diff --git a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/condition/net/ExpectNetServicesReturnsAllServicesAsActive.java b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/condition/net/ExpectNetServicesReturnsAllServicesAsActive.java
index bf7ab10650..f23d68b6c9 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/condition/net/ExpectNetServicesReturnsAllServicesAsActive.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/condition/net/ExpectNetServicesReturnsAllServicesAsActive.java
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ public void verify(final Node node) {
 
     assertThat(InetAddresses.isUriInetAddress(result.get("ws").get("host"))).isTrue();
     final int wsPort = Integer.valueOf(result.get("ws").get("port"));
+    // TODO: explicitly set port
     assertThat(NetworkUtility.isValidPort(wsPort) || wsPort == 0).isTrue();
 
     assertThat(InetAddresses.isUriInetAddress(result.get("jsonrpc").get("host"))).isTrue();
     final int jsonRpcPort = Integer.valueOf(result.get("jsonrpc").get("port"));
+    // TODO: explicitly set port
     assertThat(NetworkUtility.isValidPort(jsonRpcPort) || jsonRpcPort == 0).isTrue();
   }
 
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/transaction/NetServicesJsonRpcRequestFactory.java b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/transaction/NetServicesJsonRpcRequestFactory.java
index f2320946b3..1ac592855f 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/transaction/NetServicesJsonRpcRequestFactory.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/transaction/NetServicesJsonRpcRequestFactory.java
@@ -32,10 +32,7 @@ public NetServicesJsonRpcRequestFactory(final Web3jService web3jService) {
 
   public Request<?, NetServicesResponse> netServices() {
 
-    final Request request =
-        new Request<>(
-            "net_services", Collections.EMPTY_LIST, web3jService, NetServicesResponse.class);
-
-    return request;
+    return new Request<>(
+        "net_services", Collections.EMPTY_LIST, web3jService, NetServicesResponse.class);
   }
 }