diff --git a/tests/test_core/conftest.py b/tests/test_core/conftest.py
index 8e0691392..39f04877b 100644
--- a/tests/test_core/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/test_core/conftest.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def close(self, *argv, **kwarg):
 @pytest_asyncio.fixture
 async def p9(request, tmpdir):
     ctx = AsyncPlan9Context()
-    await ctx.ensure_client()
+    await ctx.ensure_session()
     yield ctx
     await ctx.close()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_core/pr2test/plan9.py b/tests/test_core/pr2test/plan9.py
index 3974f4cb7..087951fd8 100644
--- a/tests/test_core/pr2test/plan9.py
+++ b/tests/test_core/pr2test/plan9.py
@@ -1,45 +1,7 @@
-import asyncio
-import json
-import threading
-from functools import partial
-
-from pyroute2.plan9 import Plan9Exit
+from socket import socketpair
 from pyroute2.plan9.client import Plan9ClientSocket
 from pyroute2.plan9.server import Plan9ServerSocket
 
-address = ('127.0.0.1', 8149)
-
-
-def stop_server(context):
-    if 'task' in context:
-        context['task'].cancel()
-        raise Plan9Exit(
-            '{"status": 200, "message": "shutting down the server"}'
-        )
-    return '{"status": 503, "message": "server is not ready, try again later"}'
-
-
-async def server(address, server_started, sample_data):
-    p9 = Plan9ServerSocket(address=address)
-    context = {}
-    # data file
-    i_data = p9.filesystem.create('data')
-    i_data.data.write(sample_data)
-    # shutdown file
-    i_stop = p9.filesystem.create('stop')
-    i_stop.publish_function(partial(stop_server, context), loader=lambda x: {})
-    # save the server task
-    context['task'] = await p9.async_run()
-    server_started.set()
-    try:
-        await context['task']
-    except asyncio.exceptions.CancelledError:
-        pass
-
-
-def server_thread(address, server_started, sample_data):
-    asyncio.run(server(address, server_started, sample_data))
-
 
 class AsyncPlan9Context:
 
@@ -49,24 +11,15 @@ class AsyncPlan9Context:
     sample_data = b'Pi6raTaXuzohdu7n'
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self.server_started = threading.Event()
-        self.server = threading.Thread(
-            target=server_thread,
-            args=(address, self.server_started, self.sample_data),
-        )
-        self.server.start()
-        self.server_started.wait()
-
-    async def ensure_client(self):
-        self.client = Plan9ClientSocket(address=address)
+        self.server_sock, self.client_sock = socketpair()
+        self.server = Plan9ServerSocket(use_socket=self.server_sock)
+        self.client = Plan9ClientSocket(use_socket=self.client_sock)
+        inode = self.server.filesystem.create('test_file')
+        inode.data.write(self.sample_data)
+
+    async def ensure_session(self):
+        self.task = await self.server.async_run()
         await self.client.start_session()
 
     async def close(self):
-        shutdown_file = await self.client.fid('stop')
-        await self.client.write(shutdown_file, '')
-        try:
-            await self.client.read(shutdown_file)
-        except Exception as e:
-            assert json.loads(e.args[0])['status'] == 200
-            self.shutdown_response = e.args[0]
-        self.server.join()
+        self.task.cancel()
diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_plan9/test_basic.py b/tests/test_core/test_plan9/test_basic.py
index 3ea6f998e..f06de01cb 100644
--- a/tests/test_core/test_plan9/test_basic.py
+++ b/tests/test_core/test_plan9/test_basic.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_server_data_read(p9):
-    fid = await p9.client.fid('data')
+    fid = await p9.client.fid('test_file')
     response = await p9.client.read(fid)
     assert response['data'] == p9.sample_data
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ async def test_server_data_read(p9):
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_server_data_write(p9):
     new_sample = b'aevei3PhaeGeiseh'
-    fid = await p9.client.fid('data')
+    fid = await p9.client.fid('test_file')
     await p9.client.write(fid, new_sample)
     response = await p9.client.read(fid)
     assert response['data'] == new_sample