diff --git a/reg-tests/filters/random-forwarding.vtc b/reg-tests/filters/random-forwarding.vtc
index 87e29a6c2a..abb2bccfa4 100644
--- a/reg-tests/filters/random-forwarding.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/filters/random-forwarding.vtc
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ server s1 {
 
         rxreq
         expect req.url == "127.0.0.1:80"
-        txresp \
-          -hdr "Content-Length: 0"
+        txresp -nolen
         recv 36000
         send_n 1000 "0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
         barrier b1 sync
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ client c1 -connect ${h1_fe1_sock} {
         expect resp.bodylen == 1048576
 
         txreq -method "CONNECT" -url "127.0.0.1:80" -nolen
-        rxresp
+        rxresp -no_obj
         expect resp.status == 200
         send_n 1000 "0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
         recv 36000