diff --git a/nixos/tests/php/fpm.nix b/nixos/tests/php/fpm.nix
index 513abd94373..9ad515ebdde 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/php/fpm.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/php/fpm.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import ../make-test-python.nix ({pkgs, lib, ...}: {
     machine.wait_for_unit("phpfpm-foobar.service")
 
     # Check so we get an evaluated PHP back
-    response = machine.succeed("curl -vvv -s http://127.0.0.1:80/")
+    response = machine.succeed("curl -fvvv -s http://127.0.0.1:80/")
     assert "PHP Version ${pkgs.php.version}" in response, "PHP version not detected"
 
     # Check so we have database and some other extensions loaded
diff --git a/nixos/tests/php/httpd.nix b/nixos/tests/php/httpd.nix
index 1092e0ecadd..27ea7a24e3a 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/php/httpd.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/php/httpd.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import ../make-test-python.nix ({pkgs, lib, ...}: {
     machine.wait_for_unit("httpd.service")
 
     # Check so we get an evaluated PHP back
-    response = machine.succeed("curl -vvv -s http://127.0.0.1:80/")
+    response = machine.succeed("curl -fvvv -s http://127.0.0.1:80/")
     assert "PHP Version ${pkgs.php.version}" in response, "PHP version not detected"
 
     # Check so we have database and some other extensions loaded
diff --git a/nixos/tests/php/pcre.nix b/nixos/tests/php/pcre.nix
index 3dd0964e60f..3ea19304bff 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/php/pcre.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/php/pcre.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ in import ../make-test-python.nix ({lib, ...}: {
     ''
       machine.wait_for_unit("httpd.service")
       # Ensure php evaluation by matching on the var_dump syntax
-      response = machine.succeed("curl -vvv -s http://127.0.0.1:80/index.php")
+      response = machine.succeed("curl -fvvv -s http://127.0.0.1:80/index.php")
       expected = 'string(${toString (builtins.stringLength testString)}) "${testString}"'
       assert expected in response, "Does not appear to be able to use subgroups."
     '';