diff --git a/test/versioned/superagent/async-await.tap.js b/test/versioned/superagent/async-await.tap.js
index 5638257277..a7811df08e 100644
--- a/test/versioned/superagent/async-await.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/superagent/async-await.tap.js
@@ -7,26 +7,34 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const testServer = require('./test-server')
 const { removeModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
-const EXTERNAL_NAME = /External\/newrelic.com(:443)*\//
+const EXTERNAL_NAME = /External\/127.0.0.1:\d+\//
 
 tap.test('SuperAgent instrumentation with async/await', (t) => {
-  t.beforeEach((t) => {
+  t.beforeEach(async (t) => {
+    const { address, server, stopServer } = await testServer()
+    t.context.address = address
+    t.context.server = server
+    t.context.stopServer = stopServer
+
     t.context.agent = helper.instrumentMockedAgent()
     t.context.request = require('superagent')
   })
-  t.afterEach((t) => {
+  t.afterEach(async (t) => {
     helper.unloadAgent(t.context.agent)
     removeModules(['superagent'])
+
+    await t.context.stopServer()
   })
 
   t.test('should maintain transaction context with promises', (t) => {
-    const { agent } = t.context
+    const { address, agent } = t.context
     helper.runInTransaction(agent, async function (tx) {
       t.ok(tx)
 
       const { request } = t.context
-      await request.get('https://newrelic.com')
+      await request.get(address)
 
       const mainSegment = tx.trace.root.children[0]
       t.ok(mainSegment)
@@ -42,8 +50,8 @@ tap.test('SuperAgent instrumentation with async/await', (t) => {
   })
 
   t.test('should not create segment if not in a transaction', async (t) => {
-    const { agent, request } = t.context
-    await request.get('https://newrelic.com')
+    const { address, agent, request } = t.context
+    await request.get(address)
     t.notOk(agent.getTransaction(), 'should not have a transaction')
     t.end()
   })
diff --git a/test/versioned/superagent/superagent.tap.js b/test/versioned/superagent/superagent.tap.js
index f5cbd30c24..d46df1abde 100644
--- a/test/versioned/superagent/superagent.tap.js
+++ b/test/versioned/superagent/superagent.tap.js
@@ -7,24 +7,32 @@
 
 const tap = require('tap')
 const helper = require('../../lib/agent_helper')
+const testServer = require('./test-server')
 const { removeModules } = require('../../lib/cache-buster')
-const EXTERNAL_NAME = /External\/newrelic.com(:443)*\//
+const EXTERNAL_NAME = /External\/127.0.0.1:\d+\//
 
 tap.test('SuperAgent instrumentation', (t) => {
-  t.beforeEach((t) => {
+  t.beforeEach(async (t) => {
+    const { address, server, stopServer } = await testServer()
+    t.context.address = address
+    t.context.server = server
+    t.context.stopServer = stopServer
+
     t.context.agent = helper.instrumentMockedAgent()
     t.context.request = require('superagent')
   })
-  t.afterEach((t) => {
+  t.afterEach(async (t) => {
     helper.unloadAgent(t.context.agent)
     removeModules(['superagent'])
+
+    await t.context.stopServer()
   })
 
   t.test('should maintain transaction context with callbacks', (t) => {
-    const { agent, request } = t.context
+    const { address, agent, request } = t.context
 
     helper.runInTransaction(agent, (tx) => {
-      request.get('https://newrelic.com', function testCallback() {
+      request.get(address, function testCallback() {
         t.ok(tx)
 
         const mainSegment = tx.trace.root.children[0]
@@ -42,17 +50,17 @@ tap.test('SuperAgent instrumentation', (t) => {
   })
 
   t.test('should not create a segment for callback if not in transaction', (t) => {
-    const { agent, request } = t.context
-    request.get('https://newrelic.com', function testCallback() {
+    const { address, agent, request } = t.context
+    request.get(address, function testCallback() {
       t.notOk(agent.getTransaction(), 'should not have a transaction')
       t.end()
     })
   })
 
   t.test('should maintain transaction context with promises', (t) => {
-    const { agent, request } = t.context
+    const { address, agent, request } = t.context
     helper.runInTransaction(agent, (tx) => {
-      request.get('https://newrelic.com').then(function testThen() {
+      request.get(address).then(function testThen() {
         t.ok(tx)
 
         const mainSegment = tx.trace.root.children[0]
@@ -70,8 +78,8 @@ tap.test('SuperAgent instrumentation', (t) => {
   })
 
   t.test('should not create segment for a promise if not in a transaction', (t) => {
-    const { agent, request } = t.context
-    request.get('https://newrelic.com').then(function testThen() {
+    const { address, agent, request } = t.context
+    request.get(address).then(function testThen() {
       t.notOk(agent.getTransaction(), 'should not have a transaction')
       t.end()
     })
diff --git a/test/versioned/superagent/test-server.js b/test/versioned/superagent/test-server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fe1396e1d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/versioned/superagent/test-server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 New Relic Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+'use strict'
+
+const http = require('http')
+
+module.exports = async function testServer() {
+  const server = http.createServer()
+
+  server.on('request', (req, res) => {
+    res.writeHead(200, { 'content-type': 'application/json' })
+    res.end('"ok"')
+  })
+
+  let address = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    server.listen(0, '127.0.0.1', (error) => {
+      if (error) {
+        return reject(error)
+      }
+      return resolve(server.address())
+    })
+  })
+
+  address = `http://${address.address}:${address.port}`
+
+  return { address, server, stopServer }
+
+  async function stopServer() {
+    await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      if (server.closeAllConnections) {
+        // Node.js 16 does not support this method.
+        server.closeAllConnections()
+      }
+      server.close((error) => {
+        if (error) {
+          return reject(error)
+        }
+        return resolve()
+      })
+    })
+  }
+}