diff --git a/test/gc/test-http-client-connaborted.js b/test/gc/test-http-client-connaborted.js
index 074457a7511fc5..3442effc56b5a1 100644
--- a/test/gc/test-http-client-connaborted.js
+++ b/test/gc/test-http-client-connaborted.js
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ function serverHandler(req, res) {
 
 const http  = require('http');
 const weak = require('weak');
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const PORT = common.PORT;
 const todo = 500;
 let done = 0;
 let count = 0;
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ let countGC = 0;
 console.log('We should do ' + todo + ' requests');
 
 var server = http.createServer(serverHandler);
-server.listen(PORT, getall);
+server.listen(0, getall);
 
 function getall() {
   if (count >= todo)
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ function getall() {
     var req = http.get({
       hostname: 'localhost',
       pathname: '/',
-      port: PORT
+      port: server.address().port
     }, cb).on('error', cb);
 
     count++;
diff --git a/test/gc/test-http-client-onerror.js b/test/gc/test-http-client-onerror.js
index 2e5ef6a54288d4..1490513b6c177b 100644
--- a/test/gc/test-http-client-onerror.js
+++ b/test/gc/test-http-client-onerror.js
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ function serverHandler(req, res) {
 
 const http = require('http');
 const weak = require('weak');
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const PORT = common.PORT;
 const todo = 500;
 let done = 0;
 let count = 0;
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ let countGC = 0;
 console.log('We should do ' + todo + ' requests');
 
 var server = http.createServer(serverHandler);
-server.listen(PORT, runTest);
+server.listen(0, runTest);
 
 function getall() {
   if (count >= todo)
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ function getall() {
     var req = http.get({
       hostname: 'localhost',
       pathname: '/',
-      port: PORT
+      port: server.address().port
     }, cb).on('error', onerror);
 
     count++;
diff --git a/test/gc/test-http-client-timeout.js b/test/gc/test-http-client-timeout.js
index d80cf9cdee1532..722f995229c2ca 100644
--- a/test/gc/test-http-client-timeout.js
+++ b/test/gc/test-http-client-timeout.js
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ function serverHandler(req, res) {
 
 const http = require('http');
 const weak = require('weak');
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const PORT = common.PORT;
 const todo = 550;
 let done = 0;
 let count = 0;
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ let countGC = 0;
 console.log('We should do ' + todo + ' requests');
 
 var server = http.createServer(serverHandler);
-server.listen(PORT, getall);
+server.listen(0, getall);
 
 function getall() {
   if (count >= todo)
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ function getall() {
     var req = http.get({
       hostname: 'localhost',
       pathname: '/',
-      port: PORT
+      port: server.address().port
     }, cb);
     req.on('error', cb);
     req.setTimeout(10, function() {
diff --git a/test/gc/test-http-client.js b/test/gc/test-http-client.js
index 73f284a042c37a..2f519c1b12486c 100644
--- a/test/gc/test-http-client.js
+++ b/test/gc/test-http-client.js
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ function serverHandler(req, res) {
 
 const http = require('http');
 const weak = require('weak');
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const PORT = common.PORT;
 const todo = 500;
 let done = 0;
 let count = 0;
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ let countGC = 0;
 console.log('We should do ' + todo + ' requests');
 
 var server = http.createServer(serverHandler);
-server.listen(PORT, getall);
+server.listen(0, getall);
 
 
 function getall() {
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ function getall() {
     var req = http.get({
       hostname: 'localhost',
       pathname: '/',
-      port: PORT
+      port: server.address().port
     }, cb);
 
     count++;
diff --git a/test/gc/test-net-timeout.js b/test/gc/test-net-timeout.js
index 24671a647e0eac..7d580f8f2356a4 100644
--- a/test/gc/test-net-timeout.js
+++ b/test/gc/test-net-timeout.js
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ function serverHandler(sock) {
 
 const net = require('net');
 const weak = require('weak');
-const common = require('../common');
+require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const PORT = common.PORT;
 const todo = 500;
 let done = 0;
 let count = 0;
@@ -30,14 +29,14 @@ let countGC = 0;
 console.log('We should do ' + todo + ' requests');
 
 var server = net.createServer(serverHandler);
-server.listen(PORT, getall);
+server.listen(0, getall);
 
 function getall() {
   if (count >= todo)
     return;
 
   (function() {
-    var req = net.connect(PORT, '127.0.0.1');
+    var req = net.connect(server.address().port, server.address().address);
     req.resume();
     req.setTimeout(10, function() {
       //console.log('timeout (expected)')