diff --git a/examples/suit_update/Makefile b/examples/suit_update/Makefile
index 805701daad4f..2adea002de34 100644
--- a/examples/suit_update/Makefile
+++ b/examples/suit_update/Makefile
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ DEFAULT_MODULE += test_utils_interactive_sync
 
 ifeq ($(BOARD),native)
   USE_ETHOS ?= 0
+  IFACE ?= tapbr0
   # Configure two RAM regions with 2K each
   CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_SUIT_STORAGE_RAM_REGIONS=2 -DCONFIG_SUIT_STORAGE_RAM_SIZE=2048
 endif
@@ -78,9 +79,9 @@ ifeq (1,$(USE_ETHOS))
   #     $ cd dist/tools/ethos; sudo ./setup_network.sh riot0 2001:db8::0/64
   #
   #... in another shell and keep it running.
-  export TAP ?= riot0
+  IFACE ?= riot0
   TERMPROG = $(RIOTTOOLS)/ethos/ethos
-  TERMFLAGS = $(TAP) $(PORT)
+  TERMFLAGS = $(IFACE) $(PORT)
 endif
 
 # Ensure both slot bin files are always generated and linked to avoid compiling
@@ -106,6 +107,11 @@ include $(CURDIR)/Makefile.suit.custom
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
 
+# export IFACE for test
+$(call target-export-variables,test-with-config test-with-config/check-config,IFACE)
+# export BOARD
+$(call target-export-variables,test-with-config test-with-config/check-config,BOARD)
+
 # allow to use large blocks to utilize large MTUs (802.15.4g, Ethernet, WiFi)
 LARGE_BLOCKS ?= 0
 ifeq (1, $(LARGE_BLOCKS))
diff --git a/examples/suit_update/Makefile.suit.custom b/examples/suit_update/Makefile.suit.custom
index 0e2c8bd1e305..cdfaa35faebc 100644
--- a/examples/suit_update/Makefile.suit.custom
+++ b/examples/suit_update/Makefile.suit.custom
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ APP_VER ?= $(EPOCH)
 ifeq ($(BOARD),native)
   SUIT_CLIENT ?= [2001:db8::2]
   SUIT_COAP_SERVER ?= [2001:db8::1]
+  $(call target-export-variables,test-with-config,SUIT_COAP_SERVER)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BOARD),native)
diff --git a/examples/suit_update/tests-with-config/01-run.py b/examples/suit_update/tests-with-config/01-run.py
index de9170ddb980..6c27b0f326aa 100755
--- a/examples/suit_update/tests-with-config/01-run.py
+++ b/examples/suit_update/tests-with-config/01-run.py
@@ -11,21 +11,39 @@
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import time
+import re
+import random
+from ipaddress import (
+    IPv6Address,
+    IPv6Network,
+)
 
 from testrunner import run
 from testrunner import utils
 
-# Default test over loopback interface
-COAP_HOST = "[fd00:dead:beef::1]"
+COAP_HOST = os.getenv("SUIT_COAP_SERVER", "[fd00:dead:beef::1]")
+BOARD = os.getenv("BOARD", "samr21-xpro")
 
 UPDATING_TIMEOUT = 10
 MANIFEST_TIMEOUT = 15
 
 USE_ETHOS = int(os.getenv("USE_ETHOS", "1"))
-TAP = os.getenv("TAP", "riot0")
+IFACE = os.getenv("IFACE", "tapbr0")
 TMPDIR = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
 
 
+def get_iface_addr(iface):
+    out = subprocess.check_output(["ip", "a", "s", "dev", iface]).decode()
+    p = re.compile(
+        r"inet6\s+(?P<global>[0-9a-fA-F:]+:[A-Fa-f:0-9]+/\d+)\s+" r"scope\s+global"
+    )
+    for line in out.splitlines():
+        m = p.search(line)
+        if m is not None:
+            return m.group("global")
+    return None
+
+
 def start_aiocoap_fileserver():
     aiocoap_process = subprocess.Popen(
         "exec aiocoap-fileserver %s" % TMPDIR.name, shell=True
@@ -90,7 +108,7 @@ def get_ipv6_addr(child):
         child.expect(
             r"inet6 addr: (?P<lladdr>[0-9a-fA-F:]+:[A-Fa-f:0-9]+)" "  scope: link  VAL"
         )
-        addr = "{}%{}".format(child.match.group("lladdr").lower(), TAP)
+        addr = "{}%{}".format(child.match.group("lladdr").lower(), IFACE)
     return addr
 
 
@@ -117,7 +135,20 @@ def get_reachable_addr(child):
     # Give some time for the network interface to be configured
     time.sleep(1)
     # Get address
-    client_addr = get_ipv6_addr(child)
+    if BOARD == "native":
+        iface_addr = get_iface_addr(IFACE)
+        network = IPv6Network(iface_addr, strict=False)
+        client_addr = iface_addr
+        while iface_addr == client_addr:
+            client_addr = IPv6Address(
+                random.randrange(
+                    int(network.network_address) + 1, int(network.broadcast_address) - 1
+                )
+            )
+        child.sendline(f"ifconfig 5 add {client_addr}/{format(network.prefixlen)}")
+        client_addr = format(client_addr)
+    else:
+        client_addr = get_ipv6_addr(child)
     # Verify address is reachable
     ping6(client_addr)
     return "[{}]".format(client_addr)
@@ -166,21 +197,22 @@ def _test_successful_update(child, client, app_ver):
         child.expect_exact("suit_coap: trigger received")
         child.expect_exact("suit: verifying manifest signature")
         child.expect(
-            r"riotboot_flashwrite: initializing update to target slot (\d+)\r\n",
+            r"SUIT policy check OK.\r\n",
             timeout=MANIFEST_TIMEOUT,
         )
-        target_slot = int(child.match.group(1))
         # Wait for update to complete
         while wait_for_update(child) == 0:
             pass
-
-        # Wait for reboot
-        child.expect_exact("suit_coap: rebooting...")
-        # Verify running slot
-        current_slot = running_slot(child)
-        assert target_slot == current_slot, "BOOTED FROM SAME SLOT"
-        # Verify client is reachable and get address
-        client = get_reachable_addr(child)
+        # Check successful install
+        child.expect_exact("Install correct payload")
+        child.expect_exact("Install correct payload")
+
+        # Wait for reboot on non-native BOARDs
+        if BOARD != "native":
+            child.expect_exact("suit_coap: rebooting...")
+            # Verify client is reachable and get address
+            client = get_reachable_addr(child)
+        assert seq_no(child) == version
 
 
 def _test_suit_command_is_there(child):
diff --git a/examples/suit_update/tests-with-config/check-config.sh b/examples/suit_update/tests-with-config/check-config.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..9e202f85d527
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/suit_update/tests-with-config/check-config.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+#
+# check_config.sh
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Martine Lenders <mail@martine-lenders.eu>
+# Copyright (C) 2022 Inria
+#
+# Distributed under terms of the MIT license.
+#
+
+ip link show dev "${IFACE}" > /dev/null
+RESULT=$?
+
+if [ $RESULT -eq 0 ]; then
+    if [ "${BOARD}" = "native" ]; then
+        IFACE_IPV6_ADDR=$(ip -6 addr show dev "${IFACE}"| grep inet6 | \
+                          awk -F '[ \t]+|/' '{print $3}' | grep -v ^::1 | \
+                          grep -v ^fe80)
+        if [ -n "${IFACE_IPV6_ADDR}" ]; then
+            exit 0
+        fi
+    else
+        exit 0
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [ "${BOARD}" = "native" ]; then
+    echo "You may be able to create \"${IFACE}\" by using e.g." \
+         "\`${RIOTTOOLS#${RIOTBASE}/}/tapsetup/tapsetup\`."
+    echo "You can add a routable IPV6 address by using e.g." \
+         "sudo ip address add 2001:db8::1/64 dev ${IFACE}"
+else
+    echo "You may setup \"${IFACE}\" by using e.g." \
+         "\`${RIOTTOOLS#${RIOTBASE}/}/ethos/setup_network.sh ${IFACE} 2001:db8::/64\`"
+fi
+
+exit 1