diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-better-error-messages-port-hostname.js b/test/parallel/test-net-better-error-messages-port-hostname.js
index 04974908c91e87..dac17141677dcb 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-better-error-messages-port-hostname.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-better-error-messages-port-hostname.js
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ const net = require('net');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
 // Using port 0 as hostname used is already invalid.
-const c = net.createConnection(0, '***');
+const c = net.createConnection(0, 'this.hostname.is.invalid');
 
 c.on('connect', common.mustNotCall());
 
 c.on('error', common.mustCall(function(e) {
   assert.strictEqual(e.code, 'ENOTFOUND');
   assert.strictEqual(e.port, 0);
-  assert.strictEqual(e.hostname, '***');
+  assert.strictEqual(e.hostname, 'this.hostname.is.invalid');
 }));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-connect-immediate-finish.js b/test/parallel/test-net-connect-immediate-finish.js
index 1006a62d330054..1b65ce15ab8a1c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-net-connect-immediate-finish.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-connect-immediate-finish.js
@@ -24,14 +24,17 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const net = require('net');
 
-const client = net.connect({ host: '***', port: common.PORT });
+const client = net.connect({
+  host: 'this.hostname.is.invalid',
+  port: common.PORT
+});
 
 client.once('error', common.mustCall((err) => {
   assert(err);
   assert.strictEqual(err.code, err.errno);
   assert.strictEqual(err.code, 'ENOTFOUND');
   assert.strictEqual(err.host, err.hostname);
-  assert.strictEqual(err.host, '***');
+  assert.strictEqual(err.host, 'this.hostname.is.invalid');
   assert.strictEqual(err.syscall, 'getaddrinfo');
 }));