diff --git a/integration/container/nat_test.go b/integration/container/nat_test.go
index 5567e01ab39d2..0b25d8591fafb 100644
--- a/integration/container/nat_test.go
+++ b/integration/container/nat_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func TestNetworkNat(t *testing.T) {
 	startServerContainer(t, msg, 8080)
 
 	endpoint := getExternalAddress(t)
-	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", net.JoinHostPort(endpoint.String(), "8080"))
+	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp4", net.JoinHostPort(endpoint.String(), "8080"))
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	defer conn.Close()
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestNetworkLocalhostTCPNat(t *testing.T) {
 	msg := "hi yall"
 	startServerContainer(t, msg, 8081)
 
-	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", "localhost:8081")
+	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp4", "localhost:8081")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	defer conn.Close()
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func TestNetworkLoopbackNat(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	cID := container.Run(ctx, t, client,
-		container.WithCmd("sh", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("stty raw && nc -w 1 %s 8080", endpoint.String())),
+		container.WithCmd("sh", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("stty raw && nc -4 -w 1 %s 8080", endpoint.String())),
 		container.WithTty(true),
 		container.WithNetworkMode("container:"+serverContainerID),
 	)
diff --git a/integration/container/rename_test.go b/integration/container/rename_test.go
index 689a37fc3266d..4e21ecb561599 100644
--- a/integration/container/rename_test.go
+++ b/integration/container/rename_test.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func TestRenameAnonymousContainer(t *testing.T) {
 			networkName: {},
 		}
 		c.HostConfig.NetworkMode = containertypes.NetworkMode(networkName)
-	}, container.WithCmd("ping", count, "1", container1Name))
+	}, container.WithCmd("ping", "-4", count, "1", container1Name))
 	poll.WaitOn(t, container.IsInState(ctx, client, cID, "exited"), poll.WithDelay(100*time.Millisecond))
 
 	inspect, err := client.ContainerInspect(ctx, cID)
diff --git a/integration/container/run_linux_test.go b/integration/container/run_linux_test.go
index 6a8322d9d8b64..e0537479d7b51 100644
--- a/integration/container/run_linux_test.go
+++ b/integration/container/run_linux_test.go
@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@ func TestHostnameDnsResolution(t *testing.T) {
 
 	const (
 		hostname = "foobar"
+		netName  = "foobar-net"
 	)
 
 	// using user defined network as we want to use internal DNS
-	netName := "foobar-net"
 	net.CreateNoError(context.Background(), t, client, netName, net.WithDriver("bridge"))
 
 	cID := container.Run(ctx, t, client, func(c *container.TestContainerConfig) {
 		c.Config.Hostname = hostname
-		c.HostConfig.NetworkMode = containertypes.NetworkMode(netName)
+		c.HostConfig.NetworkMode = netName
 	})
 
 	poll.WaitOn(t, container.IsInState(ctx, client, cID, "running"), poll.WithDelay(100*time.Millisecond))
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func TestHostnameDnsResolution(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Clear hosts file so ping will use DNS for hostname resolution
 	res, err := container.Exec(ctx, client, cID,
-		[]string{"sh", "-c", "echo 127.0.0.1 localhost | tee /etc/hosts && ping -c 1 foobar"})
+		[]string{"sh", "-c", "echo 127.0.0.1 localhost | tee /etc/hosts && ping -4 -c 1 foobar"})
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	assert.Check(t, is.Equal("", res.Stderr()))
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, res.ExitCode)