diff --git a/tests/avocado/machine_aarch64_sbsaref.py b/tests/avocado/machine_aarch64_sbsaref.py
index e920bbf08c..756f316ac9 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/machine_aarch64_sbsaref.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/machine_aarch64_sbsaref.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class Aarch64SbsarefMachine(QemuSystemTest):
             "-cpu",
             cpu,
             "-drive",
-            f"file={iso_path},format=raw",
+            f"file={iso_path},media=cdrom,format=raw",
         )
 
         self.vm.launch()
diff --git a/tests/avocado/machine_aarch64_virt.py b/tests/avocado/machine_aarch64_virt.py
index a90dc6ff4b..6831d2c0ed 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/machine_aarch64_virt.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/machine_aarch64_virt.py
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ class Aarch64VirtMachine(QemuSystemTest):
         :avocado: tags=machine:virt
         :avocado: tags=accel:tcg
         """
-        iso_url = ('https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/'
-                   'alpine/v3.17/releases/aarch64/'
-                   'alpine-standard-3.17.2-aarch64.iso')
+        iso_url = (
+            "https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/"
+            "alpine/v3.17/releases/aarch64/alpine-standard-3.17.2-aarch64.iso"
+        )
 
-        # Alpine use sha256 so I recalculated this myself
-        iso_sha1 = '76284fcd7b41fe899b0c2375ceb8470803eea839'
-        iso_path = self.fetch_asset(iso_url, asset_hash=iso_sha1)
+        iso_hash = "5a36304ecf039292082d92b48152a9ec21009d3a62f459de623e19c4bd9dc027"
+        iso_path = self.fetch_asset(iso_url, algorithm="sha256", asset_hash=iso_hash)
 
         self.vm.set_console()
         kernel_command_line = (self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE +
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Aarch64VirtMachine(QemuSystemTest):
         self.vm.add_args("-smp", "2", "-m", "1024")
         self.vm.add_args('-bios', os.path.join(BUILD_DIR, 'pc-bios',
                                                'edk2-aarch64-code.fd'))
-        self.vm.add_args("-drive", f"file={iso_path},format=raw")
+        self.vm.add_args("-drive", f"file={iso_path},media=cdrom,format=raw")
         self.vm.add_args('-device', 'virtio-rng-pci,rng=rng0')
         self.vm.add_args('-object', 'rng-random,id=rng0,filename=/dev/urandom')