diff --git a/reg-tests/peers/basic_sync.vtc b/reg-tests/peers/basic_sync.vtc
index 3dddafa..1edfae6 100644
--- a/reg-tests/peers/basic_sync.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/peers/basic_sync.vtc
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@
 
     frontend fe
         bind "fd@${fe}"
+	tcp-request inspect-delay 100ms
         tcp-request content track-sc0 url table stkt
         tcp-request content sc-inc-gpc0(0)
 }
 
 haproxy h2 -arg "-L B" -conf {
     defaults
+	mode http
         timeout client  1s
         timeout connect 1s
         timeout server  1s
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@
 
 haproxy h3 -arg "-L C" -conf {
     defaults
+	mode http
         timeout client  1s
         timeout connect 1s
         timeout server  1s
@@ -68,22 +71,22 @@
 }
 
 client c1 -connect ${h1_fe_sock} {
-    txreq -url "c1_client"
+    txreq -url "/c1_client"
     expect_close
 } -start
 
 client c2 -connect ${h1_fe_sock} {
-    txreq -url "c2_client"
+    txreq -url "/c2_client"
     expect_close
 } -start
 
 client c3 -connect ${h1_fe_sock} {
-    txreq -url "c3_client"
+    txreq -url "/c3_client"
     expect_close
 } -start
 
 client c4 -connect ${h1_fe_sock} {
-    txreq -url "c4_client"
+    txreq -url "/c4_client"
     expect_close
 } -start
 
@@ -103,16 +106,16 @@
 
 haproxy h1 -cli {
     send "show table stkt"
-    expect ~ "# table: stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
+    expect ~ "# table: stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=/c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
 }
 
 haproxy h2 -cli {
     send "show table stkt"
-    expect ~ "# table: stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
+    expect ~ "# table: stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=/c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
 }
 
 haproxy h3 -cli {
     send "show table stkt"
-    expect ~ "# table: stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
+    expect ~ "# table: stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=/c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
 }
 
diff --git a/reg-tests/peers/basic_sync_wo_stkt_backend.vtc b/reg-tests/peers/basic_sync_wo_stkt_backend.vtc
index 14d7b00..0dce75f 100644
--- a/reg-tests/peers/basic_sync_wo_stkt_backend.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/peers/basic_sync_wo_stkt_backend.vtc
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@
 
     frontend fe
         bind "fd@${fe}"
+	tcp-request inspect-delay 100ms
         tcp-request content track-sc0 url table peers/stkt
         tcp-request content sc-inc-gpc0(0)
 }
 
 haproxy h2 -arg "-L B" -conf {
     defaults
+        mode http
         timeout client  1s
         timeout connect 1s
         timeout server  1s
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@
 
 haproxy h3 -arg "-L C" -conf {
     defaults
+        mode http
         timeout client  1s
         timeout connect 1s
         timeout server  1s
@@ -63,22 +66,22 @@
 }
 
 client c1 -connect ${h1_fe_sock} {
-    txreq -url "c1_client"
+    txreq -url "/c1_client"
     expect_close
 } -start
 
 client c2 -connect ${h1_fe_sock} {
-    txreq -url "c2_client"
+    txreq -url "/c2_client"
     expect_close
 } -start
 
 client c3 -connect ${h1_fe_sock} {
-    txreq -url "c3_client"
+    txreq -url "/c3_client"
     expect_close
 } -start
 
 client c4 -connect ${h1_fe_sock} {
-    txreq -url "c4_client"
+    txreq -url "/c4_client"
     expect_close
 } -start
 
@@ -98,16 +101,16 @@
 
 haproxy h1 -cli {
     send "show table peers/stkt"
-    expect ~ "# table: peers/stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
+    expect ~ "# table: peers/stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=/c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
 }
 
 haproxy h2 -cli {
     send "show table peers/stkt"
-    expect ~ "# table: peers/stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
+    expect ~ "# table: peers/stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=/c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
 }
 
 haproxy h3 -cli {
     send "show table peers/stkt"
-    expect ~ "# table: peers/stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
+    expect ~ "# table: peers/stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=/c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
 }
 
diff --git a/reg-tests/peers/tls_basic_sync.vtc b/reg-tests/peers/tls_basic_sync.vtc
index d69b01d..035abbe 100644
--- a/reg-tests/peers/tls_basic_sync.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/peers/tls_basic_sync.vtc
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@
 
     frontend fe
         bind "fd@${fe}"
+	tcp-request inspect-delay 100ms
         tcp-request content track-sc0 url table stkt
         tcp-request content sc-inc-gpc0(0)
 }
 
 haproxy h2 -arg "-L B" -conf {
     defaults
+        mode http
         timeout client  1s
         timeout connect 1s
         timeout server  1s
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@
 
 haproxy h3 -arg "-L C" -conf {
     defaults
+        mode http
         timeout client  1s
         timeout connect 1s
         timeout server  1s
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@
 
 haproxy h4 -arg "-L D" -conf {
     defaults
+        mode http
         timeout client  1s
         timeout connect 1s
         timeout server  1s
@@ -97,22 +101,22 @@
 }
 
 client c1 -connect ${h1_fe_sock} {
-    txreq -url "c1_client"
+    txreq -url "/c1_client"
     expect_close
 } -start
 
 client c2 -connect ${h1_fe_sock} {
-    txreq -url "c2_client"
+    txreq -url "/c2_client"
     expect_close
 } -start
 
 client c3 -connect ${h1_fe_sock} {
-    txreq -url "c3_client"
+    txreq -url "/c3_client"
     expect_close
 } -start
 
 client c4 -connect ${h1_fe_sock} {
-    txreq -url "c4_client"
+    txreq -url "/c4_client"
     expect_close
 } -start
 
@@ -134,17 +138,17 @@
 
 haproxy h1 -cli {
     send "show table stkt"
-    expect ~ "# table: stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
+    expect ~ "# table: stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=/c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
 }
 
 haproxy h2 -cli {
     send "show table stkt"
-    expect ~ "# table: stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
+    expect ~ "# table: stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=/c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
 }
 
 haproxy h3 -cli {
     send "show table stkt"
-    expect ~ "# table: stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
+    expect ~ "# table: stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=/c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
 }
 
 haproxy h4 -cli {
diff --git a/reg-tests/peers/tls_basic_sync_wo_stkt_backend.vtc b/reg-tests/peers/tls_basic_sync_wo_stkt_backend.vtc
index 6a28eb1..b145ac8 100644
--- a/reg-tests/peers/tls_basic_sync_wo_stkt_backend.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/peers/tls_basic_sync_wo_stkt_backend.vtc
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@
 
     frontend fe
         bind "fd@${fe}"
+	tcp-request inspect-delay 100ms
         tcp-request content track-sc0 url table peers/stkt
         tcp-request content sc-inc-gpc0(0)
 }
 
 haproxy h2 -arg "-L B" -conf {
     defaults
+        mode http
         timeout client  1s
         timeout connect 1s
         timeout server  1s
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@
 
 haproxy h3 -arg "-L C" -conf {
     defaults
+        mode http
         timeout client  1s
         timeout connect 1s
         timeout server  1s
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@
 
 haproxy h4 -arg "-L D" -conf {
     defaults
+        mode http
         timeout client  1s
         timeout connect 1s
         timeout server  1s
@@ -91,22 +95,22 @@
 }
 
 client c1 -connect ${h1_fe_sock} {
-    txreq -url "c1_client"
+    txreq -url "/c1_client"
     expect_close
 } -start
 
 client c2 -connect ${h1_fe_sock} {
-    txreq -url "c2_client"
+    txreq -url "/c2_client"
     expect_close
 } -start
 
 client c3 -connect ${h1_fe_sock} {
-    txreq -url "c3_client"
+    txreq -url "/c3_client"
     expect_close
 } -start
 
 client c4 -connect ${h1_fe_sock} {
-    txreq -url "c4_client"
+    txreq -url "/c4_client"
     expect_close
 } -start
 
@@ -128,17 +132,17 @@
 
 haproxy h1 -cli {
     send "show table peers/stkt"
-    expect ~ "# table: peers/stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
+    expect ~ "# table: peers/stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=/c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
 }
 
 haproxy h2 -cli {
     send "show table peers/stkt"
-    expect ~ "# table: peers/stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
+    expect ~ "# table: peers/stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=/c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
 }
 
 haproxy h3 -cli {
     send "show table peers/stkt"
-    expect ~ "# table: peers/stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
+    expect ~ "# table: peers/stkt, type: string, size:1048[0-9]{4}, used:4(\n0x[0-9a-f]*: key=/c[1-4]_client use=0 exp=0 server_id=0 gpc0=1 conn_rate\\(50000\\)=1 conn_cur=0){4}"
 }
 
 haproxy h4 -cli {