diff --git a/tests/p_httpd/httpd_php.sh b/tests/p_httpd/httpd_php.sh
index d69d441..13fc58e 100755
--- a/tests/p_httpd/httpd_php.sh
+++ b/tests/p_httpd/httpd_php.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ echo "<?php echo phpinfo(); ?>" > /var/www/html/test.php
 
 t_Log "Running $0 - httpd handle PHP test"
 
-echo -e "GET /test.php HTTP/1.0\r\n" | nc  localhost 80 | grep 'PHP Version'
+curl -s http://localhost/test.php | grep 'PHP Version' > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 t_CheckExitStatus $?
diff --git a/tests/p_httpd/httpd_servehtml.sh b/tests/p_httpd/httpd_servehtml.sh
index 30ca6e7..6dcc076 100755
--- a/tests/p_httpd/httpd_servehtml.sh
+++ b/tests/p_httpd/httpd_servehtml.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 
 t_Log "Running $0 - httpd serve html page test."
 
-echo -e "GET / HTTP/1.0\r\n" | nc  localhost 80 | grep 'Test Page'
+curl -s http://localhost/ | grep 'Test Page' > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 t_CheckExitStatus $?
diff --git a/tests/p_httpd/httpd_vhost.sh b/tests/p_httpd/httpd_vhost.sh
index 16ee048..6200880 100755
--- a/tests/p_httpd/httpd_vhost.sh
+++ b/tests/p_httpd/httpd_vhost.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ EOF
 mkdir -p /var/www/vhosts/test/
 echo "Virtual Host Test Page" > /var/www/vhosts/test/index.html
 t_ServiceControl httpd reload
-echo -e "GET / HTTP/1.0\r\n" | nc test 80 | grep 'Virtual Host Test Page'
+curl -s http://test/ | grep 'Virtual Host Test Page' > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 t_CheckExitStatus $?
 
diff --git a/tests/p_mysql/mysqld_grant_test.sh b/tests/p_mysql/mysqld_grant_test.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/tests/p_openssh/sshd_user_login.py b/tests/p_openssh/sshd_user_login.py
index 15efa49..acf6a37 100755
--- a/tests/p_openssh/sshd_user_login.py
+++ b/tests/p_openssh/sshd_user_login.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         if install_pexpect() != 0:
             sys.exit("[FAIL] pexpect installation failed")
         print "[INFO] Adding new user ..."
-        if os.system("userdel sshtest; useradd sshtest && echo sshtest | passwd --stdin sshtest") != 0:
+        if os.system("userdel -rf sshtest; useradd sshtest && echo sshtest | passwd --stdin sshtest") != 0:
             sys.exit("[FAIL] can't add new user")
         try:
             ssh_command('sshtest','localhost','sshtest','/bin/ls')
diff --git a/tests/p_squirrelmail/squirrelmail_test.sh b/tests/p_squirrelmail/squirrelmail_test.sh
index 7626d7c..f150b57 100755
--- a/tests/p_squirrelmail/squirrelmail_test.sh
+++ b/tests/p_squirrelmail/squirrelmail_test.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 # Author: Athmane Madjoudj <athmanem@gmail.com>
 
 t_Log "Running $0 - test SquirrelMail URL."
-echo -e "GET /webmail/src/login.php HTTP/1.0\r\n" | nc localhost 80 | grep 'SquirrelMail' > /dev/null 2>&1
+curl -s http://localhost/webmail/src/login.php | grep 'SquirrelMail' > /dev/null 2>&1
 t_CheckExitStatus $?
diff --git a/tests/p_vsftpd/vsftpd_localusers_login.sh b/tests/p_vsftpd/vsftpd_localusers_login.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5e224ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/p_vsftpd/vsftpd_localusers_login.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Author: Athmane Madjoudj <athmanem@gmail.com>
+
+t_Log "Running $0 - vsFTPd local user can login test."
+
+# Add a test ftp user
+{ userdel -rf ftptest; useradd ftptest && echo ftptest | passwd --stdin ftptest; } &>/dev/null
+
+# Fix SELinux boolean
+setsebool ftp_home_dir 1
+
+echo -e "user ftptest\npass ftptest\nquit" | nc localhost 21 | grep "230 Login successful."
+
+t_CheckExitStatus $?
diff --git a/tests/p_webalizer/webalizer_test.sh b/tests/p_webalizer/webalizer_test.sh
index e367e6d..c90201d 100755
--- a/tests/p_webalizer/webalizer_test.sh
+++ b/tests/p_webalizer/webalizer_test.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ done
 /etc/cron.daily/00webalizer
 
 # Run the test
-echo -e "GET /usage/ HTTP/1.0\r\n" | nc localhost 80 | grep 'Usage Statistics for' > /dev/null 2>&1
+curl -s http://localhost/usage/ | grep 'Usage Statistics for' > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 t_CheckExitStatus $?