diff --git a/core/coreapi/test/api_test.go b/core/coreapi/test/api_test.go
index dafadcc1f287..64d8738963c1 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/test/api_test.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/test/api_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const testPeerID = "QmTFauExutTsy4XP6JbMFcw2Wa9645HJt2bTqL6qYDCKfe"
 
 type NodeProvider struct{}
 
-func (NodeProvider) MakeAPISwarm(ctx context.Context, fullIdentity bool, n int) ([]coreiface.CoreAPI, error) {
+func (NodeProvider) MakeAPISwarm(ctx context.Context, fullIdentity bool, online bool, n int) ([]coreiface.CoreAPI, error) {
 	mn := mocknet.New()
 
 	nodes := make([]*core.IpfsNode, n)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (NodeProvider) MakeAPISwarm(ctx context.Context, fullIdentity bool, n int)
 			Routing: libp2p.DHTServerOption,
 			Repo:    r,
 			Host:    mock.MockHostOption(mn),
-			Online:  fullIdentity,
+			Online:  online,
 			ExtraOpts: map[string]bool{
 				"pubsub": true,
 			},
@@ -102,15 +102,17 @@ func (NodeProvider) MakeAPISwarm(ctx context.Context, fullIdentity bool, n int)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	bsinf := bootstrap.BootstrapConfigWithPeers(
-		[]peer.AddrInfo{
-			nodes[0].Peerstore.PeerInfo(nodes[0].Identity),
-		},
-	)
+	if online {
+		bsinf := bootstrap.BootstrapConfigWithPeers(
+			[]peer.AddrInfo{
+				nodes[0].Peerstore.PeerInfo(nodes[0].Identity),
+			},
+		)
 
-	for _, n := range nodes[1:] {
-		if err := n.Bootstrap(bsinf); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+		for _, n := range nodes[1:] {
+			if err := n.Bootstrap(bsinf); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/coreapi/test/path_test.go b/core/coreapi/test/path_test.go
index 9f67f3c7187a..c89ce48c9602 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/test/path_test.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/test/path_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func TestPathUnixFSHAMTPartial(t *testing.T) {
 	defer cancel()
 
 	// Create a node
-	apis, err := NodeProvider{}.MakeAPISwarm(ctx, true, 1)
+	apis, err := NodeProvider{}.MakeAPISwarm(ctx, true, true, 1)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}