diff --git a/tests/python/tests/curl/test_curl.py b/tests/python/tests/curl/test_curl.py
index 994dc8b7e5..b3473cb3d9 100644
--- a/tests/python/tests/curl/test_curl.py
+++ b/tests/python/tests/curl/test_curl.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def test_curl_timeout(self):
         })
 
     def test_curl_nonexistent_url(self):
-        self.assertEqual(self._curl_request("invalid:10", timeout=5), {
+        self.assertEqual(self._curl_request("invalid:9", timeout=5), {
             "exec_result": False
         })
 
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ def test_curl_connection_only_success(self):
         })
 
     def test_curl_connection_only_fail(self):
-        self.assertEqual(self._curl_request("invalid:10", connect_only=True, timeout=5), {
+        self.assertEqual(self._curl_request("inv alid:10", connect_only=True, timeout=5), {
             "exec_result": False
         })
diff --git a/tests/python/tests/curl/test_curl_resumable.py b/tests/python/tests/curl/test_curl_resumable.py
index a35b1f690e..479a80f98c 100644
--- a/tests/python/tests/curl/test_curl_resumable.py
+++ b/tests/python/tests/curl/test_curl_resumable.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def test_curl_resumable_timeout(self):
         })
 
     def test_curl_resumable_nonexistent_url(self):
-        self.assertEqual(self._curl_request("invalid:10", timeout=5), {
+        self.assertEqual(self._curl_request("invalid:9", timeout=5), {
             "exec_result": False
         })
 
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ def test_curl_resumable_connection_only_success(self):
         })
 
     def test_curl_resumable_connection_only_fail(self):
-        self.assertEqual(self._curl_request("invalid:10", connect_only=True, timeout=5), {
+        self.assertEqual(self._curl_request("inv alid:10", connect_only=True, timeout=5), {
             "exec_result": False
         })