diff --git a/tests/test_etcp_init_liveness.c b/tests/test_etcp_init_liveness.c
index 8aea7051..651e81fa 100644
--- a/tests/test_etcp_init_liveness.c
+++ b/tests/test_etcp_init_liveness.c
@@ -246,12 +246,15 @@ static void request_boundaries(unsigned established) {
     unsigned rejected = 0, accepted = 0;
     for (unsigned variant = 0; variant < 2; variant++) {
         request.code = variant ? ETCP_INIT_REQUEST_NOINIT : ETCP_INIT_REQUEST;
-        for (unsigned length = 0; length < sizeof(request); length++) {
+        for (unsigned invalid = 0; invalid < sizeof(request) + sizeof(request.node_id); invalid++) {
+            unsigned length = invalid < sizeof(request) ? invalid : sizeof(request);
+            if (invalid >= sizeof(request)) request.node_id[invalid - sizeof(request)] ^= 1;
             struct ETCP_CONN before_conn; struct ETCP_LINK before_link;
             if (established) { memcpy(&before_conn, ep[1].conn, sizeof(before_conn)); memcpy(&before_link, first_link(1), sizeof(before_link)); }
             int connections = ep[1].inst->connections->count, pool_free = ep[1].inst->pkt_pool->free_count;
             size_t errors = ep[1].socket->pkt_format_errors;
             send_init_request_body(&request, length, 0);
+            if (invalid >= sizeof(request)) request.node_id[invalid - sizeof(request)] ^= 1;
             DEBUG_DEBUG(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DEBUG, "INIT_REQUEST boundary: established=%u code=%u body=%u errors=%zu->%zu",
                 established, request.code, length, errors, ep[1].socket->pkt_format_errors);
             CHECK(ep[1].socket->pkt_format_errors == errors + 1 && ep[1].socket->errorcode != 0);