--- a/body.t
+++ b/body.t
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ local $TODO = 'broken by 1.3.9';
 
 # proxy with file only
 
-like(http_get_body('/small', '0123456789'),
+like(http_get_body('/small', '0123456789') || '',
 	qr/X-Body: 0123456789\x0d?$/ms, 'small body in file only');
 
 }

--- a/lib/Test/Nginx.pm
+++ b/lib/Test/Nginx.pm
@@ -409,7 +409,8 @@ sub http($;%) {
 		my $s = $extra{socket} || IO::Socket::INET->new(
 			Proto => 'tcp',
 			PeerAddr => '127.0.0.1:8080'
-		);
+		)
+			or die "Can't connect to nginx: $!\n";
 		log_out($request);
 		$s->print($request);
 		local $/;

--- a/memcached_fake.t
+++ b/memcached_fake.t
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ my $t = Test::Nginx->new()->has(qw/http 
 daemon off;
 
 events {
+use select;
 }
 
 http {