diff --git a/lib/libcasper/services/cap_net/cap_net.c b/lib/libcasper/services/cap_net/cap_net.c
index a2078b3335de..a963c753494b 100644
--- a/lib/libcasper/services/cap_net/cap_net.c
+++ b/lib/libcasper/services/cap_net/cap_net.c
@@ -795,7 +795,11 @@ net_gethostbyname(const nvlist_t *limits, const nvlist_t *nvlin,
 		return (ENOTCAPABLE);
 
 	dnscache = net_allowed_mode(limits, CAPNET_CONNECTDNS);
-	funclimit = dnvlist_get_nvlist(limits, LIMIT_NV_NAME2ADDR, NULL);
+	funclimit = NULL;
+	if (limits != NULL) {
+		funclimit = dnvlist_get_nvlist(limits, LIMIT_NV_NAME2ADDR,
+		    NULL);
+	}
 
 	family = (int)nvlist_get_number(nvlin, "family");
 	if (!net_allowed_family(funclimit, family))
@@ -825,7 +829,11 @@ net_gethostbyaddr(const nvlist_t *limits, const nvlist_t *nvlin,
 	if (!net_allowed_mode(limits, CAPNET_DEPRECATED_ADDR2NAME))
 		return (ENOTCAPABLE);
 
-	funclimit = dnvlist_get_nvlist(limits, LIMIT_NV_ADDR2NAME, NULL);
+	funclimit = NULL;
+	if (limits != NULL) {
+		funclimit = dnvlist_get_nvlist(limits, LIMIT_NV_ADDR2NAME,
+		    NULL);
+	}
 
 	family = (int)nvlist_get_number(nvlin, "family");
 	if (!net_allowed_family(funclimit, family))
@@ -855,7 +863,11 @@ net_getnameinfo(const nvlist_t *limits, const nvlist_t *nvlin, nvlist_t *nvlout)
 
 	if (!net_allowed_mode(limits, CAPNET_ADDR2NAME))
 		return (ENOTCAPABLE);
-	funclimit = dnvlist_get_nvlist(limits, LIMIT_NV_ADDR2NAME, NULL);
+	funclimit = NULL;
+	if (limits != NULL) {
+		funclimit = dnvlist_get_nvlist(limits, LIMIT_NV_ADDR2NAME,
+		    NULL);
+	}
 
 	error = 0;
 	host = serv = NULL;
@@ -954,7 +966,11 @@ net_getaddrinfo(const nvlist_t *limits, const nvlist_t *nvlin, nvlist_t *nvlout)
 	if (!net_allowed_mode(limits, CAPNET_NAME2ADDR))
 		return (ENOTCAPABLE);
 	dnscache = net_allowed_mode(limits, CAPNET_CONNECTDNS);
-	funclimit = dnvlist_get_nvlist(limits, LIMIT_NV_NAME2ADDR, NULL);
+	funclimit = NULL;
+	if (limits != NULL) {
+		funclimit = dnvlist_get_nvlist(limits, LIMIT_NV_NAME2ADDR,
+		    NULL);
+	}
 
 	hostname = dnvlist_get_string(nvlin, "hostname", NULL);
 	servname = dnvlist_get_string(nvlin, "servname", NULL);
@@ -1014,7 +1030,9 @@ net_bind(const nvlist_t *limits, nvlist_t *nvlin, nvlist_t *nvlout)
 
 	if (!net_allowed_mode(limits, CAPNET_BIND))
 		return (ENOTCAPABLE);
-	funclimit = dnvlist_get_nvlist(limits, LIMIT_NV_BIND, NULL);
+	funclimit = NULL;
+	if (limits != NULL)
+		funclimit = dnvlist_get_nvlist(limits, LIMIT_NV_BIND, NULL);
 
 	saddr = nvlist_get_binary(nvlin, "saddr", &len);
 
@@ -1048,7 +1066,9 @@ net_connect(const nvlist_t *limits, nvlist_t *nvlin, nvlist_t *nvlout)
 	if (!conn && !conndns)
 		return (ENOTCAPABLE);
 
-	funclimit = dnvlist_get_nvlist(limits, LIMIT_NV_CONNECT, NULL);
+	funclimit = NULL;
+	if (limits != NULL)
+		funclimit = dnvlist_get_nvlist(limits, LIMIT_NV_CONNECT, NULL);
 
 	saddr = nvlist_get_binary(nvlin, "saddr", &len);
 	if (conn && !net_allowed_bsaddr(funclimit, saddr, len)) {
diff --git a/lib/libcasper/services/cap_net/tests/net_test.c b/lib/libcasper/services/cap_net/tests/net_test.c
index d73270095e17..c2dce467ef3b 100644
--- a/lib/libcasper/services/cap_net/tests/net_test.c
+++ b/lib/libcasper/services/cap_net/tests/net_test.c
@@ -296,6 +296,86 @@ test_extend_mode(cap_channel_t *capnet, int current)
 	}
 }
 
+ATF_TC_WITHOUT_HEAD(capnet__getnameinfo);
+ATF_TC_BODY(capnet__getnameinfo, tc)
+{
+	cap_channel_t *capnet;
+
+	capnet = create_network_service();
+
+	ATF_REQUIRE(test_getnameinfo(capnet, AF_INET, TEST_IPV4) == 0);
+	ATF_REQUIRE(test_getnameinfo(capnet, AF_INET6, TEST_IPV6) == 0);
+
+	cap_close(capnet);
+}
+
+ATF_TC_WITHOUT_HEAD(capnet__connect);
+ATF_TC_BODY(capnet__connect, tc)
+{
+	cap_channel_t *capnet;
+
+	capnet = create_network_service();
+
+	ATF_REQUIRE(test_connect(capnet, TEST_IPV4, 80) == 0);
+
+	cap_close(capnet);
+}
+
+ATF_TC_WITHOUT_HEAD(capnet__bind);
+ATF_TC_BODY(capnet__bind, tc)
+{
+	cap_channel_t *capnet;
+
+	capnet = create_network_service();
+
+	ATF_REQUIRE(test_bind(capnet, TEST_BIND_IPV4) == 0);
+
+	cap_close(capnet);
+}
+
+ATF_TC_WITHOUT_HEAD(capnet__getaddrinfo);
+ATF_TC_BODY(capnet__getaddrinfo, tc)
+{
+	cap_channel_t *capnet;
+	struct addrinfo hints, *capres;
+
+	capnet = create_network_service();
+
+	memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(hints));
+	hints.ai_family = AF_INET;
+	hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
+
+	ATF_REQUIRE(cap_getaddrinfo(capnet, TEST_IPV4, "80", &hints, &capres) ==
+	    0);
+
+	cap_close(capnet);
+}
+
+ATF_TC_WITHOUT_HEAD(capnet__gethostbyname);
+ATF_TC_BODY(capnet__gethostbyname, tc)
+{
+	cap_channel_t *capnet;
+
+	capnet = create_network_service();
+
+	ATF_REQUIRE(test_gethostbyname(capnet, AF_INET, TEST_DOMAIN_0) == 0);
+
+	cap_close(capnet);
+}
+
+ATF_TC_WITHOUT_HEAD(capnet__gethostbyaddr);
+ATF_TC_BODY(capnet__gethostbyaddr, tc)
+{
+	cap_channel_t *capnet;
+
+	capnet = create_network_service();
+
+	ATF_REQUIRE(test_gethostbyaddr(capnet, AF_INET, TEST_IPV4) == 0);
+	ATF_REQUIRE(test_gethostbyaddr(capnet, AF_INET6, TEST_IPV6) == 0);
+
+	cap_close(capnet);
+}
+
 ATF_TC_WITHOUT_HEAD(capnet__limits_addr2name_mode);
 ATF_TC_BODY(capnet__limits_addr2name_mode, tc)
 {
@@ -1129,6 +1209,13 @@ ATF_TC_BODY(capnet__limits_deprecated_connecttodns, tc)
 ATF_TP_ADD_TCS(tp)
 {
 
+	ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, capnet__connect);
+	ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, capnet__bind);
+	ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, capnet__getnameinfo);
+	ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, capnet__getaddrinfo);
+	ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, capnet__gethostbyname);
+	ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, capnet__gethostbyaddr);
+
 	ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, capnet__limits_addr2name_mode);
 	ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, capnet__limits_addr2name_family);
 	ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, capnet__limits_addr2name);