diff --git a/tests/data/test1294 b/tests/data/test1294
index 887023959b..e759397001 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1294
+++ b/tests/data/test1294
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ HTTP GET with split initial request send
 CURL_SMALLREQSEND=128
 </setenv>
 <command>
-http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679/%TESTNUMBER -H "Among other public buildings in a certain town, which for many reasons it will be prudent to refrain from mentioning, and to which I will assign no fictitious name, there is one anciently common to most towns, great or small to ___, a workhouse; and in this workhouse was born; on a day and date which I need not trouble myself to repeat, inasmuch as it can be of no possible consequence to the reader, in this stage of the business at all events; the item of mortality whose name is prefixed to the head of this chapter: 511"
+http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/%repeat[30 x 012345679]%/%TESTNUMBER -H "Among other public buildings in a certain town, which for many reasons it will be prudent to refrain from mentioning, and to which I will assign no fictitious name, there is one anciently common to most towns, great or small to ___, a workhouse; and in this workhouse was born; on a day and date which I need not trouble myself to repeat, inasmuch as it can be of no possible consequence to the reader, in this stage of the business at all events; the item of mortality whose name is prefixed to the head of this chapter: 511"
 </command>
 </client>
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/0123456790123456790123456790123456790123456790123456790
 # Verify data after the test has been "shot"
 <verify>
 <protocol crlf="yes">
-GET /012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679/%TESTNUMBER HTTP/1.1
+GET /%repeat[30 x 012345679]%/%TESTNUMBER HTTP/1.1
 Host: %HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT
 User-Agent: curl/%VERSION
 Accept: */*
diff --git a/tests/data/test1295 b/tests/data/test1295
index bfd13c73f6..de9c86ef21 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1295
+++ b/tests/data/test1295
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ HTTP POST with split initial request send
 CURL_SMALLREQSEND=100
 </setenv>
 <command>
-http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679/%TESTNUMBER -H "012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679: 300" -d "Mr. Sherlock Holmes, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table." -w '%{size_upload}\n'
+http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/%repeat[30 x 012345679]%/%TESTNUMBER -H "%repeat[30 x 012345679]%: 300" -d "Mr. Sherlock Holmes, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table." -w '%{size_upload}\n'
 </command>
 </client>
 
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/0123456790123456790123456790123456790123456790123456790
 # Verify data after the test has been "shot"
 <verify>
 <protocol crlf="yes" nonewline="yes">
-POST /012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679/%TESTNUMBER HTTP/1.1
+POST /%repeat[30 x 012345679]%/%TESTNUMBER HTTP/1.1
 Host: %HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT
 User-Agent: curl/%VERSION
 Accept: */*
-012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679012345679: 300
+%repeat[30 x 012345679]%: 300
 Content-Length: 165
 Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
 
diff --git a/tests/data/test1453 b/tests/data/test1453
index 921b1bdf9f..28f6ed732f 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1453
+++ b/tests/data/test1453
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ tftp
 Too long tftp filename
 </name>
 <command>
-tftp://%HOSTIP:%NOLISTENPORT/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaz
+tftp://%HOSTIP:%NOLISTENPORT/%repeat[503 x a]%z
 </command>
 </client>
 
diff --git a/tests/data/test729 b/tests/data/test729
index 8057589215..fca56ade55 100644
--- a/tests/data/test729
+++ b/tests/data/test729
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ socks4
 SOCKS4 with very long proxy user name
 </name>
 <command>
-http://fake --limit-rate 1 -x socks4a://aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa@%HOSTIP:%SOCKSPORT
+http://fake --limit-rate 1 -x socks4a://%repeat[1015 x a]%@%HOSTIP:%SOCKSPORT
 </command>
 </client>
 
diff --git a/tests/data/test761 b/tests/data/test761
index 3044e1e54d..f3b35eadcc 100644
--- a/tests/data/test761
+++ b/tests/data/test761
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ globbing
 too many {} globs
 </name>
 <command>
-http://testingthis/{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b
+http://testingthis/%repeat[201 x {a}b]%
 </command>
 </client>
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ http://testingthis/{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{
 </errorcode>
 <stderr mode="text">
 curl: (3) too many {} sets in URL position 403:
-http://testingthis/{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a}b{a
+http://testingthis/%repeat[113 x {a}b]%{a
 </stderr>
 </verify>
 </testcase>