diff --git a/tests/topotests/all_protocol_startup/r1/show_ip_ospf_interface.ref b/tests/topotests/all_protocol_startup/r1/show_ip_ospf_interface.ref
index 7e28f04e1c91..f52b51d9d8b6 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/all_protocol_startup/r1/show_ip_ospf_interface.ref
+++ b/tests/topotests/all_protocol_startup/r1/show_ip_ospf_interface.ref
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 r1-eth0 is up
-  ifindex X, MTU 1500 bytes, BW XX Mbit <UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>
+  ifindex X, MTU 1500 bytes, BW XX Mbit <UP,LOWER_UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>
   Internet Address 192.168.0.1/24, Broadcast 192.168.0.255, Area 0.0.0.0
   MTU mismatch detection: enabled
   Router ID 192.168.0.1, Network Type BROADCAST, Cost: 10
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ r1-eth0 is up
   Neighbor Count is 0, Adjacent neighbor count is 0
   Graceful Restart hello delay: 10s
 r1-eth3 is up
-  ifindex X, MTU 1500 bytes, BW XX Mbit <UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>
+  ifindex X, MTU 1500 bytes, BW XX Mbit <UP,LOWER_UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>
   Internet Address 192.168.3.1/26, Broadcast 192.168.3.63, Area 0.0.0.0
   MTU mismatch detection: enabled
   Router ID 192.168.0.1, Network Type BROADCAST, Cost: 10
diff --git a/tests/topotests/nhrp_topo/test_nhrp_topo.py b/tests/topotests/nhrp_topo/test_nhrp_topo.py
index 26115de2b866..284c58a8e781 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/nhrp_topo/test_nhrp_topo.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/nhrp_topo/test_nhrp_topo.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def test_protocols_convergence():
 
         expected = {
             "{}-gre0".format(rname): {
-                "flags": "<UP,RUNNING>",
+                "flags": "<UP,LOWER_UP,RUNNING>",
             }
         }
         test_func = partial(
diff --git a/tests/topotests/ospf_basic_functionality/test_ospf_single_area.py b/tests/topotests/ospf_basic_functionality/test_ospf_single_area.py
index 757d6fb1d581..85f08e1a3989 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/ospf_basic_functionality/test_ospf_single_area.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/ospf_basic_functionality/test_ospf_single_area.py
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ def test_ospf_show_p1(request):
                 "r0": {
                     "ospf": {
                         "ifUp": True,
-                        "ifFlags": "<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>",
+                        "ifFlags": "<UP,LOWER_UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>",
                         "ospfEnabled": True,
                         "ipAddressPrefixlen": 24,
                         "ospfIfType": "Broadcast",