diff --git a/tests/http/test_02_download.py b/tests/http/test_02_download.py
index 940245920d..e556c014b8 100644
--- a/tests/http/test_02_download.py
+++ b/tests/http/test_02_download.py
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ class TestDownload:
                 # or destroys the connection with internal error
                 # ERR_QPACK_HEADER_TOO_LARGE,
                 # depending on nghttp3 version and payload size
-                assert r.exit_code in (0, 56), f'expected exit code 0 or 56, '\
+                assert r.exit_code in [0, 56], f'expected exit code 0 or 56, '\
                                                f'got {r.exit_code}\n{r.dump_logs()}'
                 if r.exit_code == 0:
                     r.check_response(http_status=431)
diff --git a/tests/http/test_21_resolve.py b/tests/http/test_21_resolve.py
index a287cfdf8f..ec15de7a9c 100644
--- a/tests/http/test_21_resolve.py
+++ b/tests/http/test_21_resolve.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class TestResolve:
             '--connect-timeout', '1'
         ])
         # should fail with CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEOUT or COULDNT_CONNECT
-        assert r.exit_code in (7, 28), f'{r.dump_logs()}'
+        assert r.exit_code in [7, 28], f'{r.dump_logs()}'
         af_unspec_resolves = [
             line for line in r.trace_lines
             if re.match(r'.* \[DNS] re-queueing query .+ for AF_UNSPEC resolve', line)