diff --git a/test/sharness/t0114-gateway-subdomains.sh b/test/sharness/t0114-gateway-subdomains.sh
index da431c08cd3b..bf5070985901 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0114-gateway-subdomains.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0114-gateway-subdomains.sh
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ test_expect_success "ipfs init" '
   ipfs init --profile=test > /dev/null
 '
 
-test_launch_ipfs_daemon
+test_launch_ipfs_daemon_without_network
 
 # Import test case
 # See the static fixtures in ./t0114-gateway-subdomains/
@@ -114,14 +114,8 @@ IPNS_ED25519_B36CID=k51qzi5uqu5dk3v4rmjber23h16xnr23bsggmqqil9z2gduiis5se8dht36d
 
 test_expect_success "Add the test fixtures" '
   ipfs dag import ../t0114-gateway-subdomains/fixtures.car &&
-  ipfs routing put /ipns/${RSA_KEY} ../t0114-gateway-subdomains/${RSA_KEY}.ipns-record &&
-  ipfs routing put /ipns/${ED25519_KEY} ../t0114-gateway-subdomains/${ED25519_KEY}.ipns-record
-'
-
-test_expect_success "Getting back the fixtures" '
-  ipfs get ${CIDv1} &&
-  ipfs routing get /ipns/${RSA_KEY} &&
-  ipfs routing get /ipns/${ED25519_KEY}
+  ipfs routing put --allow-offline /ipns/${RSA_KEY} ../t0114-gateway-subdomains/${RSA_KEY}.ipns-record &&
+  ipfs routing put --allow-offline /ipns/${ED25519_KEY} ../t0114-gateway-subdomains/${ED25519_KEY}.ipns-record
 '
 
 # ensure we start with empty Gateway.PublicGateways
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0116-gateway-cache.sh b/test/sharness/t0116-gateway-cache.sh
index 25e403d0e462..b2e6b3af38b7 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0116-gateway-cache.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0116-gateway-cache.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ test_description="Test HTTP Gateway Cache Control Support"
 . lib/test-lib.sh
 
 test_init_ipfs
-test_launch_ipfs_daemon
+test_launch_ipfs_daemon_without_network
 
 # Cache control support is based on logical roots (each path segment == one logical root).
 # To maximize the test surface, we want to test:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ TEST_IPNS_ID=k51qzi5uqu5dlxdsdu5fpuu7h69wu4ohp32iwm9pdt9nq3y5rpn3ln9j12zfhe
 # See the static fixtures in ./t0116-gateway-cache/
 test_expect_success "Add the test directory" '
   ipfs dag import ../t0116-gateway-cache/fixtures.car
-  ipfs routing put /ipns/${TEST_IPNS_ID} ../t0116-gateway-cache/${TEST_IPNS_ID}.ipns-record
+  ipfs routing put --allow-offline /ipns/${TEST_IPNS_ID} ../t0116-gateway-cache/${TEST_IPNS_ID}.ipns-record
 '
 
 # GET /ipfs/
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0123-gateway-json-cbor.sh b/test/sharness/t0123-gateway-json-cbor.sh
index 725467aeca6d..745e984db98d 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0123-gateway-json-cbor.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0123-gateway-json-cbor.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ test_description="Test HTTP Gateway DAG-JSON (application/vnd.ipld.dag-json) and
 . lib/test-lib.sh
 
 test_init_ipfs
-test_launch_ipfs_daemon
+test_launch_ipfs_daemon_without_network
 
 # Import test case
 # See the static fixtures in ./t0123-gateway-json-cbor/
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ IPNS_ID_DAG_JSON=k51qzi5uqu5dhjghbwdvbo6mi40htrq6e2z4pwgp15pgv3ho1azvidttzh8yy2
 IPNS_ID_DAG_CBOR=k51qzi5uqu5dghjous0agrwavl8vzl64xckoqzwqeqwudfr74kfd11zcyk3b7l
 
 test_expect_success "Add ipns records for path traversal and DAG-PB representation tests" '
-  ipfs routing put /ipns/${IPNS_ID_DAG_JSON} ../t0123-gateway-json-cbor/${IPNS_ID_DAG_JSON}.ipns-record &&
-  ipfs routing put /ipns/${IPNS_ID_DAG_CBOR} ../t0123-gateway-json-cbor/${IPNS_ID_DAG_CBOR}.ipns-record
+  ipfs routing put --allow-offline /ipns/${IPNS_ID_DAG_JSON} ../t0123-gateway-json-cbor/${IPNS_ID_DAG_JSON}.ipns-record &&
+  ipfs routing put --allow-offline /ipns/${IPNS_ID_DAG_CBOR} ../t0123-gateway-json-cbor/${IPNS_ID_DAG_CBOR}.ipns-record
 '
 
 test_expect_success "GET DAG-JSON traversal returns 501 if there is path remainder" '