diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/NettyTransportMultiPortIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/NettyTransportMultiPortIntegrationTests.java
index 70a2e79fe48..4a9c1d20461 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/NettyTransportMultiPortIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/NettyTransportMultiPortIntegrationTests.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.client.transport.TransportClient;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.transport.InetSocketTransportAddress;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.ElasticsearchIntegrationTest;
-import org.elasticsearch.test.junit.annotations.Network;
 import org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportModule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -35,10 +34,7 @@ import static org.elasticsearch.test.ElasticsearchIntegrationTest.ClusterScope;
 import static org.elasticsearch.test.ElasticsearchIntegrationTest.Scope;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
 
-/**
- *
- */
-@ClusterScope(scope = Scope.SUITE, numDataNodes = 1, enableRandomBenchNodes = false)
+@ClusterScope(scope = Scope.SUITE, numDataNodes = 1, enableRandomBenchNodes = false, numClientNodes = 0)
 public class NettyTransportMultiPortIntegrationTests extends ElasticsearchIntegrationTest {
 
     private static int randomPort = -1;
@@ -47,7 +43,7 @@ public class NettyTransportMultiPortIntegrationTests extends ElasticsearchIntegr
     @Override
     protected Settings nodeSettings(int nodeOrdinal) {
         if (randomPort == -1) {
-            randomPort = randomIntBetween(1025, 65000);
+            randomPort = randomIntBetween(49152, 65525);
             randomPortRange = String.format(Locale.ROOT, "%s-%s", randomPort, randomPort+10);
         }
         return settingsBuilder()
@@ -61,14 +57,13 @@ public class NettyTransportMultiPortIntegrationTests extends ElasticsearchIntegr
     }
 
     @Test
-    @Network
     public void testThatTransportClientCanConnect() throws Exception {
         Settings settings = settingsBuilder()
                 .put("cluster.name", internalCluster().getClusterName())
                 .put(TransportModule.TRANSPORT_TYPE_KEY, NettyTransport.class.getName())
                 .build();
-        try (TransportClient transportClient = new TransportClient(settings)) {
-            transportClient.addTransportAddress(new InetSocketTransportAddress("localhost", randomPort));
+        try (TransportClient transportClient = new TransportClient(settings, false)) {
+            transportClient.addTransportAddress(new InetSocketTransportAddress("127.0.0.1", randomPort));
             ClusterHealthResponse response = transportClient.admin().cluster().prepareHealth().get();
             assertThat(response.getStatus(), is(ClusterHealthStatus.GREEN));
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/NettyTransportMultiPortTests.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/NettyTransportMultiPortTests.java
index dcf218fe460..f6ae551b195 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/NettyTransportMultiPortTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/NettyTransportMultiPortTests.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays;
 import org.elasticsearch.indices.breaker.NoneCircuitBreakerService;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.ElasticsearchTestCase;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.cache.recycler.MockBigArrays;
-import org.elasticsearch.test.junit.annotations.Network;
 import org.elasticsearch.threadpool.ThreadPool;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -47,9 +46,6 @@ import static org.elasticsearch.test.ElasticsearchIntegrationTest.ClusterScope;
 import static org.elasticsearch.test.ElasticsearchIntegrationTest.Scope;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
 
-/**
- *
- */
 @ClusterScope(scope = Scope.TEST, numDataNodes = 1)
 public class NettyTransportMultiPortTests extends ElasticsearchTestCase {
 
@@ -135,7 +131,6 @@ public class NettyTransportMultiPortTests extends ElasticsearchTestCase {
     }
 
     @Test
-    @Network
     public void testThatBindingOnDifferentHostsWorks() throws Exception {
         int[] ports = getRandomPorts(2);
         InetAddress firstNonLoopbackAddress = NetworkUtils.getFirstNonLoopbackAddress(NetworkUtils.StackType.IPv4);
@@ -155,15 +150,13 @@ public class NettyTransportMultiPortTests extends ElasticsearchTestCase {
         assertConnectionRefused(ports[1]);
     }
 
-    // TODO, make sure one can check more settings and that they are applied correctly
-
     private int[] getRandomPorts(int numberOfPorts) {
         IntOpenHashSet ports = new IntOpenHashSet();
 
         for (int i = 0; i < numberOfPorts; i++) {
-            int port = randomIntBetween(1025, 65000);
+            int port = randomIntBetween(49152, 65535);
             while (ports.contains(port)) {
-                port = randomIntBetween(1025, 65000);
+                port = randomIntBetween(49152, 65535);
             }
             ports.add(port);
         }