diff --git a/tests/dirty.lua b/tests/dirty.lua
index b01f098fe5ae..235d41ee7ede 100644
--- a/tests/dirty.lua
+++ b/tests/dirty.lua
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function test_call_sync_network_robust()
   local bc2 = BaseControl:new()
   local addr2 = network.get_scene()
 
-  assert_nil(bc2:call("syncr1", 20, 12), "call not nil")
+  assert_true(bc2:call("syncr1", 20, 12), "call not true")
 
   network.inject(
     addr2,
diff --git a/tests/network.lua b/tests/network.lua
index 29642dd79267..a194a9d11f3b 100644
--- a/tests/network.lua
+++ b/tests/network.lua
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function test_call_sync()
   bc1:finalize()
 
   -- Test locally
-  assert_nil(bc1:call("sync1", 20, 12), "call not nil")
+  assert_true(bc1:call("sync1", 20, 12), "call not true")
   local ret, val = bc1:call_sync("sync1", 30, 12)
   assert_equal(40, ret, "local sync not correct")
   assert_equal("hello", val, "local sync not multiple")
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function test_call_sync()
 
   -- Test remote
   local bc2 = BaseControl:new()
-  assert_nil(bc2:call("sync1", 20, 12), "call not nil")
+  assert_true(bc2:call("sync1", 20, 12), "call not true")
   local ret, val = bc2:call_sync("sync1", 30, 12)
   assert_equal(40, ret, "local sync not correct")
   assert_equal("hello", val, "local sync not multiple")
diff --git a/tests/timeout.lua b/tests/timeout.lua
index d5167391ee3b..952224430ae0 100644
--- a/tests/timeout.lua
+++ b/tests/timeout.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ local network = require("network")
 local serialization = require("serialization")
 local BaseControl = require("bc")
 
-module("network", package.seeall, lunit.testcase)
+module("timeout", package.seeall, lunit.testcase)
 
 function test_timeout_get()
   local bc = BaseControl:new()