diff --git a/cmd/geth/les_test.go b/cmd/geth/les_test.go
index 1bf52d591a2e..ae9ed5ecf534 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/les_test.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/les_test.go
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ func (g *gethrpc) waitSynced() {
 	}
 }
 
-func startGethWithRpc(t *testing.T, name string, args ...string) *gethrpc {
+func startGethWithIpc(t *testing.T, name string, args ...string) *gethrpc {
 	g := &gethrpc{name: name}
-	args = append([]string{"--networkid=42", "--port=0", "--nousb", "--http", "--http.port=0", "--http.api=admin,eth,les"}, args...)
+	args = append([]string{"--networkid=42", "--port=0", "--nousb"}, args...)
 	t.Logf("Starting %v with rpc: %v", name, args)
 	g.geth = runGeth(t, args...)
 	// wait before we can attach to it. TODO: probe for it properly
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func startGethWithRpc(t *testing.T, name string, args ...string) *gethrpc {
 }
 
 func initGeth(t *testing.T) string {
-	g := runGeth(t, "--networkid=42", "init", "./testdata/clique.json")
+	g := runGeth(t, "--nousb", "--networkid=42", "init", "./testdata/clique.json")
 	datadir := g.Datadir
 	g.WaitExit()
 	return datadir
@@ -120,15 +120,15 @@ func initGeth(t *testing.T) string {
 
 func startLightServer(t *testing.T) *gethrpc {
 	datadir := initGeth(t)
-	runGeth(t, "--datadir", datadir, "--password", "./testdata/password.txt", "account", "import", "./testdata/key.prv").WaitExit()
+	runGeth(t, "--nousb", "--datadir", datadir, "--password", "./testdata/password.txt", "account", "import", "./testdata/key.prv").WaitExit()
 	account := "0x02f0d131f1f97aef08aec6e3291b957d9efe7105"
-	server := startGethWithRpc(t, "lightserver", "--allow-insecure-unlock", "--datadir", datadir, "--password", "./testdata/password.txt", "--unlock", account, "--mine", "--light.serve=100", "--light.maxpeers=1", "--nodiscover", "--nat=extip:127.0.0.1")
+	server := startGethWithIpc(t, "lightserver", "--allow-insecure-unlock", "--datadir", datadir, "--password", "./testdata/password.txt", "--unlock", account, "--mine", "--light.serve=100", "--light.maxpeers=1", "--nodiscover", "--nat=extip:127.0.0.1")
 	return server
 }
 
 func startClient(t *testing.T, name string) *gethrpc {
 	datadir := initGeth(t)
-	return startGethWithRpc(t, name, "--datadir", datadir, "--nodiscover", "--syncmode=light", "--nat=extip:127.0.0.1")
+	return startGethWithIpc(t, name, "--datadir", datadir, "--nodiscover", "--syncmode=light", "--nat=extip:127.0.0.1")
 }
 
 func TestPriorityClient(t *testing.T) {
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ func TestPriorityClient(t *testing.T) {
 		freeCli.getNodeInfo().ID:     freeCli,
 		prioCli.getNodeInfo().ID:     prioCli,
 	}
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 	lightServer.callRPC(&peers, "admin_peers")
 	peersWithNames := make(map[string]string)
 	for _, p := range peers {