diff --git a/repos/ports/run/noux_net_netcat.run b/repos/ports/run/noux_net_netcat.run
index e1eb2430df..a3ab828983 100644
--- a/repos/ports/run/noux_net_netcat.run
+++ b/repos/ports/run/noux_net_netcat.run
@@ -222,14 +222,19 @@ if {[have_include "power_on/qemu"]} {
 	run_genode_until {.*got IP address.*\n} 60
 	set serial_id [output_spawn_id]
 } else {
-	run_genode_until {\[init -> tcp_terminal\] listening on port 8888\.\.\.} 60
+	#
+	# We have to look for 'got IP address' twice because tcp_terminal
+	# as well as noux_net will request one and we do not know the
+	# order in advance.
+	run_genode_until {.*got IP address.*} 60
 	set serial_id [output_spawn_id]
+	run_genode_until {.*got IP address.*\n} 10 $serial_id
 
 	regexp {\[init -> noux_net\] .{1,5}got IP address [0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+} $output noux_ip_addr
-	regexp {[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+} $noux_ip_addr noux_ip_addr 
+	regexp {[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+} $noux_ip_addr noux_ip_addr
 
 	regexp {\[init -> tcp_terminal\] .{1,5}got IP address [0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+} $output serial_ip_addr
-	regexp {[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+} $serial_ip_addr serial_ip_addr 
+	regexp {[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+} $serial_ip_addr serial_ip_addr
 
 	# connect to Genode target and reading log output via network connection