diff --git a/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs b/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
index 113525175db420..d7813c4c773967 100644
--- a/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
@@ -3224,6 +3224,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
         let remote_nodes: Vec<(Keypair, SocketAddr)> =
             repeat_with(|| new_rand_remote_node(&mut rng))
+                .filter(|(_, socket)| socket.port() != 0)
                 .take(128)
                 .collect();
         let pings: Vec<_> = remote_nodes