/versioned/ioredis/ioredis-3.tap.js b/test/versioned/ioredis/ioredis-3.tap.js
index 3bbbe993da..825effdc66 100644
--- a/test/versioned/ioredis/ioredis-3.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/ioredis/ioredis-3.tap.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
 const { removeMatchedModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
 require('../../lib/metrics_helper')
 const params = require('../../lib/params')
+const urltils = require('../../../lib/util/urltils')
 
 // Indicates unique database in Redis. 0-15 supported.
 const DB_INDEX = 4
@@ -17,11 +18,17 @@ const DB_INDEX = 4
 tap.test('ioredis instrumentation', function (t) {
   let agent
   let redisClient
+  let METRIC_HOST_NAME
+  let HOST_ID
 
   t.beforeEach(async function () {
     const result = await setup(t)
     agent = result.agent
     redisClient = result.client
+    METRIC_HOST_NAME = urltils.isLocalhost(params.redis_host)
+      ? agent.config.getHostnameSafe()
+      : params.redis_host
+    HOST_ID = METRIC_HOST_NAME + '/' + params.redis_port
   })
 
   t.afterEach(function () {
@@ -40,6 +47,7 @@ tap.test('ioredis instrumentation', function (t) {
         [{ name: 'Datastore/Redis/all' }],
         [{ name: 'Datastore/operation/Redis/set' }]
       ]
+      expected['Datastore/instance/Redis/' + HOST_ID] = 2
       t.assertMetrics(tx.metrics, expected, false, false)
       t.end()
     })
diff --git a/test/versioned/ioredis/ioredis.tap.js b/test/versioned/ioredis/ioredis.tap.js
index 0ed9c7b727..f854d219cd 100644
--- a/test/versioned/ioredis/ioredis.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/ioredis/ioredis.tap.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
 require('../../lib/metrics_helper')
 const params = require('../../lib/params')
+const urltils = require('../../../lib/util/urltils')
 
 // Indicates unique database in Redis. 0-15 supported.
 const DB_INDEX = 3
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ const DB_INDEX = 3
 tap.test('ioredis instrumentation', (t) => {
   let agent = null
   let redisClient = null
+  let METRIC_HOST_NAME
+  let HOST_ID
 
   t.autoend()
   t.beforeEach(async () => {
@@ -23,6 +26,10 @@ tap.test('ioredis instrumentation', (t) => {
     const Redis = require('ioredis')
     redisClient = new Redis(params.redis_port, params.redis_host)
     await helper.flushRedisDb(redisClient, DB_INDEX)
+    METRIC_HOST_NAME = urltils.isLocalhost(params.redis_host)
+      ? agent.config.getHostnameSafe()
+      : params.redis_host
+    HOST_ID = METRIC_HOST_NAME + '/' + params.redis_port
 
     await new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
       redisClient.select(DB_INDEX, (err) => {
@@ -48,6 +55,7 @@ tap.test('ioredis instrumentation', (t) => {
         [{ name: 'Datastore/Redis/all' }],
         [{ name: 'Datastore/operation/Redis/set' }]
       ]
+      expected['Datastore/instance/Redis/' + HOST_ID] = 2
 
       t.assertMetrics(tx.metrics, expected, false, false)
       t.end()