diff --git a/tests/hwsim/test_dbus.py b/tests/hwsim/test_dbus.py
index 7666dbb96..61b7ddd7c 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/test_dbus.py
+++ b/tests/hwsim/test_dbus.py
@@ -2273,7 +2273,9 @@ def _test_dbus_country(dev, apdev):
         ev = dev[0].wait_global_event(["CTRL-EVENT-REGDOM-CHANGE"], timeout=1)
         if ev is None:
             raise Exception("regdom change event not seen")
-    if "init=CORE type=WORLD" not in ev:
+    # init=CORE was previously used due to invalid db.txt data for 00. For
+    # now, allow both it and the new init=USER after fixed db.txt.
+    if "init=CORE type=WORLD" not in ev and "init=USER type=WORLD" not in ev:
         raise Exception("Unexpected event contents: " + ev)
 
 def test_dbus_scan_interval(dev, apdev):
diff --git a/tests/hwsim/test_wpas_ctrl.py b/tests/hwsim/test_wpas_ctrl.py
index 1b398e312..1b9903687 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/test_wpas_ctrl.py
+++ b/tests/hwsim/test_wpas_ctrl.py
@@ -1158,7 +1158,9 @@ def test_wpas_ctrl_country(dev, apdev):
         ev = dev[0].wait_global_event(["CTRL-EVENT-REGDOM-CHANGE"], 10)
         if ev is None:
             raise Exception("regdom change event not seen")
-        if "init=CORE type=WORLD" not in ev:
+        # init=CORE was previously used due to invalid db.txt data for 00. For
+        # now, allow both it and the new init=USER after fixed db.txt.
+        if "init=CORE type=WORLD" not in ev and "init=USER type=WORLD" not in ev:
             raise Exception("Unexpected event contents: " + ev)
     finally:
         subprocess.call(['iw', 'reg', 'set', '00'])