diff --git a/tests/test_connection.py b/tests/test_connection.py
index 19135be79167..bf2cb879d2a3 100644
--- a/tests/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/test_connection.py
@@ -4815,31 +4815,54 @@ def test_networkevents(node_factory, executor):
                         'reason': f'All addresses failed: 127.0.0.1:{l1.port}: Cryptographic handshake: peer closed connection (wrong key?). '}]
 
     # Connect failed because no listener
-    with pytest.raises(RpcError, match="Connection establishment: Connection refused."):
+    with pytest.raises(
+            RpcError,
+            match=r"Connection establishment: (Connection refused|Bad file descriptor)."):
         l1.rpc.connect(l2.info['id'], 'localhost', 1)
+
     nevents = l1.rpc.listnetworkevents(start=5)['networkevents']
     del only_one(nevents)['timestamp']
     del only_one(nevents)['duration_nsec']
 
-    assert nevents == [{'created_index': 5,
-                        'peer_id': l2.info['id'],
-                        'type': 'connect_fail',
-                        'connect_attempted': True,
-                        'reason': f'All addresses failed: 127.0.0.1:1: Connection establishment: Connection refused. '}]
+    assert len(nevents) == 1
+
+    event = only_one(nevents)
+
+    assert event['created_index'] == 5
+    assert event['peer_id'] == l2.info['id']
+    assert event['type'] == 'connect_fail'
+    assert event['connect_attempted'] is True
+
+    assert re.search(
+        r"All addresses failed: 127\.0\.0\.1:1: Connection establishment: "
+        r"(Connection refused|Bad file descriptor)\. ",
+        event['reason']
+    )
 
     # Connect failed because unreachable
-    with pytest.raises(RpcError, match="Connection establishment: Connection timed out."):
+    with pytest.raises(
+            RpcError,
+            match=r"Connection establishment: (Connection timed out|Bad file descriptor)."):
         l1.rpc.connect(l2.info['id'], '1.1.1.1', 8081)
+
     nevents = l1.rpc.listnetworkevents(start=6)['networkevents']
     del only_one(nevents)['timestamp']
     del only_one(nevents)['duration_nsec']
 
-    assert nevents == [{'created_index': 6,
-                        'peer_id': l2.info['id'],
-                        'type': 'connect_fail',
-                        'connect_attempted': True,
-                        'reason': f'All addresses failed: 1.1.1.1:8081: Connection establishment: Connection timed out. '}]
+    assert len(nevents) == 1
+
+    event = only_one(nevents)
+
+    assert event['created_index'] == 6
+    assert event['peer_id'] == l2.info['id']
+    assert event['type'] == 'connect_fail'
+    assert event['connect_attempted'] is True
 
+    assert re.search(
+        r"All addresses failed: 1\.1\.1\.1:8081: Connection establishment: "
+        r"(Connection timed out|Bad file descriptor)\. ",
+        event['reason']
+    )
     # Connect failed because it doesn't advertize any addresses.
     with pytest.raises(RpcError, match="Unable to connect, no address known for peer"):
         l2.rpc.connect(l1.info['id'])