diff --git a/plugins/meta/tuning/tuning_test.go b/plugins/meta/tuning/tuning_test.go
index 6bcbf20e..5f2b66da 100644
--- a/plugins/meta/tuning/tuning_test.go
+++ b/plugins/meta/tuning/tuning_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func buildOneConfig(cniVersion string, orig *TuningConf, prevResult types.Result
 	// Ensure every config uses the same name and version
 	config := make(map[string]interface{})
 
-	confBytes, err := json.Marshal(orig)
+	confBytes, err := json.Marshal(*orig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/meta/vrf/vrf_test.go b/plugins/meta/vrf/vrf_test.go
index ff0d1be7..4e121229 100644
--- a/plugins/meta/vrf/vrf_test.go
+++ b/plugins/meta/vrf/vrf_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func buildOneConfig(name, cniVersion string, orig *VRFNetConf, prevResult types.
 	// Ensure every config uses the same name and version
 	config := make(map[string]interface{})
 
-	confBytes, err := json.Marshal(orig)
+	confBytes, err := json.Marshal(*orig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}