diff --git a/test/regress_dns.c b/test/regress_dns.c
index ae1fc30a..155e0f55 100644
--- a/test/regress_dns.c
+++ b/test/regress_dns.c
@@ -1832,10 +1832,10 @@ end:
 
 struct testcase_t dns_testcases[] = {
 	DNS_LEGACY(server, TT_FORK|TT_NEED_BASE),
-	DNS_LEGACY(gethostbyname, TT_FORK|TT_NEED_BASE|TT_NEED_DNS),
-	DNS_LEGACY(gethostbyname6, TT_FORK|TT_NEED_BASE|TT_NEED_DNS),
-	DNS_LEGACY(gethostbyaddr, TT_FORK|TT_NEED_BASE|TT_NEED_DNS),
-	{ "resolve_reverse", dns_resolve_reverse, TT_FORK, NULL, NULL },
+	DNS_LEGACY(gethostbyname, TT_FORK|TT_NEED_BASE|TT_NEED_DNS|TT_OFF_BY_DEFAULT),
+	DNS_LEGACY(gethostbyname6, TT_FORK|TT_NEED_BASE|TT_NEED_DNS|TT_OFF_BY_DEFAULT),
+	DNS_LEGACY(gethostbyaddr, TT_FORK|TT_NEED_BASE|TT_NEED_DNS|TT_OFF_BY_DEFAULT),
+	{ "resolve_reverse", dns_resolve_reverse, TT_FORK|TT_OFF_BY_DEFAULT, NULL, NULL },
 	{ "search", dns_search_test, TT_FORK|TT_NEED_BASE, &basic_setup, NULL },
 	{ "search_cancel", dns_search_cancel_test,
 	  TT_FORK|TT_NEED_BASE, &basic_setup, NULL },
diff --git a/test/regress_main.c b/test/regress_main.c
index 05e28433..c735b1e5 100644
--- a/test/regress_main.c
+++ b/test/regress_main.c
@@ -386,6 +386,19 @@ struct testgroup_t testgroups[] = {
 	END_OF_GROUPS
 };
 
+const char *alltests[] = { "+..", NULL };
+const char *livenettests[] = {
+	"+util/getaddrinfo_live",
+	"+dns/gethostby..",
+	"+dns/resolve_reverse",
+	NULL
+};
+struct testlist_alias_t testaliases[] = {
+	{ "all", alltests },
+	{ "live_net", livenettests },
+	END_OF_ALIASES
+};
+
 int
 main(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
@@ -413,6 +426,8 @@ main(int argc, const char **argv)
 		evthread_enable_lock_debuging();
 #endif
 
+	tinytest_set_aliases(testaliases);
+
 	if (tinytest_main(argc,argv,testgroups))
 		return 1;
 
diff --git a/test/regress_util.c b/test/regress_util.c
index 6a6a3942..0f49249c 100644
--- a/test/regress_util.c
+++ b/test/regress_util.c
@@ -887,11 +887,6 @@ test_evutil_getaddrinfo(void *arg)
 {
 	struct evutil_addrinfo *ai = NULL, *a;
 	struct evutil_addrinfo hints;
-
-	struct sockaddr_in6 *sin6;
-	struct sockaddr_in *sin;
-	char buf[128];
-	const char *cp;
 	int r;
 
 	/* Try using it as a pton. */
@@ -1018,6 +1013,23 @@ test_evutil_getaddrinfo(void *arg)
 		ai = NULL;
 	}
 
+end:
+	if (ai)
+		evutil_freeaddrinfo(ai);
+}
+
+static void
+test_evutil_getaddrinfo_live(void *arg)
+{
+	struct evutil_addrinfo *ai = NULL;
+	struct evutil_addrinfo hints;
+
+	struct sockaddr_in6 *sin6;
+	struct sockaddr_in *sin;
+	char buf[128];
+	const char *cp;
+	int r;
+
 	/* Now do some actual lookups. */
 	memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(hints));
 	hints.ai_family = PF_INET;
@@ -1318,6 +1330,7 @@ struct testcase_t util_testcases[] = {
 	{ "integers", test_evutil_integers, 0, NULL, NULL },
 	{ "rand", test_evutil_rand, TT_FORK, NULL, NULL },
 	{ "getaddrinfo", test_evutil_getaddrinfo, TT_FORK, NULL, NULL },
+	{ "getaddrinfo_live", test_evutil_getaddrinfo_live, TT_FORK|TT_OFF_BY_DEFAULT, NULL, NULL },
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	{ "loadsyslib", test_evutil_loadsyslib, TT_FORK, NULL, NULL },
 #endif
diff --git a/test/test.sh b/test/test.sh
index 59748c00..d1e7e336 100755
--- a/test/test.sh
+++ b/test/test.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ BACKENDS="EVPORT KQUEUE EPOLL DEVPOLL POLL SELECT WIN32"
 TESTS="test-eof test-weof test-time test-changelist test-fdleak"
 FAILED=no
 TEST_OUTPUT_FILE=${TEST_OUTPUT_FILE:-/dev/null}
+REGRESS_ARGS=${REGRESS_ARGS:-}
 
 # /bin/echo is a little more likely to support -n than sh's builtin echo,
 # printf is even more likely
@@ -94,9 +95,9 @@ run_tests () {
 	announce_n " regress: "
 	if test "$TEST_OUTPUT_FILE" = "/dev/null" ;
 	then
-		$TEST_DIR/regress --quiet
+		$TEST_DIR/regress --quiet $REGRESS_ARGS
 	else
-		$TEST_DIR/regress >>"$TEST_OUTPUT_FILE"
+		$TEST_DIR/regress $REGRESS_ARGS >>"$TEST_OUTPUT_FILE"
 	fi
 	if test "$?" = "0" ;
 	then