diff --git a/tests/hwsim/test_ap_ft.py b/tests/hwsim/test_ap_ft.py
index 66fb2ea..83ce7c3 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/test_ap_ft.py
+++ b/tests/hwsim/test_ap_ft.py
@@ -240,11 +240,11 @@ def test_ap_ft_local_key_gen(dev, apdev):
     params = ft_params1a(ssid=ssid, passphrase=passphrase)
     params['ft_psk_generate_local'] = "1";
     del params['pmk_r1_push']
-    hapd0 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[0]['ifname'], params)
+    hapd0 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[0], params)
     params = ft_params2a(ssid=ssid, passphrase=passphrase)
     params['ft_psk_generate_local'] = "1";
     del params['pmk_r1_push']
-    hapd1 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[1]['ifname'], params)
+    hapd1 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[1], params)
 
     run_roams(dev[0], apdev, hapd0, hapd1, ssid, passphrase)
     if "[WPA2-FT/PSK-CCMP]" not in dev[0].request("SCAN_RESULTS"):
@@ -733,13 +733,13 @@ def test_ap_ft_mismatching_rrb_key_push_eap(dev, apdev):
     params['wpa_key_mgmt'] = "FT-EAP"
     params["ieee8021x"] = "1"
     params = dict(radius.items() + params.items())
-    hapd0 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[0]['ifname'], params)
+    hapd0 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[0], params)
     params = ft_params2_incorrect_rrb_key(ssid=ssid, passphrase=passphrase)
     params["ieee80211w"] = "2";
     params['wpa_key_mgmt'] = "FT-EAP"
     params["ieee8021x"] = "1"
     params = dict(radius.items() + params.items())
-    hapd1 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[1]['ifname'], params)
+    hapd1 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[1], params)
 
     run_roams(dev[0], apdev, hapd0, hapd1, ssid, passphrase, over_ds=True,
               fail_test=True, eap=True)
@@ -755,13 +755,13 @@ def test_ap_ft_mismatching_rrb_key_pull_eap(dev, apdev):
     params['wpa_key_mgmt'] = "FT-EAP"
     params["ieee8021x"] = "1"
     params = dict(radius.items() + params.items())
-    hapd0 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[0]['ifname'], params)
+    hapd0 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[0], params)
     params = ft_params2_incorrect_rrb_key(ssid=ssid, passphrase=passphrase)
     params["pmk_r1_push"] = "0"
     params['wpa_key_mgmt'] = "FT-EAP"
     params["ieee8021x"] = "1"
     params = dict(radius.items() + params.items())
-    hapd1 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[1]['ifname'], params)
+    hapd1 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[1], params)
 
     run_roams(dev[0], apdev, hapd0, hapd1, ssid, passphrase, over_ds=True,
               fail_test=True, eap=True)
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ def test_ap_ft_mismatching_r0kh_id_pull_eap(dev, apdev):
     params['wpa_key_mgmt'] = "FT-EAP"
     params["ieee8021x"] = "1"
     params = dict(radius.items() + params.items())
-    hostapd.add_ap(apdev[0]['ifname'], params)
+    hostapd.add_ap(apdev[0], params)
     dev[0].connect(ssid, key_mgmt="FT-EAP", proto="WPA2", ieee80211w="1",
                    eap="GPSK", identity="gpsk user",
                    password="abcdefghijklmnop0123456789abcdef",
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ def test_ap_ft_mismatching_r0kh_id_pull_eap(dev, apdev):
     params['wpa_key_mgmt'] = "FT-EAP"
     params["ieee8021x"] = "1"
     params = dict(radius.items() + params.items())
-    hostapd.add_ap(apdev[1]['ifname'], params)
+    hostapd.add_ap(apdev[1], params)
 
     dev[0].scan_for_bss(apdev[1]['bssid'], freq="2412")
     dev[0].roam_over_ds(apdev[1]['bssid'], fail_test=True)
@@ -805,13 +805,13 @@ def test_ap_ft_mismatching_rrb_r0kh_push_eap(dev, apdev):
     params['wpa_key_mgmt'] = "FT-EAP"
     params["ieee8021x"] = "1"
     params = dict(radius.items() + params.items())
-    hapd0 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[0]['ifname'], params)
+    hapd0 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[0], params)
     params = ft_params2_r0kh_mismatch(ssid=ssid, passphrase=passphrase)
     params["ieee80211w"] = "2";
     params['wpa_key_mgmt'] = "FT-EAP"
     params["ieee8021x"] = "1"
     params = dict(radius.items() + params.items())
-    hapd1 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[1]['ifname'], params)
+    hapd1 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[1], params)
 
     run_roams(dev[0], apdev, hapd0, hapd1, ssid, passphrase, over_ds=True,
               fail_test=True, eap=True)
@@ -827,13 +827,13 @@ def test_ap_ft_mismatching_rrb_r0kh_pull_eap(dev, apdev):
     params['wpa_key_mgmt'] = "FT-EAP"
     params["ieee8021x"] = "1"
     params = dict(radius.items() + params.items())
-    hapd0 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[0]['ifname'], params)
+    hapd0 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[0], params)
     params = ft_params2(ssid=ssid, passphrase=passphrase)
     params["pmk_r1_push"] = "0"
     params['wpa_key_mgmt'] = "FT-EAP"
     params["ieee8021x"] = "1"
     params = dict(radius.items() + params.items())
-    hapd1 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[1]['ifname'], params)
+    hapd1 = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[1], params)
 
     run_roams(dev[0], apdev, hapd0, hapd1, ssid, passphrase, over_ds=True,
               fail_test=True, eap=True)
