diff --git a/swarm/network/stream/snapshot_retrieval_test.go b/swarm/network/stream/snapshot_retrieval_test.go
index 0b233d6272..62b53fad3b 100644
--- a/swarm/network/stream/snapshot_retrieval_test.go
+++ b/swarm/network/stream/snapshot_retrieval_test.go
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func runRetrievalTest(chunkCount int, nodeCount int) error {
 		}
 
 		//this is the node selected for upload
-		node := sim.RandomUpNode()
+		node := sim.Net.GetRandomUpNode()
 		item, ok := sim.NodeItem(node.ID(), bucketKeyStore)
 		if !ok {
 			return fmt.Errorf("No localstore")
diff --git a/swarm/network/stream/snapshot_sync_test.go b/swarm/network/stream/snapshot_sync_test.go
index 5a66ee2343..40b4327fd1 100644
--- a/swarm/network/stream/snapshot_sync_test.go
+++ b/swarm/network/stream/snapshot_sync_test.go
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func runSim(conf *synctestConfig, ctx context.Context, sim *simulation.Simulatio
 
 		//get the node at that index
 		//this is the node selected for upload
-		node := sim.Net.RandomUpNode()
+		node := sim.Net.GetRandomUpNode()
 		item, ok := sim.NodeItem(node.ID(), bucketKeyStore)
 		if !ok {
 			return fmt.Errorf("No localstore")
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func testSyncingViaDirectSubscribe(t *testing.T, chunkCount int, nodeCount int)
 			}
 		}
 		//select a random node for upload
-		node := sim.Net.RandomUpNode()
+		node := sim.Net.GetRandomUpNode()
 		item, ok := sim.NodeItem(node.ID(), bucketKeyStore)
 		if !ok {
 			return fmt.Errorf("No localstore")
diff --git a/swarm/network/stream/visualized_snapshot_sync_sim_test.go b/swarm/network/stream/visualized_snapshot_sync_sim_test.go
index e3d9283923..27237d1849 100644
--- a/swarm/network/stream/visualized_snapshot_sync_sim_test.go
+++ b/swarm/network/stream/visualized_snapshot_sync_sim_test.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func TestNonExistingHashesWithServer(t *testing.T) {
 
 	result := sim.Run(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, sim *simulation.Simulation) error {
 		//check on the node's FileStore (netstore)
-		id := sim.RandomUpNode().ID()
+		id := sim.Net.GetRandomUpNode().ID()
 		item, ok := sim.NodeItem(id, bucketKeyFileStore)
 		if !ok {
 			t.Fatalf("No filestore")