diff --git a/extras/hs-test/echo_test.go b/extras/hs-test/echo_test.go
index 1606137..8dd620a 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/echo_test.go
+++ b/extras/hs-test/echo_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 func (s *VethsSuite) TestEchoBuiltin() {
 	serverVpp := s.getContainerByName("server-vpp").vppInstance
-	serverVeth := s.netInterfaces["vppsrv"]
+	serverVeth := s.netInterfaces[serverInterfaceName]
 
 	serverVpp.vppctl("test echo server " +
 		" uri tcp://" + serverVeth.ip4AddressString() + "/1234")
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 	clientVpp.vppctl("set nsim poll-main-thread delay 0.01 ms bandwidth 40 gbit" +
 		" packet-size 1400 packets-per-drop 1000")
 
-	clientVpp.vppctl("nsim output-feature enable-disable host-vppcln")
+	clientVpp.vppctl("nsim output-feature enable-disable " + s.netInterfaces[clientInterfaceName].name)
 
 	// Do echo test from client-vpp container
 	output := clientVpp.vppctl("test echo client uri tcp://%s/20022 verbose echo-bytes mbytes 50",
diff --git a/extras/hs-test/http_test.go b/extras/hs-test/http_test.go
index e710f38..068d042 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/http_test.go
+++ b/extras/hs-test/http_test.go
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@
 	client_ip := iface.ip4AddressString()
 	port := "8080"
 	finished := make(chan error, 1)
+	clientNetns := "cln"
 
 	container := s.getContainerByName("vpp")
 
 	// configure vpp in the container
 	container.vppInstance.vppctl("http tps uri tcp://0.0.0.0/8080")
 
-	go s.startWget(finished, client_ip, port, "test_file_10M", "client")
+	go s.startWget(finished, client_ip, port, "test_file_10M", clientNetns)
 	// wait for client
 	err := <-finished
 	s.assertNil(err, err)
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@
 
 	vpp := s.getContainerByName("vpp").vppInstance
 
-	nginxCont := s.getContainerByName("nginx")
+	nginxCont := s.getContainerByName(singleTopoContainerNginx)
 	s.assertNil(nginxCont.run())
 	vpp.waitForApp("nginx-", 5)
 
diff --git a/extras/hs-test/proxy_test.go b/extras/hs-test/proxy_test.go
index cdb516a..748e48b 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/proxy_test.go
+++ b/extras/hs-test/proxy_test.go
@@ -9,18 +9,21 @@
 
 func testProxyHttpTcp(s *NsSuite, proto string) error {
 	const outputFile = "test.data"
-	const srcFile = "10M"
+	const srcFile = "httpTestFile"
+	const fileSize = "10M"
 	stopServer := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	serverRunning := make(chan struct{}, 1)
+	serverNetns := "srv"
+	clientNetns := "cln"
 
 	// create test file
-	err := exechelper.Run(fmt.Sprintf("ip netns exec server truncate -s %s %s", srcFile, srcFile))
+	err := exechelper.Run(fmt.Sprintf("ip netns exec %s truncate -s %s %s", serverNetns, fileSize, srcFile))
 	s.assertNil(err, "failed to run truncate command: " + fmt.Sprint(err))
 	defer func() { os.Remove(srcFile) }()
 
 	s.log("test file created...")
 
-	go s.startHttpServer(serverRunning, stopServer, ":666", "server")
+	go s.startHttpServer(serverRunning, stopServer, ":666", serverNetns)
 	// TODO better error handling and recovery
 	<-serverRunning
 
@@ -31,19 +34,20 @@
 	s.log("http server started...")
 
 	clientVeth := s.netInterfaces[clientInterface]
-	c := fmt.Sprintf("ip netns exec client wget --no-proxy --retry-connrefused"+
-		" --retry-on-http-error=503 --tries=10 -O %s ", outputFile)
+	c := fmt.Sprintf("ip netns exec %s wget --no-proxy --retry-connrefused"+
+		" --retry-on-http-error=503 --tries=10 -O %s ", clientNetns, outputFile)
 	if proto == "tls" {
 		c += " --secure-protocol=TLSv1_3 --no-check-certificate https://"
 	}
 	c += fmt.Sprintf("%s:555/%s", clientVeth.ip4AddressString(), srcFile)
 	s.log(c)
 	_, err = exechelper.CombinedOutput(c)
-	s.assertNil(err, "failed to run wget: '%s', cmd: %s", err, c)
-	stopServer <- struct{}{}
 
 	defer func() { os.Remove(outputFile) }()
 
+	s.assertNil(err, "failed to run wget: '%s', cmd: %s", err, c)
+	stopServer <- struct{}{}
+
 	s.assertNil(assertFileSize(outputFile, srcFile))
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/extras/hs-test/raw_session_test.go b/extras/hs-test/raw_session_test.go
index 45c4278..386f9bc 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/raw_session_test.go
+++ b/extras/hs-test/raw_session_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 }
 
 func (s *VethsSuite) testVppEcho(proto string) {
-	serverVethAddress := s.netInterfaces["vppsrv"].ip4AddressString()
+	serverVethAddress := s.netInterfaces[serverInterfaceName].ip4AddressString()
 	uri := proto + "://" + serverVethAddress + "/12344"
 
 	echoSrvContainer := s.getContainerByName("server-app")
diff --git a/extras/hs-test/suite_nginx_test.go b/extras/hs-test/suite_nginx_test.go
index 4fc0626..94fd010 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/suite_nginx_test.go
+++ b/extras/hs-test/suite_nginx_test.go
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 const (
 	// These correspond to names used in yaml config
-	mirroringClientInterfaceName = "hst_client"
-	mirroringServerInterfaceName = "hst_server"
-	vppProxyContainerName        = "vpp-proxy"
-	nginxProxyContainerName      = "nginx-proxy"
-	nginxServerContainerName     = "nginx-server"
+	mirroringClientInterfaceName = "hstcln"
+	mirroringServerInterfaceName = "hstsrv"
+	vppProxyContainerName		 = "vpp-proxy"
+	nginxProxyContainerName 	 = "nginx-proxy"
+	nginxServerContainerName 	 = "nginx-server"
 )
 
 type NginxSuite struct {
diff --git a/extras/hs-test/suite_no_topo_test.go b/extras/hs-test/suite_no_topo_test.go
index c6b3170..97e5ca4 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/suite_no_topo_test.go
+++ b/extras/hs-test/suite_no_topo_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
 const (
-	singleTopoContainerVpp   = "vpp"
+	singleTopoContainerVpp = "vpp"
 	singleTopoContainerNginx = "nginx"
-
-	tapInterfaceName = "hst_tap_host"
+	tapInterfaceName = "htaphost"
 )
 
 type NoTopoSuite struct {
diff --git a/extras/hs-test/suite_ns_test.go b/extras/hs-test/suite_ns_test.go
index 4e8f497..b32fec7 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/suite_ns_test.go
+++ b/extras/hs-test/suite_ns_test.go
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 const (
 	// These correspond to names used in yaml config
-	clientInterface = "hst_client_vpp"
-	serverInterface = "hst_server_vpp"
+	clientInterface = "hclnvpp"
+	serverInterface = "hsrvvpp"
 )
 
 type NsSuite struct {
diff --git a/extras/hs-test/suite_veth_test.go b/extras/hs-test/suite_veth_test.go
index 8593c88..4158c76 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/suite_veth_test.go
+++ b/extras/hs-test/suite_veth_test.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 const (
 	// These correspond to names used in yaml config
-	serverInterfaceName = "vppsrv"
-	clientInterfaceName = "vppcln"
+	serverInterfaceName = "srv"
+	clientInterfaceName = "cln"
 )
 
 type VethsSuite struct {
diff --git a/extras/hs-test/tools/http_server/http_server.go b/extras/hs-test/tools/http_server/http_server.go
index 2b6512b..8edbb14 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/tools/http_server/http_server.go
+++ b/extras/hs-test/tools/http_server/http_server.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	http.HandleFunc("/10M", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		file, _ := os.Open("10M")
+	http.HandleFunc("/httpTestFile", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		file, _ := os.Open("httpTestFile")
 		defer file.Close()
 		io.Copy(w, file)
 	})
diff --git a/extras/hs-test/topo-network/2peerVeth.yaml b/extras/hs-test/topo-network/2peerVeth.yaml
index 9a966dc..f991d8b 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/topo-network/2peerVeth.yaml
+++ b/extras/hs-test/topo-network/2peerVeth.yaml
@@ -3,23 +3,23 @@
   - name: "hsns"
     type: "netns"
 
-  - name: "vppsrv"
+  - name: "srv"
     type: "veth"
     preset-hw-address: "00:00:5e:00:53:01"
     peer:
-      name: "vppsrv_veth"
+      name: "srv_veth"
       netns: "hsns"
 
-  - name: "vppcln"
+  - name: "cln"
     type: "veth"
     peer:
-      name: "vppcln_veth"
+      name: "cln_veth"
       netns: "hsns"
 
   - name: "br"
     type: "bridge"
     netns: "hsns"
     interfaces:
-      - vppsrv_veth
-      - vppcln_veth
+      - srv_veth
+      - cln_veth
 
diff --git a/extras/hs-test/topo-network/2taps.yaml b/extras/hs-test/topo-network/2taps.yaml
index 38f6fca..f5dd8e2 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/topo-network/2taps.yaml
+++ b/extras/hs-test/topo-network/2taps.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 devices:
-  - name: "hst_client"
+  - name: "hstcln"
     type: "tap"
     ip4:
       network: 1
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       name: ""
       ip4:
         network: 1
-  - name: "hst_server"
+  - name: "hstsrv"
     type: "tap"
     ip4:
       network: 2
diff --git a/extras/hs-test/topo-network/ns.yaml b/extras/hs-test/topo-network/ns.yaml
index cf77f7e..018c329 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/topo-network/ns.yaml
+++ b/extras/hs-test/topo-network/ns.yaml
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 ---
 devices:
-  - name: "client"
+  - name: "cln"
     type: "netns"
 
-  - name: "server"
+  - name: "srv"
     type: "netns"
 
-  - name: "hst_client_vpp"
+  - name: "hclnvpp"
     type: "veth"
     peer:
-      name: "client"
-      netns: "client"
+      name: "cln"
+      netns: "cln"
       ip4:
         network: 1
 
-  - name: "hst_server_vpp"
+  - name: "hsrvvpp"
     type: "veth"
     peer:
-      name: "server"
-      netns: "server"
+      name: "srv"
+      netns: "srv"
       ip4:
         network: 2
diff --git a/extras/hs-test/topo-network/tap.yaml b/extras/hs-test/topo-network/tap.yaml
index 26481de..acf1495 100644
--- a/extras/hs-test/topo-network/tap.yaml
+++ b/extras/hs-test/topo-network/tap.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 devices:
-  - name: "hst_tap_host"
+  - name: "htaphost"
     type: "tap"
     ip4:
       network: 1