diff --git a/test/210_dns_multicast_test.sh b/test/210_dns_multicast_test.sh
index 097ef027..f16d2eeb 100755
--- a/test/210_dns_multicast_test.sh
+++ b/test/210_dns_multicast_test.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 . ./config.sh
 
 C1=10.2.3.78
-C2=10.2.3.34
+C2_1=10.2.3.34
+C2_2=10.2.3.35
+C2_3=10.2.3.36
 UNIVERSE=10.2.4.0/24
 NAME2=seetwo.weave.local
 NAME4=seefour.weave.local
@@ -16,13 +18,17 @@ weave_on $HOST2 launch -iprange $UNIVERSE $HOST1
 weave_on $HOST1 launch-dns 10.2.254.1/24
 weave_on $HOST2 launch-dns 10.2.254.2/24
 
-start_container          $HOST2 $C2/24 --name=c2 -h $NAME2
-start_container          $HOST2        --name=c4 -h $NAME4
+start_container $HOST2 $C2_1/24 --name=c2 -h $NAME2
+start_container $HOST2          --name=c4 -h $NAME4
+
+weave_on $HOST2 dns-add $C2_2 c2 -h $NAME2
+weave_on $HOST2 dns-add $C2_3 c2 -h $NAME2
+
 start_container_with_dns $HOST1 $C1/24 --name=c1
 start_container_with_dns $HOST1        --name=c3
 C4=$(container_ip $HOST2 c4)
 
-assert_dns_record $HOST1 c1 $NAME2 $C2
+assert_dns_record $HOST1 c1 $NAME2 $C2_1 $C2_2 $C2_3
 assert_dns_record $HOST1 c3 $NAME4 $C4
 
 assert_raises "exec_on $HOST1 c1 getent hosts 8.8.8.8 | grep google"
diff --git a/test/240_dns_add_name_test.sh b/test/240_dns_add_name_test.sh
index 0377cb11..59da781a 100755
--- a/test/240_dns_add_name_test.sh
+++ b/test/240_dns_add_name_test.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ NAME2=seetwo.weave.local
 
 start_suite "Add and remove names on a single host"
 
-weave_on $HOST1 launch-dns 10.2.254.1/24
+weave_on $HOST1 launch-dns 10.2.254.1/24 --no-cache
 
 start_container          $HOST1 $C2/24 --name=c2
 start_container_with_dns $HOST1 $C1/24 --name=c1
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ assert "exec_on $HOST1 c1 getent hosts $C1 | tr -s ' '" "$C1 $NAME1"
 
 weave_on $HOST1 dns-remove $C1 c1
 
-assert_raises "exec_on $HOST1 c1 getent hosts $NAME1" 2
+assert_no_dns_record $HOST1 c1 $NAME1
 
 end_suite
diff --git a/test/290_dns_fallback_test.sh b/test/290_dns_fallback_test.sh
index 4f57f811..0ea0cf03 100755
--- a/test/290_dns_fallback_test.sh
+++ b/test/290_dns_fallback_test.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 start_suite "Resolve a non-weave address"
 
-weave_on $HOST1 launch-dns 10.2.254.1/24
+weave_on $HOST1 launch-dns 10.2.254.1/24 --no-cache
 
 start_container_with_dns $HOST1 10.2.1.5/24 --name=c1
 
diff --git a/test/config.sh b/test/config.sh
index 8e74c5ab..1ea8018e 100644
--- a/test/config.sh
+++ b/test/config.sh
@@ -115,10 +115,32 @@ container_ip() {
     weave_on $1 ps $2 | grep -o -E '[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}'
 }
 
-# assert_dns_record <host> <container> <name> <ip>
+# assert_dns_record <host> <container> <name> [<ip> ...]
 assert_dns_record() {
-    assert "exec_on $1 $2 getent hosts $3 | tr -s ' '" "$4 $3"
-    assert "exec_on $1 $2 getent hosts $4 | tr -s ' '" "$4 $3"
+    host=$1
+    container=$2
+    name=$3
+    shift 3
+    exp_ips_regex=$(echo "$@" | sed -r 's/ /\\\|/g')
+
+    [[ -z "$DEBUG" ]] || greyly echo "Checking whether $name exists at $host:$container"
+    got_ip=$(exec_on $host $container getent hosts $name)
+    assert_raises "echo \"$got_ip\" | grep -q \"$exp_ips_regex\""
+
+    [[ -z "$DEBUG" ]] || greyly echo "Checking whether the IPs \"$@\" exists at $host:$container"
+    for ip in "$@" ; do
+        assert "exec_on $host $container getent hosts $ip | tr -s ' '" "$ip $name"
+    done
+}
+
+# assert_no_dns_record <host> <container> <name>
+assert_no_dns_record() {
+    host=$1
+    container=$2
+    name=$3
+
+    [[ -z "$DEBUG" ]] || greyly echo "Checking if \"$name\" does not exist at $host:$container"
+    assert_raises "exec_on $host $container getent hosts $name" 2
 }
 
 start_suite() {