diff --git a/tests/_collect_data.pm b/tests/_collect_data.pm
index 0214db92..f09d481d 100644
--- a/tests/_collect_data.pm
+++ b/tests/_collect_data.pm
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use testapi;
 
 sub run {
     my $self = shift;
-    $self->root_console(tty=>3);
+    $self->root_console(tty=>4);
     assert_script_run 'top -i -n20 -b > /var/tmp/top.log', 120;
     upload_logs '/var/tmp/top.log';
     unless (get_var("CANNED")) {
diff --git a/tests/_console_shutdown.pm b/tests/_console_shutdown.pm
index 7646bf94..3acaa1ff 100644
--- a/tests/_console_shutdown.pm
+++ b/tests/_console_shutdown.pm
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ sub run {
     # use the desktops' graphical shutdown methods, we just go to a
     # console and run 'poweroff'. We can write separate tests for
     # properly testing shutdown/reboot/log out from desktops.
-    $self->root_console(tty=>3);
+    $self->root_console(tty=>4);
     script_run("poweroff", 0);
     assert_shutdown 180;
 }