diff --git a/src/test/check_getdns_cancel_callback.h b/src/test/check_getdns_cancel_callback.h
index 37d5253c..dd055a8f 100644
--- a/src/test/check_getdns_cancel_callback.h
+++ b/src/test/check_getdns_cancel_callback.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 
        for(i = 0; i < 10; i++)
        { 
-         ASSERT_RC(getdns_address(context, "8.8.8.8", NULL,
+         ASSERT_RC(getdns_address(context, "google.com", NULL,
            NULL, &transaction_id, cancel_callbackfn),
            GETDNS_RETURN_GOOD, "Return code from getdns_address()");
 
diff --git a/src/test/check_getdns_context_destroy.h b/src/test/check_getdns_context_destroy.h
index f085e2ca..8c4e45f0 100644
--- a/src/test/check_getdns_context_destroy.h
+++ b/src/test/check_getdns_context_destroy.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
        CONTEXT_CREATE(TRUE);
        EVENT_BASE_CREATE;
        
-       ASSERT_RC(getdns_address(context, "8.8.8.8", NULL,
+       ASSERT_RC(getdns_address(context, "google.com", NULL,
          verify_getdns_context_destroy, &transaction_id, callbackfn),
          GETDNS_RETURN_GOOD, "Return code from getdns_address()");