diff --git a/tests/topotests/conftest.py b/tests/topotests/conftest.py
index a2315138cc..be28b388ba 100755
--- a/tests/topotests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/conftest.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ from lib import topolog, topotest
 
 try:
     # Used by munet native tests
-    from munet.testing.fixtures import event_loop, unet  # pylint: disable=all # noqa
+    from munet.testing.fixtures import unet  # pylint: disable=all # noqa
 
     @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
     def rundir_module(pytestconfig):
diff --git a/tests/topotests/example_munet/r1/frr.conf b/tests/topotests/example_munet/r1/frr.conf
index 468bda5e01..692e4ceb47 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/example_munet/r1/frr.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/example_munet/r1/frr.conf
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ service integrated-vtysh-config
 interface eth0
  ip address 10.0.1.1/24
 
-ip route 10.0.0.0/8 blackhole
+ip route 10.0.2.0/24 10.0.1.2
diff --git a/tests/topotests/example_munet/r2/frr.conf b/tests/topotests/example_munet/r2/frr.conf
index 77d9892485..da3f15b801 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/example_munet/r2/frr.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/example_munet/r2/frr.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,4 @@ interface eth0
  ip address 10.0.1.2/24
 
 interface eth1
- ip address 10.0.2.2/24
-
-ip route 10.0.0.0/8 blackhole
+ ip address 10.0.2.2/24
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/topotests/example_munet/r3/frr.conf b/tests/topotests/example_munet/r3/frr.conf
index e0839e6d8a..84527b34df 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/example_munet/r3/frr.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/example_munet/r3/frr.conf
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ service integrated-vtysh-config
 interface eth0
  ip address 10.0.2.3/24
 
-ip route 10.0.0.0/8 blackhole
+ip route 10.0.1.0/24 10.0.2.2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/topotests/example_munet/test_munet.py b/tests/topotests/example_munet/test_munet.py
index 0d9599fa54..71052099c4 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/example_munet/test_munet.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/example_munet/test_munet.py
@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2023, LabN Consulting, L.L.C.
 #
+from munet.testing.util import retry
+
+
+@retry(retry_timeout=10)
+def wait_for_route(r, p):
+    o = r.cmd_raises(f"ip route show {p}")
+    assert p in o
+
+
 async def test_native_test(unet):
-    o = unet.hosts["r1"].cmd_nostatus("ip addr")
+    r1 = unet.hosts["r1"]
+    o = r1.cmd_nostatus("ip addr")
     print(o)
+
+    wait_for_route(r1, "10.0.2.0/24")
+
+    r1.cmd_raises("ping -c1 10.0.1.2")
+    r1.cmd_raises("ping -c1 10.0.2.2")
+    r1.cmd_raises("ping -c1 10.0.2.3")
diff --git a/tests/topotests/kinds.yaml b/tests/topotests/kinds.yaml
index 5f4b61d4b7..20c819c79c 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/kinds.yaml
+++ b/tests/topotests/kinds.yaml
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ kinds:
       /usr/lib/frr/frrinit.sh stop
     volumes:
       - "./%NAME%:/etc/frr"
+      - "%RUNDIR%/var.lib.frr:/var/lib/frr"
       - "%RUNDIR%/var.log.frr:/var/log/frr"
       - "%RUNDIR%/var.run.frr:/var/run/frr"
-      - "%RUNDIR%/var.lib.frr:/var/lib/frr"
+      - "%RUNDIR%/var.tmp.frr:/var/tmp/frr"
     cap-add:
       - SYS_ADMIN
       - AUDIT_WRITE
diff --git a/tests/topotests/pytest.ini b/tests/topotests/pytest.ini
index db806fed39..9f33917c6b 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/pytest.ini
+++ b/tests/topotests/pytest.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Skip pytests example directory
 [pytest]
 
+asyncio_mode = auto
+
 # NEEDS_EXABGP_4_2_11_FRR
 
 # asyncio_mode = auto