diff --git a/test/TEST-02-CRYPTSETUP/test.sh b/test/TEST-02-CRYPTSETUP/test.sh
index c38e56f..97eb2f4 100755
--- a/test/TEST-02-CRYPTSETUP/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-02-CRYPTSETUP/test.sh
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ test_setup() {
 
         setup_basic_environment
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         # setup the testsuite service
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
diff --git a/test/TEST-03-JOBS/test.sh b/test/TEST-03-JOBS/test.sh
index 08e5cfe..93a387d 100755
--- a/test/TEST-03-JOBS/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-03-JOBS/test.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ test_setup() {
 
         setup_basic_environment
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         # setup the testsuite service
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
diff --git a/test/TEST-04-JOURNAL/test.sh b/test/TEST-04-JOURNAL/test.sh
index 30e7b18..80e5fb0 100755
--- a/test/TEST-04-JOURNAL/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-04-JOURNAL/test.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ test_setup() {
 
         setup_basic_environment
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         # setup the testsuite service
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
diff --git a/test/TEST-05-RLIMITS/test.sh b/test/TEST-05-RLIMITS/test.sh
index a1b855c..711f87f 100755
--- a/test/TEST-05-RLIMITS/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-05-RLIMITS/test.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ test_setup() {
 
         setup_basic_environment
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system.conf <<EOF
 [Manager]
 DefaultLimitNOFILE=10000:16384
diff --git a/test/TEST-07-ISSUE-1981/test.sh b/test/TEST-07-ISSUE-1981/test.sh
index 88d143e..8d3ed04 100755
--- a/test/TEST-07-ISSUE-1981/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-07-ISSUE-1981/test.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ test_setup() {
 
         setup_basic_environment
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         # setup the testsuite service
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
diff --git a/test/TEST-11-ISSUE-3166/test.sh b/test/TEST-11-ISSUE-3166/test.sh
index 8aae4d5..e6e9610 100755
--- a/test/TEST-11-ISSUE-3166/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-11-ISSUE-3166/test.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ test_setup() {
         setup_basic_environment
         dracut_install false touch
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         # setup the testsuite service
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
diff --git a/test/TEST-12-ISSUE-3171/test.sh b/test/TEST-12-ISSUE-3171/test.sh
index 559fa46..915cc21 100755
--- a/test/TEST-12-ISSUE-3171/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-12-ISSUE-3171/test.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ test_setup() {
         setup_basic_environment
         dracut_install cat mv stat nc
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         # setup the testsuite service
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
diff --git a/test/TEST-13-NSPAWN-SMOKE/test.sh b/test/TEST-13-NSPAWN-SMOKE/test.sh
index a676384..cec59fa 100755
--- a/test/TEST-13-NSPAWN-SMOKE/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-13-NSPAWN-SMOKE/test.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ test_setup() {
         setup_basic_environment
         dracut_install busybox chmod rmdir unshare ip sysctl
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         cp create-busybox-container $initdir/
 
         ./create-busybox-container $initdir/nc-container
diff --git a/test/TEST-18-FAILUREACTION/test.sh b/test/TEST-18-FAILUREACTION/test.sh
index e48ba9b..783b3aa 100755
--- a/test/TEST-18-FAILUREACTION/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-18-FAILUREACTION/test.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ EOF
     ) || return 1
     setup_nspawn_root
 
+    # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+    ln -s /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+    ln -s /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+    ln -s /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+    ln -s /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+    ln -s /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+
     ddebug "umount $TESTDIR/root"
     umount $TESTDIR/root
 }
diff --git a/test/TEST-19-DELEGATE/test.sh b/test/TEST-19-DELEGATE/test.sh
index 841a29c..ef1d999 100755
--- a/test/TEST-19-DELEGATE/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-19-DELEGATE/test.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ test_setup() {
 
         setup_basic_environment
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         # setup the testsuite service
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
diff --git a/test/TEST-20-MAINPIDGAMES/test.sh b/test/TEST-20-MAINPIDGAMES/test.sh
index b14083a..4ec8081 100755
--- a/test/TEST-20-MAINPIDGAMES/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-20-MAINPIDGAMES/test.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ test_setup() {
 
         setup_basic_environment
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         # setup the testsuite service
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
diff --git a/test/TEST-23-TYPE-EXEC/test.sh b/test/TEST-23-TYPE-EXEC/test.sh
index bdcea23..2e76451 100755
--- a/test/TEST-23-TYPE-EXEC/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-23-TYPE-EXEC/test.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ test_setup() {
 
         setup_basic_environment
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         # setup the testsuite service
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]