diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-77-socket.sh b/test/units/testsuite-77-client.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from test/units/testsuite-77-socket.sh
rename to test/units/testsuite-77-client.sh
diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-77-netcat.service b/test/units/testsuite-77-netcat.service
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ae399a26f..0000000000
--- a/test/units/testsuite-77-netcat.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
-[Unit]
-Description=TEST-77-OPENFILE
-
-[Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/lib/systemd/tests/testdata/units/%N.sh
-Type=simple
diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-77-netcat.sh b/test/units/testsuite-77-netcat.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 73b4c8794d..0000000000
--- a/test/units/testsuite-77-netcat.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
-
-echo "Socket" | nc -lkU /tmp/test.sock
diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-77-server.socket b/test/units/testsuite-77-server.socket
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4305077501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/testsuite-77-server.socket
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=TEST-77-OPENFILE server socket
+
+[Socket]
+ListenStream=/tmp/test.sock
+Accept=yes
diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-77-server@.service b/test/units/testsuite-77-server@.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e99ac8334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/testsuite-77-server@.service
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=TEST-77-OPENFILE server
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=echo "Socket"
+StandardInput=socket
+StandardOutput=socket
diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-77-socket.service b/test/units/testsuite-77-socket.service
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b6cfc6e6b..0000000000
--- a/test/units/testsuite-77-socket.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
-[Unit]
-Description=TEST-77-OPENFILE
-
-[Service]
-OpenFile=/tmp/test.sock:socket:read-only
-ExecStartPre=rm -f /failed /testok
-ExecStart=/usr/lib/systemd/tests/testdata/units/%N.sh
-Type=oneshot
diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-77.sh b/test/units/testsuite-77.sh
index 2675f054dc..13db238ba9 100755
--- a/test/units/testsuite-77.sh
+++ b/test/units/testsuite-77.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ read -r -u 4 text
 assert_eq "$text" "File"
 
 # Test for socket
-systemctl start testsuite-77-netcat.service
-systemctl start testsuite-77-socket.service
+systemctl start testsuite-77-server.socket
+systemd-run -p OpenFile=/tmp/test.sock:socket:read-only \
+            --wait \
+            --pipe \
+            /usr/lib/systemd/tests/testdata/units/testsuite-77-client.sh
 
 # Tests for D-Bus
 diff <(systemctl show -p OpenFile testsuite-77) - <<EOF