diff --git a/test/e2e/common_test.go b/test/e2e/common_test.go
index 261db8a9a5..68b35acf5e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common_test.go
@@ -1042,18 +1042,15 @@ var IPRegex = `(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)(\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01
 // digShort execs into the given container and does a dig lookup with a timeout
 // backoff.  If it gets a response, it ensures that the output is in the correct
 // format and iterates a string array for match
-func digShort(container, lookupName string, matchNames []string, p *PodmanTestIntegration) {
+func digShort(container, lookupName, expectedIP string, p *PodmanTestIntegration) {
 	digInterval := time.Millisecond * 250
 	for i := 0; i < 6; i++ {
 		time.Sleep(digInterval * time.Duration(i))
 		dig := p.Podman([]string{"exec", container, "dig", "+short", lookupName})
 		dig.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
-		if dig.ExitCode() == 0 {
-			output := dig.OutputToString()
-			Expect(output).To(MatchRegexp(IPRegex))
-			for _, name := range matchNames {
-				Expect(output).To(Equal(name))
-			}
+		output := dig.OutputToString()
+		if dig.ExitCode() == 0 && output != "" {
+			Expect(output).To(Equal(expectedIP))
 			// success
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/test/e2e/run_aardvark_test.go b/test/e2e/run_aardvark_test.go
index 25eb8b5385..4a5800d04f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/run_aardvark_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/run_aardvark_test.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman run networking", func() {
 		cip := ctrIP.OutputToString()
 		Expect(cip).To(MatchRegexp(IPRegex))
 
-		digShort(cid, "aone", []string{cip}, podmanTest)
+		digShort(cid, "aone", cip, podmanTest)
 
 		reverseLookup := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"exec", cid, "dig", "+short", "-x", cip})
 		reverseLookup.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman run networking", func() {
 		cip2 := ctrIP2.OutputToString()
 		Expect(cip2).To(MatchRegexp(IPRegex))
 
-		digShort("aone", "atwo", []string{cip2}, podmanTest)
+		digShort("aone", "atwo", cip2, podmanTest)
 
-		digShort("atwo", "aone", []string{cip1}, podmanTest)
+		digShort("atwo", "aone", cip1, podmanTest)
 
 		reverseLookup12 := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"exec", cid1, "dig", "+short", "-x", cip2})
 		reverseLookup12.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
@@ -143,17 +143,17 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman run networking", func() {
 		cip2 := ctrIP2.OutputToString()
 		Expect(cip2).To(MatchRegexp(IPRegex))
 
-		digShort("aone", "atwo", []string{cip2}, podmanTest)
+		digShort("aone", "atwo", cip2, podmanTest)
 
-		digShort("aone", "alias_a2", []string{cip2}, podmanTest)
+		digShort("aone", "alias_a2", cip2, podmanTest)
 
-		digShort("aone", "alias_2a", []string{cip2}, podmanTest)
+		digShort("aone", "alias_2a", cip2, podmanTest)
 
-		digShort("atwo", "aone", []string{cip1}, podmanTest)
+		digShort("atwo", "aone", cip1, podmanTest)
 
-		digShort("atwo", "alias_a1", []string{cip1}, podmanTest)
+		digShort("atwo", "alias_a1", cip1, podmanTest)
 
-		digShort("atwo", "alias_1a", []string{cip1}, podmanTest)
+		digShort("atwo", "alias_1a", cip1, podmanTest)
 
 	})
 
@@ -250,13 +250,13 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman run networking", func() {
 		cipA2B22 := ctrIPA2B22.OutputToString()
 		Expect(cipA2B22).To(MatchRegexp(IPRegex))
 
-		digShort("aone", "atwobtwo", []string{cipA2B21}, podmanTest)
+		digShort("aone", "atwobtwo", cipA2B21, podmanTest)
 
-		digShort("bone", "atwobtwo", []string{cipA2B22}, podmanTest)
+		digShort("bone", "atwobtwo", cipA2B22, podmanTest)
 
-		digShort("atwobtwo", "aone", []string{cipA1}, podmanTest)
+		digShort("atwobtwo", "aone", cipA1, podmanTest)
 
-		digShort("atwobtwo", "bone", []string{cipB1}, podmanTest)
+		digShort("atwobtwo", "bone", cipB1, podmanTest)
 	})
 
 	It("Aardvark Test 6: Three subnets, first container on 1/2 and second on 2/3, w/ network aliases", func() {
@@ -304,10 +304,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman run networking", func() {
 		Expect(ctrIPCB2).Should(Exit(0))
 		cipCB2 := ctrIPCB2.OutputToString()
 
-		digShort("aone", "testB2_nw", []string{cipCB2}, podmanTest)
-
-		digShort("cone", "testB1_nw", []string{cipAB1}, podmanTest)
+		digShort("aone", "testB2_nw", cipCB2, podmanTest)
 
+		digShort("cone", "testB1_nw", cipAB1, podmanTest)
 	})
 
 })