diff --git a/tests/monotouch-test/System.Net.Http/NetworkResources.cs b/tests/monotouch-test/System.Net.Http/NetworkResources.cs
index 99fe7fc5c24f..6fa21fe58507 100644
--- a/tests/monotouch-test/System.Net.Http/NetworkResources.cs
+++ b/tests/monotouch-test/System.Net.Http/NetworkResources.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 namespace MonoTests.System.Net.Http {
 	[Preserve (AllMembers = true)]
 	public static class NetworkResources {
+		public const string AppleHost = "apple.com";
 		public static string MicrosoftUrl => AssertNetworkConnection ("https://www.microsoft.com");
 		public static Uri MicrosoftUri => new Uri (MicrosoftUrl);
 		public static string MicrosoftHttpUrl => AssertNetworkConnection ("http://www.microsoft.com");
diff --git a/tests/monotouch-test/SystemConfiguration/NetworkReachabilityTest.cs b/tests/monotouch-test/SystemConfiguration/NetworkReachabilityTest.cs
index e4da98fe4040..5a1a4d692281 100644
--- a/tests/monotouch-test/SystemConfiguration/NetworkReachabilityTest.cs
+++ b/tests/monotouch-test/SystemConfiguration/NetworkReachabilityTest.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 using System.Net;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MonoTests.System.Net.Http;
 
 namespace MonoTouchFixtures.SystemConfiguration {
 
@@ -78,7 +79,14 @@ public void CtorIPAddress ()
 		[Test]
 		public void CtorIPAddressPair ()
 		{
-			var address = Dns.GetHostAddresses ("apple.com") [0];
+			IPAddress address;
+			try {
+				address = Dns.GetHostAddresses (NetworkResources.AppleHost) [0];
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				TestRuntime.IgnoreInCIIfBadNetwork (e);
+				throw;
+			}
+
 			using (var nr = new NetworkReachability (IPAddress.Loopback, address)) {
 				NetworkReachabilityFlags flags;
 
@@ -90,8 +98,9 @@ public void CtorIPAddressPair ()
 				NetworkReachabilityFlags flags;
 
 				Assert.IsTrue (nr.TryGetFlags (out flags), "#2");
-				flags &= ~NetworkReachabilityFlags.TransientConnection; // Remove the TransientConnection flag if it's set
-				Assert.That (flags, Is.EqualTo (NetworkReachabilityFlags.Reachable), "#2 Reachable");
+				// Different OS versions report different flags, so just
+				// check that Reachable is set and no unexpected flags appear.
+				CheckRemoteFlags (flags, "2");
 			}
 
 			using (var nr = new NetworkReachability (IPAddress.Loopback, null)) {
@@ -114,6 +123,17 @@ void CheckLoopbackFlags (NetworkReachabilityFlags flags, string number, bool has
 			Assert.AreEqual (noFlags, otherFlags, $"#{number} No other flags: {flags.ToString ()}");
 		}
 
+		void CheckRemoteFlags (NetworkReachabilityFlags flags, string number)
+		{
+			var noFlags = (NetworkReachabilityFlags) 0;
+			var otherFlags = (flags & ~(NetworkReachabilityFlags.Reachable | NetworkReachabilityFlags.TransientConnection | NetworkReachabilityFlags.ConnectionRequired));
+
+			// Different versions of OSes report different flags, so just
+			// verify Reachable is set and no unexpected flags appear.
+			Assert.That (flags & NetworkReachabilityFlags.Reachable, Is.Not.EqualTo (noFlags), $"#{number} Reachable: {flags.ToString ()}");
+			Assert.AreEqual (noFlags, otherFlags, $"#{number} No other flags: {flags.ToString ()}");
+		}
+
 		[Test]
 		public void Ctor_Invalid ()
 		{