diff --git a/regress/agent-getpeereid.sh b/regress/agent-getpeereid.sh
index 24b71f458..91621a59c 100644
--- a/regress/agent-getpeereid.sh
+++ b/regress/agent-getpeereid.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: agent-getpeereid.sh,v 1.6 2016/05/03 14:41:04 djm Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: agent-getpeereid.sh,v 1.7 2016/09/26 21:34:38 bluhm Exp $
 #	Placed in the Public Domain.
 
 tid="disallow agent attach from other uid"
diff --git a/regress/keys-command.sh b/regress/keys-command.sh
index af68cf15c..9c9ada7c7 100644
--- a/regress/keys-command.sh
+++ b/regress/keys-command.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 tid="authorized keys from command"
 
-if test -z "$SUDO" ; then
+if [ -z "$SUDO" -a ! -w /var/run ]; then
 	echo "skipped (SUDO not set)"
 	echo "need SUDO to create file in /var/run, test won't work without"
 	exit 0
diff --git a/regress/principals-command.sh b/regress/principals-command.sh
index 19d7d6c96..680bd957f 100644
--- a/regress/principals-command.sh
+++ b/regress/principals-command.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: principals-command.sh,v 1.2 2016/09/21 01:35:12 djm Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: principals-command.sh,v 1.3 2016/09/26 21:34:38 bluhm Exp $
 #	Placed in the Public Domain.
 
 tid="authorized principals command"
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tid="authorized principals command"
 rm -f $OBJ/user_ca_key* $OBJ/cert_user_key*
 cp $OBJ/sshd_proxy $OBJ/sshd_proxy_bak
 
-if test -z "$SUDO" ; then
+if [ -z "$SUDO" -a ! -w /var/run ]; then
 	echo "skipped (SUDO not set)"
 	echo "need SUDO to create file in /var/run, test won't work without"
 	exit 0
diff --git a/regress/sftp-chroot.sh b/regress/sftp-chroot.sh
index 9c26eb680..4ea2fce85 100644
--- a/regress/sftp-chroot.sh
+++ b/regress/sftp-chroot.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: sftp-chroot.sh,v 1.4 2014/01/20 00:00:30 dtucker Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: sftp-chroot.sh,v 1.5 2016/09/26 21:34:38 bluhm Exp $
 #	Placed in the Public Domain.
 
 tid="sftp in chroot"
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CHROOT=/var/run
 FILENAME=testdata_${USER}
 PRIVDATA=${CHROOT}/${FILENAME}
 
-if [ -z "$SUDO" ]; then
+if [ -z "$SUDO" -a ! -w /var/run ]; then
   echo "skipped: need SUDO to create file in /var/run, test won't work without"
   exit 0
 fi