diff --git a/tests/topotests/ospf6_topo1/test_ospf6_topo1.py b/tests/topotests/ospf6_topo1/test_ospf6_topo1.py
index 5649757010c3..f4b5e721703f 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/ospf6_topo1/test_ospf6_topo1.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/ospf6_topo1/test_ospf6_topo1.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def expect_neighbor_full(router, neighbor):
             topotest.router_json_cmp,
             tgen.gears[router],
             "show ipv6 ospf6 neighbor json",
-            {"neighbors": [{"neighborId": neighbor, "state": "Full"}]},
+            {"neighbors": [{"neighborId": neighbor, "role": "Full"}]},
         )
         _, result = topotest.run_and_expect(test_func, None, count=130, wait=1)
         assertmsg = '"{}" convergence failure'.format(router)
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ def compare_show_ipv6(rname, expected):
 
 
 def test_ospfv3_routingTable():
-
     tgen = get_topogen()
     if tgen.routers_have_failure():
         pytest.skip("skipped because of router(s) failure")
@@ -243,7 +242,6 @@ def test_ospfv3_routingTable():
 
 
 def test_linux_ipv6_kernel_routingTable():
-
     tgen = get_topogen()
 
     if tgen.routers_have_failure():
@@ -335,7 +333,6 @@ def test_linux_ipv6_kernel_routingTable():
 
 
 def test_ospfv3_routingTable_write_multiplier():
-
     tgen = get_topogen()
     if tgen.routers_have_failure():
         pytest.skip("skipped because of router(s) failure")
@@ -365,7 +362,6 @@ def test_ospfv3_routingTable_write_multiplier():
 
 
 def test_shutdown_check_stderr():
-
     tgen = get_topogen()
 
     if tgen.routers_have_failure():
@@ -413,7 +409,6 @@ def test_shutdown_check_memleak():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-
     # To suppress tracebacks, either use the following pytest call or
     # add "--tb=no" to cli
     # retval = pytest.main(["-s", "--tb=no"])
diff --git a/tests/topotests/ospf6_topo2/test_ospf6_topo2.py b/tests/topotests/ospf6_topo2/test_ospf6_topo2.py
index f95f7bbe5e8b..07624fcac4a8 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/ospf6_topo2/test_ospf6_topo2.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/ospf6_topo2/test_ospf6_topo2.py
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ def setup_module(mod):
 
     router_list = tgen.routers()
     for rname, router in router_list.items():
-
         daemon_file = "{}/{}/zebra.conf".format(CWD, rname)
         if os.path.isfile(daemon_file):
             router.load_config(TopoRouter.RD_ZEBRA, daemon_file)
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ def expect_neighbor_full(router, neighbor):
             topotest.router_json_cmp,
             tgen.gears[router],
             "show ipv6 ospf6 neighbor json",
-            {"neighbors": [{"neighborId": neighbor, "state": "Full"}]},
+            {"neighbors": [{"neighborId": neighbor, "role": "Full"}]},
         )
         _, result = topotest.run_and_expect(test_func, None, count=130, wait=1)
         assertmsg = '"{}" convergence failure'.format(router)
diff --git a/tests/topotests/ospf_topo1/test_ospf_topo1.py b/tests/topotests/ospf_topo1/test_ospf_topo1.py
index a079f5698ff1..53c31a4a6494 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/ospf_topo1/test_ospf_topo1.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/ospf_topo1/test_ospf_topo1.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def expect_ospfv3_neighbor_full(router, neighbor):
             topotest.router_json_cmp,
             tgen.gears[router],
             "show ipv6 ospf6 neighbor json",
-            {"neighbors": [{"neighborId": neighbor, "state": "Full"}]},
+            {"neighbors": [{"neighborId": neighbor, "Role": "Full"}]},
         )
         _, result = topotest.run_and_expect(test_func, None, count=130, wait=1)
         assertmsg = '"{}" convergence failure'.format(router)