diff --git a/test/mod/test_buildroot.py b/test/mod/test_buildroot.py
index 3495f68b..9558fb2d 100644
--- a/test/mod/test_buildroot.py
+++ b/test/mod/test_buildroot.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import unittest
 
 from osbuild.buildroot import BuildRoot
 from osbuild.monitor import LogMonitor, NullMonitor
+from osbuild.pipeline import detect_host_runner
 from .. import test
 
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ class TestBuildRoot(test.TestBase):
         self.tmp.cleanup()
 
     def test_basic(self):
-        runner = "org.osbuild.linux"
+        runner = detect_host_runner()
         libdir = os.path.abspath(os.curdir)
         var = pathlib.Path(self.tmp.name, "var")
         var.mkdir()
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ class TestBuildRoot(test.TestBase):
         self.assertEqual(log, r.output)
 
     def test_output(self):
-        runner = "org.osbuild.linux"
+        runner = detect_host_runner()
         libdir = os.path.abspath(os.curdir)
         var = pathlib.Path(self.tmp.name, "var")
         var.mkdir()
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ class TestBuildRoot(test.TestBase):
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(test.TestBase.have_test_data(), "no test-data access")
     def test_bind_mounts(self):
-        runner = "org.osbuild.linux"
+        runner = detect_host_runner()
         libdir = os.path.abspath(os.curdir)
         var = pathlib.Path(self.tmp.name, "var")
         var.mkdir()
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ class TestBuildRoot(test.TestBase):
         # because RPM and other tools must not assume the policy
         # of the host is the valid policy
 
-        runner = "org.osbuild.linux"
+        runner = detect_host_runner()
         libdir = os.path.abspath(os.curdir)
         var = pathlib.Path(self.tmp.name, "var")
         var.mkdir()
diff --git a/test/mod/test_monitor.py b/test/mod/test_monitor.py
index 6969977c..d0eac1cb 100644
--- a/test/mod/test_monitor.py
+++ b/test/mod/test_monitor.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 import osbuild
 import osbuild.meta
 from osbuild.monitor import LogMonitor
+from osbuild.pipeline import detect_host_runner
 from .. import test
 
 
@@ -53,7 +54,8 @@ class TestMonitor(unittest.TestCase):
     @unittest.skipUnless(test.TestBase.can_bind_mount(), "root-only")
     def test_log_monitor_vfuncs(self):
         # Checks the basic functioning of the LogMonitor
-        pipeline = osbuild.Pipeline("org.osbuild.linux")
+        runner = detect_host_runner()
+        pipeline = osbuild.Pipeline(runner=runner)
         pipeline.add_stage("org.osbuild.noop", {}, {
             "isthisthereallife": False
         })
@@ -83,7 +85,8 @@ class TestMonitor(unittest.TestCase):
     @unittest.skipUnless(test.TestBase.can_bind_mount(), "root-only")
     def test_monitor_integration(self):
         # Checks the monitoring API is called properly from the pipeline
-        pipeline = osbuild.Pipeline("org.osbuild.linux")
+        runner = detect_host_runner()
+        pipeline = osbuild.Pipeline(runner=runner)
         pipeline.add_stage("org.osbuild.noop", {}, {
             "isthisthereallife": False
         })
diff --git a/test/mod/test_osbuild.py b/test/mod/test_osbuild.py
index 17ac30da..f99279c1 100644
--- a/test/mod/test_osbuild.py
+++ b/test/mod/test_osbuild.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import unittest
 import osbuild
 import osbuild.meta
 from osbuild.monitor import NullMonitor
+from osbuild.pipeline import detect_host_runner
 from .. import test
 
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ class TestDescriptions(unittest.TestCase):
             data = pathlib.Path(tmpdir, "data")
             cache = pathlib.Path(tmpdir, "cache")
             root = pathlib.Path("/")
-            runner = "org.osbuild.linux"
+            runner = detect_host_runner()
             monitor = NullMonitor(sys.stderr.fileno())
             libdir = os.path.abspath(os.curdir)
 
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ class TestDescriptions(unittest.TestCase):
             cache = pathlib.Path(tmpdir, "cache")
             output = pathlib.Path(tmpdir, "output")
             root = pathlib.Path("/")
-            runner = "org.osbuild.linux"
+            runner = detect_host_runner()
             monitor = NullMonitor(sys.stderr.fileno())
             libdir = os.path.abspath(os.curdir)